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Derek Chauvin guilty in death of George Floyd

April 20, 2021 11:06 PM CNN

Poor sleep nearly doubles risk of sexual dysfunction in women, study says

April 20, 2021 11:06 PM CNN Newsource

Consistently getting a bad night’s sleep may lead to an unsatisfactory sex life for many older women, a new study finds. In fact, women who slept poorly were nearly twice as likely to report issues such as lack of sexual interest or pleasure than women who got plenty of shut-eye, according to the study published

CDC vaccine advisers will meet Friday to discuss the J&J vaccine. Here’s what could happen next

April 20, 2021 5:20 PM CNN Newsource

Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet Friday to make recommendations for use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after it was put on hold to investigate a potential link to serious blood clots. The CDC and US Food and Drug Administration recommended a pause on use of the J&J

Local leaders react to guilty verdict in the Chauvin murder trial

April 20, 2021 6:30 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local leaders and law experts are reacting after the former Minneapolis Police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck was found guilty Tuesday of all three charges against him. Derek Chauvin, 45, was convicted on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The jury deliberated for more than 10 hours over two days

Mizzou softball standout earns third freshman of the week honors

April 20, 2021 5:42 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Jenna Laird earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the third time this season on Tuesday afternoon. The New York native drove in the game-winning run on Sunday to clinch a three-game series sweep over Mississippi State. Laird went 6-for-13 in MU’s four games last week. She hit

Derek Chauvin: What we know about the former officer convicted in George Floyd’s death

April 20, 2021 9:52 PM CNN Newsource

Derek Chauvin worked for the Minneapolis Police Department for more than 18 years. In the span of nearly a year, he was filmed kneeling on George Floyd‘s neck for more than nine minutes, fired from the police department and convicted of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death. Throughout it all, protesters in Minneapolis and across

Man held in connection with grocery shooting in West Hempstead, New York, police say

April 20, 2021 9:48 PM CNN Newsource

A man who police believe shot three people — killing one — on Tuesday is in custody, police said. The shooting happened in a manager’s office on an upper level of a Stop & Shop grocery in the community of West Hempstead, New York. A couple hundred people were inside the store, police said. Gabriel

Local health department ‘surprised’ at the news of state’s health director’s resignation

April 20, 2021 5:42 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Missouri state health director, Dr. Randall Williams, resigned from his position at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Kristi Campbell, the director of the Cole County Health Department, said she was surprised when she heard the news of Dr. Williams. Campbell says she hadn’t heard anything in regards to Dr.

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Deadly crashes in Missouri up by 9% in 2021

April 20, 2021 11:42 AM Leila Mitchell

More than 200 people have died in crashes on Missouri highways this year, already on track to be deadlier than 2020, a year in which deadly crashes already took a big leap.

Sicknick death ruled ‘natural’ but experts say stress can set off strokes

April 20, 2021 7:12 PM CNN Newsource

Were the strokes that killed US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick after the January 6 insurrection really natural? Some neurologists don’t think so. Sicknick suffered strokes that killed him, according to the medical examiner’s office. However, the medical examiner, Dr. Francisco Diaz, told the Washington Post, that “all that transpired” on January 6 “played a

Obamas on Derek Chauvin verdict: ‘We cannot rest’

April 20, 2021 6:38 PM CNN

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama praised Tuesday’s guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, but emphasized that more work must be done to achieve justice. “True justice requires that we come to terms with the fact that Black Americans are treated differently, every day,” the Obamas said in a statement.

A moment of justice, a sigh of relief, a lot more to do

April 20, 2021 6:36 PM CNN

Derek Chauvin is guilty of killing George Floyd. A jury convicted the White former Minneapolis cop who knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes, killing him and sparking a year of reckoning about US policing and how it is applied differently to Black Americans. A unanimous and diverse jury needed just 10 hours of deliberations

These are the people at the center of the Derek Chauvin trial

April 20, 2021 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ended Tuesday, almost a year after video showed him kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than nine minutes, with Chauvin being found guilty on all three charges he faced. Floyd died after the incident, which occurred last May. His death sparked protests across

9 food ideas to help you sleep well

April 20, 2021 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

Did you know that what you eat can affect your sleep? That’s right — there are foods that can help us enjoy a blissful night’s rest, while other foods and eating habits can prevent us from getting our needed zzz’s. “Foods higher in specific nutrients can enhance our ability to go to sleep and the

Tyrannosaurus rex walked surprisingly slowly, new study finds

April 20, 2021 6:01 PM CNN Newsource

Tyrannosaurus rex was a fearsome predator, but it sure wasn’t a particularly fast mover. In fact, most humans could easily keep up with the dinosaur without breaking a sweat. T. rex would have covered just under 3 miles in an hour — a speed similar to that of humans and many other animals — at

Missouri health director out, acting director appointed

April 20, 2021 12:18 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson’s office said in a news release Tuesday that Parson had accepted Dr. Randall Williams’ resignation. The release was issued as the St. Louis-Post Dispatch reported that Williams and the state’s chief operating officer, Drew Erdmann, were leaving their posts.

Ukrainian President Zelensky invites Russia’s Putin to meet

April 20, 2021 5:23 PM CNN Newsource

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to meet in eastern Ukraine, where long-simmering tensions have resurged in recent weeks. Zelensky extended the invitation on Tuesday night during a public address, urging Putin to restore a ceasefire in the region where he said “millions of lives” are at stake. “A proposal

Social media platforms brace for the Chauvin trial verdict

April 20, 2021 5:22 PM CNN

Social media companies are on high alert for a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, knowing that their platforms have been used in the past to inflame tensions in the United States and that the same thing could well happen again in the wake

Our system worked…this time

April 20, 2021 5:20 PM CNN

Commentators weigh in on the guilty verdict against ex-Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd last May. Issac Bailey: Why I’m not celebrating I don’t begrudge others who burst into celebration at the sound of “guilty” guilty” “guilty” in the case of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who slowly murdered George

Here’s what we know about the jury in Derek Chauvin’s trial

April 20, 2021 5:15 PM CNN Newsource

Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday after jury of 12 people, unnamed and unseen during the trial in Minneapolis, deliberated more than 10 hours. The jury of five men and seven women began deliberations Monday to decide the extent of Chauvin’s role in the death of George Floyd. Of the