Mortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points higher…
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Heard takes stand, accuses Depp of violent sexual assault
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Actor Amber Heard tearfully told jurors Thursday that Johnny Depp sexually assaulted…
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Heard takes stand, accuses Depp of violent sexual assault
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Actor Amber Heard tearfully told jurors Thursday that Johnny Depp sexually assaulted…
Continue Reading‘Cars burst into flames’: Local mom terrified after learning minivan could spontaneously explode
By Lauren Trager Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A local mom is terrified after she learned the…
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Chile files legal challenge over Ecuador’s World Cup place
ZURICH (AP) — Chile is challenging Ecuador’s place at the World Cup finals tournament over an alleged ineligible player. The Chilean soccer…
Continue ReadingBlack bear caught on video going for a swim in Asheville
By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A black bear in Asheville decided…
Continue ReadingA new era of capital punishment: Legal challenges to South Carolina’s firing squad
By Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WLOS) — South Carolina’s options for…
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Tom Cruise helicopters in for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ premiere
By Marianne Garvey, CNN The “Top Gun: Maverick” world premiere was a star-studded affair, with Tom Cruise arriving by helicopter at San…
Continue Reading Caltech breaks ground on sustainability research center
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The California Institute of Technology has broken ground on an environmental sustainability research center that will…
Continue Reading Walgreens, Florida settle opioid costs lawsuit for $683M
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Walgreens pharmacy chain has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of…
Continue Reading Small businesses still struggle to find enough workers
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Realistic airsoft gun causes lockdown at Swain County Schools
By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Swain County…
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Este avión que funciona con energÃa solar podrÃa permanecer en el aire por meses… sin una gota de combustible
urielblanco (CNN) — En 2016, un avión de aspecto extraño, cubierto con más de 17.000 paneles solares, le dio al mundo un vistazo al futuro…
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New audio: McCarthy said 25th Amendment ‘takes too long’ and wanted to reach out to Biden after January 6 attack
By Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy discussed the 25th Amendment on a call with GOP leadership days after…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Senate candidate slams Ron Johnson on abortion
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The only woman running for U.S. Senate in battleground Wisconsin is hoping to separate herself…
Continue Reading AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press More than 2,200 dams built upstream from homes or communities are in poor…
Continue Reading AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press More than 2,200 dams built upstream from homes or communities are in poor…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points higher…
Continue Reading Lili Reinhart calls out celebs for ‘starving’ themselves
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The day after the Met Gala, Lili Reinhart shared some thoughts about celebs who dieted to fit into their fashion for the…
Continue Reading NASA climate research scientist wins World Food Prize
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A NASA climate research scientist who has spent much of her career explaining how global…
Continue Reading AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan…
Continue Reading AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan…
Continue Reading Drought expands in the Southwest, worsening the region’s fire risk and water crisis
By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN Drought conditions worsened in much of the Southwest over the past week, according to the latest update…
Continue Reading5 statistics about the pet insurance industry in America
ManyPets compiled a list of the top five findings from the North American Pet Health Insurance Association’s most recent State of the Industry…
Continue ReadingColleges where acceptance rates have decreased the most since 2001
College applications are on the rise, while some universities’ acceptance rates are dropping. EDSmart identifies 10 colleges with the greatest…
Continue Reading5 new Netflix series to watch this weekend
Stacker offers a look at five new series produced by and streaming on Netflix that have been released in…
Continue Reading Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Americans wondering whether a nearby dam could be dangerous can look up the condition and hazard ratings of tens of…
Continue Reading Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Americans wondering whether a nearby dam could be dangerous can look up the condition and hazard ratings of tens of…
Continue Reading Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Americans wondering whether a nearby dam could be dangerous can look up the condition and hazard ratings of tens of…
Continue Reading Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Americans wondering whether a nearby dam could be dangerous can look up the condition and hazard ratings of tens of…
Continue ReadingExperts rank the best US presidents of all time
Stacker rounded up the best U.S. presidents of all time based on rankings from C-SPAN.…
Continue Reading Stefan Wilson hired to drive 33rd car at Indianapolis 500
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar veteran Stefan Wilson will return to the cockpit for this month’s Indianapolis…
Continue Reading Fox chews through fence, kills 25 flamingos at National Zoo
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Foxes are known to raid henhouses. But this raid, on an outdoor zoo yard housing dozens of…
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More than 1 million people have died of Covid-19 in the US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than one million people have now died of Covid-19 in the US since the pandemic’s start, according to Tuesday…
Continue Reading Sandstorm suspends flights, many Iraqis struggle to breathe
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis have rushed to hospitals with breathing problems and the Baghdad airport…
Continue Reading US says superyacht owned by Russian oligarch seized in Fiji
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities say a superyacht owned by a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for alleged…
Continue Reading Howie Mandel afraid after Dave Chappelle attack
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Howie Mandel and other comics are sounding the alarm after Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage following a performance.…
Continue Reading Renowned flamenco artists win Spanish arts prize
MADRID (AP) — Two renowned figures from the world of flamenco have been awarded one of Spain’s most prestigious awards for fine arts.  The july…
Continue Reading “Tiene que venir Dios a explicarlo”: asà reaccionó el mundo del fútbol a la extraordinaria victoria del Real Madrid en la semifinal de la Champions League
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — “Tenemos una cuenta que saldar”, tuiteó la estrella del Liverpool Mo Salah después de que el Real…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points higher…
Continue Reading As diversity rises, US boards still disproportionately white
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the push to get U.S. boardrooms to look more like companies’ customers and employees,…
Continue Reading As diversity rises, US boards still disproportionately white
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the push to get U.S. boardrooms to look more like companies’ customers and employees,…
Continue Reading Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Former pro hockey player Akim Aliu has a graphic novel in the works that tells his story and how he overcame racism…
Continue Reading Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Former pro hockey player Akim Aliu has a graphic novel in the works that tells his story and how he overcame racism…
Continue Reading Cerca de 15 millones de personas murieron por la pandemia de covid-19, según la OMS, casi tres veces más de las que se informaron
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Alrededor de 14,9 millones de personas en todo el mundo murieron como resultado directo o indirecto de covid-19 en…
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Here’s what it’s like to have a robot paint your nails for $10
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On a recent April afternoon I tossed a few things into a basket at Target — cereal, graham crackers, kids’…
Continue Reading Inflation forces Czech central bank to again raise key rate
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again raised its key interest rate, to the highest level in 23 years, to continue its fight…
Continue Reading More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people…
Continue Reading More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people…
Continue ReadingPet of the Week: Introducing Rumee and Cory
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) If you are interested in giving Rumee and Cory their forever homes, they can visit the South County Animal Rescue…
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