By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion government-shaping plan is hitting a tumultuous week. With Republicans solidly opposed, Democrats are rushing to trim the total and finish up the big package — an enormous undertaking with consequences certain to shape Biden’s presidency and the lawmakers’ own
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN If you’re reading this, it’s too late. Unless you’re an undergraduate student at a university in Canada who is about to get the chance to study Drake. Ryerson University’s The Creative School is now offering a course that will delve into the lives and musical talents of Toronto-born musical artists Drake
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The Associated Press The National Association of Realtors issues its August tally of pending U.S. home sales Wednesday. Used car dealership CarMax reports quarterly results Thursday. The Commerce Department delivers its monthly snapshot of consumer spending Friday.
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s business economists now expect slower economic growth this year due to the widespread delta variant of the coronavirus, while also saying the economy could improve more quickly next year as vaccinations become more accepted. In a survey being released Monday, the National Association for Business Economics
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 4 storm in the Atlantic but it poses no threat to land as it loops northward in the Atlantic. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory Monday that Sam is centered about 800 miles southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Its maximum sustained winds
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chargers had just turned the Kansas City Chiefs over for the fourth time Sunday. Los Angeles coach Brandon Staley was left with a crucial fourth-down call with less than a minute left in a tie game. Send out his kicker for a 48-yard
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is resting and in stable condition after being taken to a hospital following Kansas City’s 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. The Chiefs released a statement Sunday night saying Reid was evaluated by the medical staff in
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian share are mostly higher, but skepticism about the regional economic outlook tempered the rally amid worries about further waves of COVID-19 outbreaks. Benchmarks in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea gained, while Shanghai declined. Japan’s ruling party holds an election later this week to choose
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian share are mostly higher, but skepticism about the regional economic outlook tempered the rally amid worries about further waves of COVID-19 outbreaks. Benchmarks in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea gained, while Shanghai declined. Japan’s ruling party holds an election later this week to choose
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their backbeat. The legendary rockers relaunched their “No Filter” tour Sunday at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis without their drummer of nearly six decades. It was clear from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou women’s golf coach Stephanie Priesmeyer in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The Tigers will host the Johnie Imes Invitational starting Monday morning at the Club at Old Hawthorne. You can watch the full interview on SportsZone at 9:30 on Fox 22 and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team lost to Tennessee 2-1 in overtime on Sunday afternoon. We’ll have full highlights and reaction from the Tigers on SportsZone at 9:30 on Fox 22 and 10:30 on ABC 17.
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Congratulations to our Week 5 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the plays in the video player above. You can vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Versailles QB Adam Radcliff finds Reese Murdock – who makes a great catch for a touchdown. Nominee No. 2: Helias standout
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their backbeat. The legendary rockers relaunched their “No Filter” tour Sunday at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis without their drummer of nearly six decades. It was clear from the
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By Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN Three suspects among the 11 indicted in the death of 19-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University student Adam Oakes turned themselves in to police on Monday, according to a news release from Richmond Police. All have been charged with unlawful hazing of a student, a misdemeanor, according to RPD. Oakes
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Cristian Roldan and Will Bruin scored after backend giveaways and the Seattle Sounders defeated Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in a first-place showdown. With their league-best eighth road win and first at Kansas City in more than eight years the Sounders (14-5-6) moved over Sporting (13-6-6) in the Western Division. Johnny
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.4% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 936 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 672,089 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 174 new probable cases with a total number of 141,232 antigen test results being positive. One new
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Two women are among candidates for Japan’s governing party leadership for the first time in 13 years in what seems like a big step in the country’s male-dominated politics. But their views are different. Seiko Noda supports gender equality and diversity while the ultra-conservative Sanae Takaichi advocates
Continue Reading LANSING, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say three people have died in the crash of a small plane in southern West Virginia. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane went down after taking off from the Fayette Airport in Fayetteville at about 11 a.m. Sunday. State police Capt. R.A. Maddy tells news outlets that the wreckage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kristin Bowen said her son sent her a text 15 minutes before the dance was set to end to come pick him up. She said this was unlike him and she sensed something was wrong because he usually stays until the end. “As my child was getting ready to leave, he said
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