35th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Death
On the 35th Anniversary of John Lennon’s death, the Carney Show flashes back to his conversation with Yoko Ono.
Clay Waller moved to Missouri prison
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – A southeast Missouri man who killed his estranged wife and buried her body on a Mississippi River island has been transferred from a federal prison in Florida to the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Missouri Department of Corrections spokesman David Owen says Waller is imprisoned at the state…
UM Task force recommends option for grad student health plan premiums
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A University of Missouri task force is recommending two options for graduate student employees’ health insurance premiums. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the options are creating a fellowship or increasing stipends. Health insurance became an issue after the university gave graduate assistants 24-hour notice in August that they would no…
Sanders tours Baltimore neighborhood marred by rioting
BALTIMORE (AP) – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says the level of poverty and run-down housing in Baltimore is “stunning.” He’s taking his presidential campaign to the heart of the city’s riots last spring. The Democratic candidate was touring the neighborhood of Freddie Gray, who died last spring of a spinal injury he suffered while in…
No Child Left Behind rewrite heading toward final approval
Under the legislation, the federal government would no longer be able to tell states and local districts how to judge the performance of schools and teachers
Stewart returns to ‘Daily Show’ to push 9/11 health act
Proponents of the law are seeking its permanent extension, but some Republicans have opposed that, saying they want a chance to periodically review it and make sure it’s operating soundly
