Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Some call it the pandemic within the pandemic. Studies have shown the number of people drinking at alcoholic levels during the pandemic is at about 75 percent. But some may find help and hope in a new medication currently being studied. “When
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When I was a child in the 1980s, advertisements showed up in predictable ways: as 30-second video spots during TV shows, audio ads on the radio, or print ads in newspapers or magazines. The advertising our children see is very different. Since the advent of the internet and mobile technology, ads can reach us anytime,
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Two people could face charges after a vehicle chase ended in Jefferson City on Monday night.
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When a friendship hits a stumbling block, how do you know whether to work on the relationship or let it go? It can be tempting to let a friendship fade instead of facing conflict — especially when life feels overwhelming in other ways — because conflict is hard. But we are already facing a loneliness
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama (WALA) — Four families are demanding justice in Mobile County more than a week after a huge fight at a boat launch in Bayou La Batre left several people injured. The end of the violent brawl was captured in a cell phone video. Three
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Officers arrested the driver, Tiffany Lasley, on suspicion of drug possession and distribution and resisting arrest after the chase that started in the 3800 block of West Truman Boulevard, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release.
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Nearly all states require some form of parental or guardian consent for vaccine providers to administer Covid-19 shots to people ages 12 to 15, a CNN analysis finds. But there are a few exceptions. Five states — Alabama, Iowa, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee — either allow some ages in that group to consent for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police say a 42-year-old man was found inside a car on fire near Hawley Road and Martin Drive. Crews were called to the area shortly before 2 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene. A neighbor
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The two deputies involved in the in-custody death of Jamal Sutherland have been fired, Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano said a statement tweeted by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. Sutherland died after he was forcibly removed from his jail cell in North Charleston in January. Footage released last week by the sheriff’s office shows deputies
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Click here for updates on this story WEEKSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) — A woman attending an outdoor vigil for a homicide victim was herself fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in the Weeksville section of Brooklyn. 32-year-old Shalimar Birkett was shot in the head on Park Place just after 11 p.m. Monday. Birkett was attending the
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Click here for updates on this story WESTWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) — A house that is being almost entirely built by women will go to a deserving veteran. Five months from now, Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County will have one last thing to do at a home on Sand Road in Westwood, New Jersey,
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. Personal Birth date: October 28, 1955 Birth place: Seattle, Washington Birth name: William Henry Gates III Father: William Henry Gates II, attorney Mother: Mary (Maxwell) Gates, schoolteacher Marriage: Melinda (French) Gates (January 1, 1994-present) Children: Phoebe Adele, 2002; Rory John, 1999; Jennifer
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani Father: Harold Giuliani, a tavern owner Mother: Helen (D’Avanzo) Giuliani, a secretary Marriages: Judith Nathan (May 24, 2003-2019, divorced); Donna Hanover (April
Continue Reading Here’s a look at lockouts and strikes in professional sports. A lockout is imposed by management or the owners. A strike is initiated by the employees or players. National Football League (NFL) Lockouts & Strikes There have been six NFL work stoppages. March 12-July 25, 2011 – The 136-day lockout is the longest work stoppage
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The US Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday lowered the recommended age to start screening for colon and rectal cancers from 50 to 45. The task force, which is the leading panel for medical guidance in the US, released a draft of the recommendation in October. The final recommendation statement, published Tuesday in the journal
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A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that there is probable cause to support the case against Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April. Potter is charged with second-degree manslaughter for the killing, during which she claimed she mistook her gun for a Taser.
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In response to the police killing George Floyd, 15 unions that represent law enforcement officers across the US have endorsed a blueprint for policing that includes an unprecedented shift in the way unions protect bad police officers, according to a copy of the plan obtained by CNN ahead of its release this week. Floyd’s death
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a hit-and-run crash north of Columbia on Monday night. According to the report, the crash happened just before 10:55 p.m. Monday at the Route VV and Farrar Road intersection. Troopers said a vehicle that didn’t stop at a stop sign hit a 2014 Dodge Journey and
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Israel and the Palestinian territories were bracing for a potentially tense day of protests and strikes Tuesday, as both sides prepare to bury the victims of the deadliest violence the region has seen in years. Several people will be laid to rest in Gaza, while a Jewish man, who succumbed to his injuries after being
Continue Reading Help is around the corner for lots of American families. About 39 million households with children will start getting monthly enhanced child tax credit payments on July 15 as part of the government’s Covid-19 relief plan. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
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