By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted Monday after a major cryptocurrency lender effectively failed and halted all withdrawals from its platform, citing “extreme market conditions.” It’s the latest high-profile collapse of a pillar of the cryptocurrency industry. These meltdowns have erased tens of
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN You consider yourself a light-to-moderate drinker, having the occasional cocktail or glass of wine with dinner and only tossing back a few extra glasses of liquid refreshment at social gatherings on weekends. By most standards, you’d be right — because drinking is typically tracked as an average over the week. “This
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Arsenal has signed 19-year-old Brazilian striker Marquinhos from Sao Paulo. The English club’s technical director, Edu, has described him as “a player for the future.” Marquinhos has represented Brazil at under-16 and under-17 levels and played for Sao Paulo’s senior team for the past year. He made 33 appearances and was part
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Imlay Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Police arrested a third person in connection with a robbery in Salt Lake last week, during which investigators said one of the alleged robbers was shot and killed in a fight with residents. Preston Luke Olson, 18, was arrested for
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story UTAH STATE PRISON (KSL) — By his own account, George Anthony Taylor made plans 20 times to kill Jill Allen, but could not go through with it. That was, until the 21st attempt on Aug. 28, 1996. Taylor was hired by Paul Allen to kill
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Después de que una persona alarmada que llamó al 911 informara que un grupo vestido como un “pequeño ejército” subía a un camión en movimiento, la policía de Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, arrestó a 31 hombres que se creía estaban vinculados a un grupo nacionalista blanco, que tenía planes de causar
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bidding for a final, private lunch with Warren Buffett, an event that has raised tens of millions for a California charity, has already topped $3 million. It will be the first private lunch offered with the billionaire since a record-setting bid in 2019. The past
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Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 12.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.51/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press It has been 50 years since Title IX was signed into law by President Nixon. The measure barred discrimination against women when it came to the vast majority of educational programs that receive federal assistance. It has a broad and extraordinary impact on everything from the safety of college campuses to
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Amber Heard says she doesn’t blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million after a contentious six-week libel trial in her first post-verdict interview. “I don’t blame them,” Heard told “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie in an interview clip aired Monday on NBC. “I actually understand. He’s a beloved
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos dictaminó este lunes que el gobierno federal puede seguir deteniendo a ciertos migrantes en proceso de expulsión sin darles una audiencia de fianza después de seis meses, en un caso en el que la administración de Joe Biden se impuso a los activistas de inmigración que
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Hurtado Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A high school senior who was killed in a shooting on April 23 was honored on Sunday by her classmates. She received her diploma at what should have been her graduation. Nariah Champion, 18, was shot and killed when a 17-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Brhe Berry Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 7-year-old is dead after being wounded in a drive-by shooting while inside his bedroom in east Harris County. The sheriff’s office’s homicide unit said that authorities were called to 13800 McNair in the Cloverleaf area at about 10:45 p.m.
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By Jacob Rascon Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Apple invited students around the world to come up with an amazing app and a teenager from Houston beat out hundreds of others from dozens of countries to take home the top prize. At first, Carnegie Vanguard High School junior, Jones
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Watch your pearls, ladies. The fellas are coming for them. Men are wearing pearl jewelry — necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings — and infusing a bolder, tougher flair to the classic feminine elegance of the gem. Gentlemen are unabashedly donning pearls in all kinds of settings. Major League Baseball players are
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti says he plans to plead guilty to charges in a federal court case in Southern California accusing him of cheating clients out of millions of dollars. Avenatti didn’t specify which charges he wants to plead to in a brief court filing Sunday. He said he hasn’t
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WABC) — Police released video of two men allegedly posing as FedEx workers during a violent, targeted home invasion in the Bronx. The video shows the men wearing FedEx shirts and carrying a package. It happened on Wednesday, June 8 at 9:20
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WABC) — An off-duty NYPD officer was fatally stabbed, allegedly by her estranged husband in the Bronx. The 31-year-old female officer was discovered dead, with multiple stab wounds, at around 2:50 a.m. Monday. The incident happened inside an apartment on Grand Concourse.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En la mayoría de los países de Latinoamérica el Día del Padre se celebra el tercer domingo de junio cada año. Este año, siguiendo la tradición, el día del padre es el domingo 18 de junio y así se celebra en Colombia. En 2022 la celebración fue en otra fecha
Continue ReadingGOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Storm activity is moving out of the area and we will wind up under mostly sunny skies for much of the day. This system will, however, leave behind a lot of cold air. Highs will only reach the mid 50’s and we can expect it to feel colder than that because
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