Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, MO (KMOV) — Five people were killed, including an officer and a gunman, during a gas station shooting in Springfield, Missouri. Witnesses told police a car crashed into the Kum & Go on East Chestnut Expressway after 11 p.m. Sunday night. The gunman allegedly entered the store
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With the Premier League season already curtailed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, focus has turned to finding a way to conclude the current campaign. Last Friday, the English Football Association (FA) announced the decision to postpone all professional men and women’s football in the country until at least April 3 after a number of Premier
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With the Premier League season already curtailed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, focus has turned to finding a way to conclude the current campaign. Last Friday, the English Football Association (FA) announced the decision to postpone all professional men and women’s football in the country until at least April 3 after a number of Premier
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On any other Sunday, Coaches Bar and Grill in Columbus, Ohio, would be rumbling with customers. But this Sunday, the staff of the popular sports bar gathered around the TV, standing aghast as Gov. Mike DeWine ordered all restaurants and bars in the state to close to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. As
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has confirmed its first coronavirus-related death and reported an increase in the number of confirmed or presumed positive cases from 16 to 30. The patient died two days ago at a facility in Portland, Oregon, according to a VA spokesperson. “A Veteran patient in their 70s died March 14 at
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Popular with air travelers but expensive to operate at the best of times, the gigantic Airbus A380 passenger plane could be one of the first major airplane casualties of the coronavirus. Airlines including Lufthansa, Qantas and Air France have been grounding their superjumbos, at a time when a sharp drop in demand for air travel
Continue Reading The National Football League has announced that it’s 2020 draft will go ahead as planned, but public events around the event have been canceled because of the recent coronavirus outbreak. Scheduled to be held on April 23-25, the annual player draft — which sees college players picked by professional teams — will be televised as
Continue Reading In October 1980, when Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign appeared to be lagging, his strategists suggested he appeal to female voters by promising to put a woman on the Supreme Court. In its two-century history, no woman had ever been nominated, and Reagan’s announcement at a Los Angeles news conference made front-page headlines. But when presidential
Continue Reading The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will postpone upcoming oral arguments due to the coronavirus pandemic, including a case concerning President Donald Trump’s bid to shield his tax records. The move is the latest response to the pandemic and comes as the justices — two of whom are in their 80s, including Justice Ruth
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The US military has curtailed another major military exercise, Defender-Europe 20, which had been anticipated to be one of the largest US military drills in Europe since the end of the Cold War, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. It is just the latest major exercise to be discontinued, curtailed or postponed due to growing
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The United States could lose up to 1 million jobs in March because of the severe disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, former Trump administration economist Kevin Hassett warned Monday. “You’re looking at one of the biggest negative job numbers we’ve ever seen,” Hassett told CNN’s Poppy Harlow. That ominous forecast underscores the enormous strains
Continue Reading As the novel coronavirus spreads through the world, Cuba is getting creative about facemasks. The communist-run island’s government has said that a textile factory in Sanctí Spriritus, Cuba, is producing face masks with the aim of protecting people from the coronavirus, instead of making school uniforms and other items. Masks have become increasingly hard to
Continue Reading A former White House chief of staff who served during the Ebola outbreak has some advice for the Trump administration as it fights the coronavirus pandemic: communication and speed are key during a health crisis. “The American people are thirsty for information. So it’s not only that you can’t spin it, but you also have
Continue Reading Three of Europe’s biggest carmakers are closing manufacturing plants across the region as the coronavirus pandemic deals a huge blow to an industry that was already heading for a third consecutive year of falling sales. Fiat Chrysler, PSA Group and Renault on Monday announced the closure of 35 manufacturing facilities in total across Europe as
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Officials with the city of Alamogordo said Monday they were shutting down municipal court effective immediately as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus. All arraignments and trials were being postponed until later dates. Officials said those individuals with pending cases would receive an updated summons by mail. No timetable was
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(CNN) — Para aquellos de nosotros que practicamos el distanciamiento social, el aislamiento o la cuarentena debido al coronavirus, quedarnos atrapados en casa significa pasar más tiempo viendo Netflix y comprando en Internet. Si estás esperando algún paquete, no deberías preocuparte ya que los servicios de correo planean seguir repartiendo a pesar de las medidas
Continue Reading As the world continues to grapple with coronavirus, the pandemic is having some unexpected side effects. Take Venice, one of Italy‘s biggest tourist attractions, which is usually heaving with visitors throughout the year. Right now, though, the whole country is under lockdown as coronavirus continues to spread, and locals in Venice have noticed that the
Continue Reading Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who faced swift backlash since tweeting a photo of himself and his children at a crowded restaurant Saturday, declared a state of emergency on Sunday as the state announced its eighth case of coronavirus. In the now-deleted tweet, Stitt said, “Eating with my kids and all my fellow Oklahomans at the
Continue Reading Country music legend Reba McEntire is remembering her mother, Jacqueline, who died this past weekend after a battle with cancer. Jacqueline “Jackie” McEntire was 93. The singer/actress posted about her mom’s passing Saturday on her verified Instagram account, writing, “Our Mother, Jacqueline McEntire, made that wonderful cross over into Heaven today.” “She had a wonderful,
Continue Reading (CNN) — El sorprendente anuncio de que Estados Unidos suspende los viajes a su país desde 26 países europeos en un intento por detener la propagación del nuevo coronavirus, aumentó las restricciones globales para los viajeros de todo el mundo. Luego de que la Organización Mundial de la Salud declarara el brote de coronavirus una
Continue Reading The US-led military coalition is leaving some of its smaller bases in Iraq following multiple rocket attacks on coalition bases in the country. Two Americans and one British service member were killed and around a dozen others injured in an attack on al-Taji base last week. “As a result of the success of Iraqi Security
Continue Reading Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday contrasted his voting record in Congress against former Vice President Joe Biden’s, highlighting several measures Sanders voted against that Biden voted for. “I voted against the Defense of Marriage Act, you voted for it. I voted against the bankruptcy bill, you voted for it. I voted against the war in Iraq, which was
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With matches postponed and teams self-isolating, football stars are finding novel ways to keep their competitive juices flowing during the coronavirus outbreak. Notably players have gone head-to-head over video games during a weekend when all of Europe’s top leagues were suspended. Spanish players Sergio Reguilon and Borja Iglesias played out the Seville derby on FIFA
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School closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak mean millions of parents and guardians who have grown accustomed to sending their children to traditional schools are now faced with the task of educating them at home. The coronavirus has turned caregivers around the world into homeschoolers. This transition is daunting. It’s unfamiliar. And it’s also critically
Continue Reading China’s economy was devastated by the novel coronavirus outbreak in the first two months of the year, according to data published Monday, and analysts say the nightmare is far from over. The collapse in activity affected every sector of the world’s second biggest economy, as the epidemic and draconian measures designed to contain it delivered
Continue Reading Melania Trump announced the cancellation of one of the most popular annual White House traditions: the Easter Egg Roll. “The health and safety of all Americans must be the first priority, especially right now,” Trump said in a written statement. “I deeply regret this cancellation, but we need to make difficult decisions in the short-term
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has long been someone who sees the world not as it is, but as he would like it to be. That alternate universe he occupies has never been more stark — or more dangerous — than in Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Over and over again, in public appearances aimed at
Continue Reading On the same day Switzerland made the decision to suspend all ski resort operations, resorts around the United States and Canada began sending out emails of a decidedly different nature. Using relatively upbeat yet cautious language, resorts around North America relayed information to skiers and riders about the status of their own slopes. They were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) — A state trooper faces a driving under the influence charge after being found asleep behind the wheel of his cruiser that was parked on a highway. Shaquile Ajene Williams was arrested early Monday morning. A 911 call reported that a trooper was asleep
Continue Reading The suspension of all major sport in the US as measures were implemented in an effort to contain the novel coronavirus has hit some of those working in the industry hard. With the NBA season indefinitely suspended, thousands of hourly employees at basketball arenas, for example, will miss out on pay. In response, some of
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