By Matt Egan, CNN Business Covid-19 set off an epic housing boom that left first-time homebuyers feeling desperate amid relentless bidding wars and all-cash offers. Jay Farner, who presides over America’s largest mortgage lender Rocket Mortgage, says the days of sellers holding all the power are over. “Those moments of…there are 20 offers coming in
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Es posible que hayas escuchado que hay una nueva subvariante de ómicron que está ganando terreno rápidamente en Estados Unidos. Tal vez quieras preguntarle a tu médico sobre ella o buscar más información en línea, pero ¿cómo era su nombre? Exacto. Los científicos la conocen como XBB.1.5, nombre que le asignaron
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department’s top official for hostage and detainee issues quietly traveled to Venezuela last month as efforts to bring home Americans wrongfully detained there continue. Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, visited the Venezuelan capital of Caracas shortly before Christmas, a US official and family members
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A U.S. Navy destroyer is going to bear the name of a Medal of Honor recipient from Massachusetts who continued to direct his unit despite being severely wounded in Vietnam. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday that an Arleigh Burke destroyer will be named after retired Navy Capt. Thomas Gunning
Continue ReadingCNN By Issy Ronald, CNN A well-known riddle compares an egg to treasure, asking: A box without hinges, key or a lid, yet inside golden treasure is hid. What am I? And for archaeologists in Israel, eight prehistoric ostrich eggs — thought to be between 4,000 and 7,500 years old — proved as valuable as
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN MATEO COUNTY (KPIX) — CHP confirmed Wednesday that CA-92 is currently shut down in both directions at Upper Skyline Boulevard in San Mateo County due to “unsafe conditions.” The closure was first reported shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday morning. CHP said the closure at
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — With its sales slowing and its stock price tumbling, Tesla Inc. slashed prices dramatically Friday on several versions of its electric vehicles, making some of its models eligible for a new federal tax credit that could help spur buyer interest. The company dropped prices nearly 20%
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says a Russian tribunal has found figure skater Kamila Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” in a doping case that rocked last year’s Winter Olympics. Valieva won Olympic gold in the team competition in February before it was announced that a sample she had given two months before
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE (KCAL, KCBS) — Police are searching for information on a suspect connected to a road rage incident that was caught on camera in Glendale on Tuesday. Wild cellphone footage shows a Tesla swerving in front of another vehicle in the southbound lanes of
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAASS Click here for updates on this story AURORA (KCNC) — Aurora Police Officer Nathan Meier, who was found drunk at the wheel of an Aurora police vehicle in 2019, was recently promoted three and a half years after his actions brought APD into disrepute and cast doubt on the decision-making of APD
Continue ReadingWarm temperatures have brought some clearing to mountain roads this morning. Most are bare and wet, and you must carry chains or traction tires. Be prepared for mountain driving conditions to worsen over the weekend. Mt. Bachelor is expecting 4-8″ of fresh snow between now and Sunday night. This will be a wind-driven snow, as
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Lane Tech High School will reopen Friday after it was evacuated when mercury was found in a school restroom Thursday night. Lane Tech Principal Edwina Thompson wrote in a letter to parents and families that late Thursday, a “small quantity of mercury”
Continue ReadingBy ADAM DUXTER Click here for updates on this story MILLTOWN, Wisconsin (WCCO) — Towering above Wisconsin’s Highway 35 is stopping people in their tracks. “On the weekend, we have 150 vehicles a day coming through just to come and see it,” said Craig Carlson, owner and founder of Carlson Construction in Milltown. Unmistakable, and
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN A US carrier strike group began operating in the South China Sea on Thursday, the Navy announced, amid heightened tensions with Beijing, which claims much of the body of water as its sovereign territory. Two Chinese ships are already tailing the US group, a defense official told CNN, which consists of
Continue ReadingGOOD DAY, EVERYONE… Rain showers will stay with us through much of Saturday. This will also mark the beginning of a cooling trend. Highs will be in the upper 40’s, cooling to the mid 40’s by Sunday. With Saturday night lows dipping to the low to mid 30’s, some areas may see a little snow
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A suspect has been arrested for allegedly killing a bouncer at a bar in Chelsea on Christmas Eve. Police said Earl Gumbs punched the bouncer, identified as Duane Patterson, in the face during a fight outside Billymark’s West. Patterson fell and
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Eversource is facing more than $330,000 in fines in connection with a deadly manhole explosion on Beacon Hill. In July, two Eversource employees were doing maintenance work on Bowdoin Street when an electrical explosion went off underground. One worker suffered serious burns
Continue ReadingBy KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Rapper Meek Mill was pardoned by outgoing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Mill revealed on social media. Thursday night, Mill posted a picture on Instagram showing the pardon document that Wolf signed. “I’m only gone do more for my community on god!” Mill
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN As inflation continues its slow and steady descent, consumer sentiment is climbing back out of a trough hit last year. The University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index rose to 64.6 in the preliminary January survey, according to data released Friday. It’s the highest reading since January 2022 and up
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Around 140 years after making its debut as one of the most luxurious trains in the world, the iconic Orient Express is branching out into the cruising world. Orient Express Silensea, the very first Orient Express sailing ship, has just been unveiled by French hospitality group Accor. Due to set sail in
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