OMAHA, Neb. – Contract talks between the biggest freight railroads and unions that represent 105,000 employees are headed to mediation this week after the unions declared an impasse following more than two years of negotiations.
Vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech announced plans early Tuesday to test an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine in people. The companies will run three simultaneous trials in adults ages 18 to 55 to determine if an omicron-specific vaccine is more effective than current shots.
RICHMOND, Va. – Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin faced a new legal challenge over his executive action that aimed to let parents opt out of school mask mandates as his order took effect Monday.
When the city of Independence received a settlement offer in a defamation case that included relinquishing at the shuttered Blue Valley power plant, it didn’t take long for council members to unanimously reject the offer, calling it “unbelievable” and “absurd.”
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe.
Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Monday he was suing nine more school districts over their mask mandates, including a school district in St. Louis County that serves students with disabilities.
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it displays its military might amid pandemic-related difficulties and a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States.
The Community Service League is launching a series of creative displays composed of art, poetry and narrative interpretations celebrating the various cultures and groups that interact with CSL. The first display of this series begins Feb. 1, in celebration of Black History Month.
The Bennett sisters and the Lee’s Summit North girls basketball team keep rolling along. Elauni and Emani Bennett combined to score 33 points to lead the Broncos to a 44-39 Suburban Big Eight victory over visiting Liberty North on Monday night.
MARSHFIELD – A Missouri man who pleaded guilty to stuffing his wife’s body in a freezer more than six years ago has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Larry Dinwiddie, 59, of Marshfield, was sentenced Monday after he pleaded guilty in November to second-degree murder in the death of Cynthia Dinwiddie, television station KYTV reported.