Will this showdown with Iran lead to you paying more for gas? Retired local Air Force Colonel Rik Combs fought in both Gulf Wars. He says the Iranians have threatened to shut down the Persian Gulf before. “The strait there is not very wide,”...
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Parson points to roads and jobs as 2020 priorities
(Missourinet) Transportation and workforce development are two of Governor Mike Parson’s (R) top priorities for Missouri’s 2020 legislative session, which begins Wednesday at noon in Jefferson City. Governor Mike Parson addressed the Missouri Asphalt P...
Read More »Oil prices rise, global stock markets drop
(AP) — Oil prices rose and global stock markets fell today after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian general. Brent crude futures, the benchmark for international oils, spiked more than $3 per barrel i...
Read More »Jennifer Lopez’s production company sued by ‘Hustlers’ inspiration
Barbara Nitke(NEW YORK) -- Samantha Barbash, the inspiration behind Jennifer Lopez's character in the film Hustlers, is suing J-Lo's production company for $20 million, according to court papers obtained by the New York Post. Barbash, a ...
Read More »‘Joker,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ ‘The Irishman’ top BAFTA nominations
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) -- The nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) movie awards -- commonly referred to as the "British Oscars" -- are in, and Todd Phillips' Joker leads the pack...
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