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Lose weight with household chores! Seoul government’s 1950s-style advice to pregnant women comes under fire

January 12, 2021 4:52 AM CNN Newsource

Officials in South Korea have withdrawn recently published guidelines for pregnant women, following a backlash over their use of outdated sexist stereotypes. Seoul city government’s Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center published the guidelines on its website on January 5, including instructions to “prepare instant foods like curry, black bean paste and soup, so the husband,

South African President announces extension of Covid-19 restrictions, closes land borders

January 12, 2021 4:44 AM CNN Newsource

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended coronavirus restrictions in the country Monday, citing a “massive increase” in Covid-19 cases driven by a variant discovered there last year. The current measures were were due to expire on January 15 and include closing beaches and public parks, and banning the sale of alcohol. “The pandemic in our

Los Angeles County officials are advising essential workers to wear masks at home to avoid further spread of Covid-19

January 12, 2021 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

Things are so bad in Los Angeles County that health officials are now advising all essential workers to wear masks inside their own home to prevent spreading Covid-19 within their household. “Right now, because there is so much spread, we’re recommending that people wear their face coverings while they’re inside the home,” Los Angeles County

The power of a real apology

January 12, 2021 2:43 AM CNN Newsource

“Forgiveness” in the time of Covid usually refers to loans, as in TD Bank’s recent announcement that, pending new information, it was no longer “accepting new forgiveness applications.” That phrasing got me thinking about how we, as individuals, sometimes struggle to accept a “forgiveness application” — aka apology — from someone who has done us

Federal judge grants stay of execution for Missouri woman pending a competence hearing

January 12, 2021 12:20 AM CNN Newsource

A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, a stay of execution pending a competency hearing — just hours before she was scheduled to die. Judge James Hanlon of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana wrote in the order granting the stay, “Ms. Montgomery’s motion to

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about violence between now and inauguration day?

January 11, 2021 5:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

Federal authorities say they’re seeing a lot of chatter about armed demonstrations by right-wing agitators between now and President-elect Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

Alabama crushes Ohio State to win 6th national title in the Nick Saban era

January 12, 2021 2:23 AM CNN Newsource

This college football season had a series of stops, starts and ripped-up schedules because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, despite its unevenness, the 2020 season did conclude — and with a familiar team and coach at the top. For the sixth time under head coach Nick Saban, the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are national champions,

The US is averaging more than 3,000 Covid-19 deaths a day over the past week

January 12, 2021 1:57 AM CNN Newsource

Health officials had warned the Covid-19 pandemic would make winter one of the most difficult times in US history. That prediction is quickly proving true. December was devastating. And January could be deadlier. For the past week, the US averaged more than 3,000 Covid-19 deaths per day. And Monday marked the seventh day in a

US reports over 200K new Covid-19 cases every single day for a week straight

January 12, 2021 1:51 AM CNN Newsource

The US set a grim milestone Monday as the country recorded over 200,000 new Covid-19 cases for seven straight days, according to John Hopkins University. The nation has never hit this milestone before, JHU data shows. Over the last week, the US has tallied over 1.7 million total Covid-19 cases and over 20,000 deaths. On

A pregnant mother, a family of five and a father on a business trip among the victims of Sriwijaya Air crash

January 12, 2021 1:07 AM CNN Newsource

Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency team was continuing a search operation for the 62 people aboard Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff Saturday. The Boeing 737-500 plane was heading from Jakarta to the city of Pontianak, on the Indonesian side of Borneo, when it lost contact at 2:40

Black boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site as human remains recovered

January 12, 2021 1:07 AM CNN Newsource

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have located the plane’s black box flight recorder and obtained communications data. The head of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said late on Sunday evening that the two black

Columbia Board of Education votes to return students to an in-class hybrid model

January 11, 2021 3:38 PM Sydney Olsen

Students are currently scheduled to return to in-person learning on Jan. 19. However, that could change when the Columbia Board of Education meets Monday night.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 176 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard

January 11, 2021 10:08 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two men arrested after Cole County armed robbery

January 11, 2021 11:14 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are charged with 1st-degree robbery and armed criminal action after an incident last Friday. According to court documents, the suspects allegedly held the victim at gunpoint and threatened to kill the victim. The victim told police that the suspects came over with another person the victim knew. The victim

Moderna thinks its vaccine will protect against the coronavirus for at least a year

January 11, 2021 11:08 PM CNN Newsource

Biotechnology company Moderna believes its vaccine should protect people against Covid-19 for at least a year, a top official told investors Monday. “Our expectation is that the vaccination should last you at least a year,” Moderna’s chief medical officer Tal Zaks told the JP Morgan 39th Annual Healthcare Conference. Both Moderna’s and Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccines

January 11 coronavirus news

January 11, 2021 10:58 PM CNN Newsource

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 11, 2021

January 11, 2021 10:15 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local high school basketball scores from Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (82) Ft. Zumwalt North (25) FINAL Harrisburg (40) Tolton (39) FINAL California (69) Fulton (37) FINAL Southern Boone (57) Sullivan (26) FINAL HS BOYS HOOPS Boonville (67)

City of California fires two officers after closed session during Jan. 4 city council meeting

January 11, 2021 9:20 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of California has fired two police officers after a vote during the Jan. 4 city council meeting. According to reported city council minutes, the council went into a closed session at 7:39 p.m. During the reported closed minutes, the council members discussed terminating two officers. Alderwoman Grimes and Aldermans Ash,

Members of the public mistakenly allowed to sign up for Covid-19 vaccination appointments in Kentucky

January 11, 2021 8:46 PM CNN Newsource

Members of the general public in Kentucky were mistakenly allowed to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine appointments meant for health care workers, according to Louisville-based health system Baptist Health. Baptist Health provided the Kentucky Department of Health with an online vaccine appointment scheduling tool that could be linked to the state’s vaccine website for health

Anderson Cooper: ‘Being gay is one of the blessings of my life’

January 11, 2021 8:43 PM CNN Newsource

Anderson Cooper was asked by a viewer on Full Circle about how old he was when he accepted that he was gay. “I think I really, truly accepted it. And not just accepted it, but fully embraced it and came around to really loving the fact that I was gay right after college,” Cooper said.