4 charts that show how interest rates impact used car affordability
CoPilot breaks down how interest rates are impacting used car prices in four easy-to-grasp charts.
Continue ReadingMonth: December 2023
Warm Springs man gets 6-plus years in federal prison for attempted murder of adult he hit with his vehicle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Warm Springs man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison Friday after pleading guilty to attempted murder for intentionally using his vehicle last March to intentionally strike and severely injure an adult known to them on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Quinten Xavier Greene, 25, was sentenced
Continue ReadingQué es la ketamina, el potente medicamento encontrado en la autopsia de Matthew Perry
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La autopsia de Matthew Perry, estrella de “Friends”, dictaminó que los “efectos agudos de la ketamina” y un posterior ahogamiento fueron la causa de su muerte. Al querido actor que interpretó a Chandler Bing en la legendaria serie lo encontraron muerto flotando boca abajo en la piscina de su casa de
Continue ReadingEn República Dominicana, 78 parejas se casan en boda colectiva
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Un grupo de 78 parejas se casó este viernes en una boda colectiva en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, como parte de una tradición de la congregación cristiana Ministerio Internacional de Monte de Dios Horeb, informó la agrupación. La ceremonia de este día fue la decimonovena edición de las bodas colectivas
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Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days away from the predators’ release. Judge Regina Rodriguez sided Friday with state and federal agencies against representatives of Colorado’s cattle industry, who sued federal and state agencies over reintroducing
Continue ReadingUn juez de Ecuador dicta prisión preventiva contra 16 procesados por delincuencia organizada en el caso Metástasis
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El juez de la Corte Nacional de Justicia Felipe Córdova dictó prisión preventiva contra 16 de los 31 procesados dentro del caso que las autoridades denominaron Metástasis por presunta participación en el delito de delincuencia organizada vinculada al narcotráfico y la corrupción en varias instituciones del Estado. La Fiscalía informó
Continue Reading‘General Hospital’ dominates 50th annual Daytime Emmys with 6 trophies, Susan Lucci honored
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “General Hospital” has won six trophies, including four for acting, at the Daytime Emmy Awards. The late Sonya Eddy won for her role as no-nonsense head nurse Epiphany Johnson on the venerable ABC show. She died last December at age 55. Robert Gossett claimed the supporting
Continue ReadingDC firefighters battle blaze in historic firehouse near US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Firefighters in Washington, D.C., are battling a three-alarm fire that started in a three-story former firehouse under renovation near the U.S. Capitol. DC Fire and EMS says one firefighter declared mayday and was rescued. No injuries were reported. The fire began Friday evening in Old Engine Company No. 12, now a landmark
Continue ReadingUna mujer compró este inusual jarrón por menos de US$ 4. Acaba de venderlo por más de US$ 100.000
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Jessica Vincent, de Richmond, Virginia, recuerda con cariño las frecuentes visitas que hacía de niña con su madre a tiendas de segunda mano, ventas de garaje y mercadillos. Es un hábito que mantuvo en la edad adulta y que este miércoles les dejó una ganancia inesperada de seis cifras a ella
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$600M in federal funding to go toward replacing I-5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The program tasked with replacing the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington, and serves as a vital transportation and commerce link, is set to receive $600 million in federal funds, state congressmembers said Friday. Washington’s Democratic U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and
Continue Reading$600M in federal funding to go toward replacing I-5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The program tasked with replacing the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington, and serves as a vital transportation and commerce link, is set to receive $600 million in federal funds, state congressmembers said Friday. Washington’s Democratic U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and
Continue ReadingSacramento councilman charged with illegally hiring workers, wire fraud and blocking federal probe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento city councilman has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hired undocumented workers at his local Viva Supermarket stores, underpaid them and cheated the government on COVID-19 relief funds. Sean Loloee and the general manager of his four Viva Supermarket stores entered pleas Friday to conspiracy, possession and
Continue ReadingJorge Enrique Abello vuelve como “Don Armando” en “Betty, la fea” y sabe que las expectativas son altas
CNNEE (CNN Español) — Jorge Enrique Abello, actor colombiano recordado principalmente por su papel de “Armando Mendoza” o “Don Armando” en la exitosa telenovela “Yo soy Betty, la fea”, volverá a encarnar al neurótico empresario en un reencuentro del reparto original que los seguidores de la novela llevaban años esperando. El camino para ese reencuentro,
Continue Reading‘Last week, we had hope’: The poignant words of hostages’ families before accidental killings by Israeli troops
CNN By Andrew Carey and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Family members of the three hostages killed inside Gaza by Israeli troops had spoken regularly to Israeli TV and news websites since October sharing their feelings and appealing for their relatives’ safe release. “During the day I’m busy with communications and PR. At
Continue ReadingMayim Bialik says she’s out as a host of TV quiz show ‘Jeopardy!’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayim Bialik won’t be giving answers as a host of “Jeopardy!” anymore. “The Big Bang Theory” actor posted news of her departure on Instagram on Friday. “Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!” Bialik wrote. “I am incredibly honored to have been
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murder of a Florida LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after a jury found him guilty in the 2022 murder of his roommate, an LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor. The Leon County jury found Steven R. Yinger guilty of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, grand
Continue ReadingTaiwan faces a flood of disinformation from China ahead of crucial election. Here’s how it’s fighting back
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwanese citizen Nancy Hsieh received a message from her relatives online: To stop the virus from entering your lungs, all you need to do is drink lots of water with salt and vinegar. But she knew immediately this was false
Continue ReadingLenia Batres, de fiel colaboradora de López Obrador a nueva ministra de la Suprema Corte de México
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Lenia Bartres Guadarrama fue designada por el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, como nueva ministra de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) para sustituir a Arturo Zaldívar, quien dejó el cargo en noviembre. López Obrador designa a Lenia Batres como nueva ministra de la Suprema Corte
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Snow Report: Friday December 15th
No new snow added to the Cascades today, but there are still resorts with lifts turning. Temps are mild, but this may be the type of weather you enjoy skiing in. Don’t expect any more snow until at least Monday as a weather disturbance moves across the region. Might not be all that great as
Continue ReadingArizona’s governor is sending the state’s National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influx
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s governor on Friday ordered the state’s National Guard to the border with Mexico to help federal officials manage an influx of migrants. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said she issued the executive order because “the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border
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