How to avoid home improvement scams
Today’s Homeowner looks at advice to avoid becoming a victim of a home improvement scam.
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Month: July 2023
States with the shortest lifespans
Stacker used data from the 2023 County Health Rankings to determine the 25 states where people have the shortest lifespans. The 2023 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2018-2020 National Center for Health Statistics.
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19 states lack laws preventing housing discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity
Foothold Technology gathered data from Movement Advancement Project to see which states have laws that protect LGBTQ+ residents from housing discrimination.
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Record rainfall in every state
Stacker documented the highest 24 hours of precipitation in every state by analyzing data from the State Climate Extremes Committee of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. States are ranked from lowest amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period to highest.
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3 charts that show why car prices are still near record highs
Using its PricePulse data set, CoPilot measures the difference between what any used car price would have been today, if not for the extraordinary dynamics of the past two years, versus how much it is actually worth now at retail.
Continue ReadingToronto closer Jordan Romano leaves All-Star Game with back tightness
SEATTLE (AP) — Toronto closer Jordan Romano left Tuesday night’s All-Star Game because of back tightness. The 30-year-old right-hander entered for the seventh inning and retired Will Smith on a flyout. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. followed with a fly deep down the left-field line that initially was called a home run by Ryan Blakney but was
Continue ReadingCorea del Norte dispara un aparente misil balístico de largo alcance, dice Corea del Sur
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Norte disparó lo que parece ser un misil balístico de largo alcance desde el área de Pyongyang a las aguas de su costa este, informó el Estado Mayor Conjunto de Corea del Sur este miércoles, hora local. La Guardia Costera de Japón dijo que el misil
Continue ReadingFree-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a ridge in the state’s Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, the park said. The unidentified woman’s 27-year-old climbing partner called park rangers to report his partner had fallen from Blitzen Ridge on Ypsilon
Continue ReadingIowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign on Friday
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into the night. Gov. Kim Reynolds immediately said in a statement she would sign the bill on Friday. The bill passed
Continue ReadingNorthwestern retains assistants after firing coach Pat Fitzgerald following hazing allegations
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern has decided to retain its assistant coaches and support staff for the 2023 season after it fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald amid a hazing scandal. Athletic director Derrick Gragg informed the coaches and staff of the decision during a meeting. There was no announcement by the school when it comes
Continue ReadingGhostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation, located 6,500 light-years away in the Eagle Nebula. Last week, the space observatory showcased a scintillating near-infrared view of the iconic towers, which are made of interstellar dust and gas and glimmer
Continue ReadingThailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after seizing power in a 2014 military coup, is leaving politics. His announcement Tuesday came after his party finished fifth in May elections. The former army general served five years as prime minister in the
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs superfan who became a fugitive after bank robbery charge has been caught in California, feds say
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas man who gained attention for dressing in a full wolf’s costume at Kansas City Chiefs games and who allegedly removed his ankle monitor while he was out on bail on a bank robbery charge has been arrested in California, according to a news release from federal authorities.
Continue ReadingLeslie Van Houten, exintegrante de la familia Manson, sale de la cárcel de California, según un funcionario
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, una antigua seguidora de Charles Manson y condenada por asesinato, salió una cárcel de California este martes, dijo una portavoz de la prisión a CNN. Van Houten quedó en libertad bajo supervisión condicional, según un comunicado Mary Xjimenez, portavoz del Departamento Correccional y de Rehabilitación de California. Tendrá
Continue ReadingPence: Question of Ukraine’s NATO membership should wait until ‘after the war is won’
By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said that Ukraine’s membership in NATO should not be considered until Russia’s war in the country ends. “I honestly believe that it’s important as the leader of the free world and the arsenal of democracy that America continue to provide the Ukrainians
Continue ReadingIceland warns tourists to stay away from volcano erupting with lava and noxious gases
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest. The eruption began Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. This one comes 11
Continue ReadingCuba calls the presence of US nuclear-powered submarine at Guantanamo Bay naval base a provocation
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has called the presence of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine at the Guantanamo Bay naval base for several days last week a “provocative escalation,” in what a U.S. official said was a logistics stop by the vessel at a U.S. base on
Continue ReadingPadma Lakshmi passes torch to ‘Top Chef’ champ Kristen Kish as new host of the cooking competition
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Padma Lakshmi is expressing pride for her successor as host of Bravo’s longstanding hit cooking competition show “Top Chef.” On Tuesday, the Twitter account for the program officially announced Season 10 champion Kristen Kish as the new host of the show, after Lakshmi stepped down from the post earlier
Continue ReadingJustice Department takes unusual step to try to protect Trump from testifying in lawsuit over FBI firing
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — The Justice Department has taken an unusual step in court to try to protect former President Donald Trump from testifying under oath in a lawsuit from former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. Lawyers from the federal agency are asking the federal appeals
Continue ReadingPlay, swim and eat: Europe’s largest casino resort opens its doors in Cyprus as tourism rebounds
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A new casino resort touted as the largest of its kind in Europe has opened its doors in Cyprus, aiming to transform the eastern Mediterranean island nation into a year-round destination for luxury tourism. The City of Dreams Mediterranean is one of the largest development projects ever undertaken in Cyprus and
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