(AP) Just weeks before the U.S. military is scheduled to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Pentagon is rushing 3,000 fresh troops to the Kabul airport to help with a partial evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. The move highlights the s...
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Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
(AP) U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in people with weakened immune systems to better protect them from the virus. The announcement Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration applies to ...
Read More »Britney Spears’ dad will exit conservatorship, but not yet
(AP) Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent. James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his remov...
Read More »Jefferson City man gets federal prison sentence for child porn
A Jefferson City man will spend 13 years in prison for receiving child porn on the internet. A federal judge handed down the sentence to Dana Paul Cline, 54, on Wednesday. Cline pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography last year. Authorities found...
Read More »Parson: Vaccinations increasing since announcing incentive program
Missouri will start drawing lucky winners Friday as part of its vaccine incentive program. People in the state that have gotten the shot are eligible to win 10-thousand dollars. Gov. Mike Parson says more than 200,000 Missourians have received the vacc...
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