By John Ramos Click here for updates on this story SANTA ROSA, California (KPIX) — It seems like things are quickly becoming more and more expensive. But a new store in Santa Rosa is offering an unusual business model where items get cheaper each day, turning inflation upside down. The store, called “Falling Prices,” is
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Sending money to pay for things via Venmo may be all the rage among smartphone-addicted millennials and Gen Zers. But it hasn’t been enough to boost Venmo owner PayPal as of late. The digital payments giant is one of the worst performing stocks in the S&P 500 this
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple has officially opened its self service repair store, which provides manuals and parts for users seeking do-it-yourself fixes for their iPhones. The online shop offers more than 200 individual parts and tools, such as iPhone screws, cameras, batteries, displays, SIM card trays and more, allowing customers and third-party fixit
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — University of Virginia police say an order banning an organizer of the 2017 Unite the Right rally from the school’s grounds has been renewed. The Daily Progress reports the department renewed a 2018 no-trespassing order against Jason Kessler issued after a clash with students at the university’s School of Law library.
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Tuesday to visit a Lockheed Martin facility that manufactures Javelin anti-tank missiles, among other weapons being sent to Ukraine, the White House said Wednesday. Javelin missiles are among the most in-demand items for the Ukrainian military as it fights off the Russian invasion.
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil will play a friendly against Japan as part of its preparations for the World Cup in Qatar. The Brazilian soccer confederation says the match will take place on June 6 in Tokyo. Brazil is scheduled to play a friendly against rival Argentina in Melbourne five days later. Brazil will
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has appealed a New York judge’s decision to hold the former president in contempt of court and fine him $10,000 per day for failing to comply with a subpoena for evidence in the state attorney general’s civil investigation into his business dealings. Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has appealed a New York judge’s decision to hold the former president in contempt of court and fine him $10,000 per day for failing to comply with a subpoena for evidence in the state attorney general’s civil investigation into his business dealings. Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Native American leaders in Maine aren’t giving up on sovereignty but appear to be resigned that sweeping change is unlikely this year. Five tribal leaders responded to sovereignty efforts in the Maine Legislature by acknowledging there are not enough votes to override a threatened veto. But
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A retired New York State Supreme Court Justice has recommended a two-year suspension for trainer Bob Baffert for repeated medication violations after a New York Racing Association hearing. Hearing officer O. Peter Sherwood revealed his recommendation in a 50-page report released Wednesday. Baffert’s camp and NYRA have two weeks
Continue ReadingBEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Two teenagers were killed and four others, including a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy, were critically injured after a Wednesday vehicle crash in Beaverton, Oregon, authorities said. Beaverton police were called to the two-car crash just before 12:30 a.m., KATU reported. A Nissan Altima was driving southbound, ran a red light
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has assured colleagues he never asked then-President Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. In a meeting Wednesday, McCarthy defended his private conversations around the siege, which have jeopardized his leadership. That’s according to two
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The former director of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency has testified that Pope Francis asked him to help the Vatican secretariat of state get full control of a London property at the center of a Vatican financial trial. The testimony Wednesday by Tommaso di Ruzza once
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The former director of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency has testified that Pope Francis asked him to help the Vatican secretariat of state get full control of a London property at the center of a Vatican financial trial. The testimony Wednesday by Tommaso di Ruzza once
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles and Jamie Gangel, CNN Former GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman of Virginia, who has served as a staff member to the January 6 select committee, will leave that position in the coming weeks to begin work with a nonprofit organization in Ukraine. Two sources familiar with the move told CNN that Riggleman’s upcoming
Continue ReadingCNN By Naomi Thomas and Brenda Goodman, CNN The United States is “certainly, right now, in this country, out of the pandemic phase,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on PBS’s “NewsHour” on Tuesday. “Namely, we don’t have 900,000
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump has appealed a judge’s civil contempt order imposing a $10,000 daily fine for failing to comply with a subpoena from the New York attorney general for records tied to an investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances. Trump’s fine went into effect on Tuesday after Judge Arthur Engoron
Continue ReadingBy Velena Jones Click here for updates on this story FOLSOM, California (KOVR) — As California’s wildfire season nears amid another year of drought, Folsom Lake looks much different than it did a year ago when a low water level left an exposed lakebed. Now, splashing, swimming and boats have returned—but will it last? “We
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin, CNN The longtime home of late Hollywood star Betty White is up for sale, with a price a shade over $10.5 million. The five-bedroom property is on the market for the first time in more than half a century, just months after the death of the star — famous for her roles in
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A civilian oversight board says some Seattle police officers routinely — and illegally — ignored state and city mask mandates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and refused to obey direct orders from the chief to comply. The Seattle Times reports that a recently released review by the Office of Inspector
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