Wife of man killed by motorist awarded $10 million COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A woman who hit and killed a pedestrian in Columbia while she was talking on her phone and speeding has been ordered to pay $10 million to the victim’s wife.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a second fouryear term as Federal Reserve chair, giving bipartisan backing to Powell’s high-stakes efforts to curb the highest inflation in four decades.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time since the omicron winter surge ended and as the country approaches 1 million deaths in the pandemic.
BRUSSELS (AP) — It’s likely to be the quickest NATO enlargement ever and one that would redraw Europe’s security map. Finnish leaders announced Thursday their belief that Finland should join the world’s biggest military organization because of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Sweden could soon follow suit.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A first-of-itskind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials expect that figure to grow exponentially as research continues.
Donna Jean Housman, 93, Independence, May 10, 2022. .
Helmer Niels Jensen Jr., 81, of Blue Springs, MO., passed away May 5, 2022. Memorial Services will be Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 11:00 AM with visitation starting at 10:00 AM at Langsford Funeral Home. Burial will be Monday, May 16, 2022 at 10:00 AM at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Arrangements by Langsford Funeral Home, 115 SW 3rd Street, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063.
Mary “Anne” Boren, 78, Shawnee, Kansas / Independence, Missouri, May 6, 2022. .
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves.
This season has been a roller-coaster ride for coach Todd Findley’s Blue Springs South girls soccer team. Injuries and illness have taken a toll and starting goalkeeper Siman Loethen was ill and missed Tuesday night’s Suburban Big Eight Conference matchup against crosstown rival Blue Springs.