By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Home sales based on contract signings unexpectedly jumped in March despite elevated mortgage rates that month. And the latest data from Freddie Mac showed that mortgage rates edged higher this week, reaching a fresh five-month high. Pending home sales — a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings rather
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The French ambassador to Manila says her country and the Philippines will start talks next month on a proposed defense pact that would allow troops from each country to hold exercises in the other’s territory. Ambassador Marie Fontanel said Thursday that French and Philippine officials will meet in Paris next month
Continue ReadingBy Hector Molina Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Many dogs across the state are being returned home with an altered appearance according to The Dog Gone Recovery Network. The Network says they’ve seen dogs with their hair cut and dyed different colors. “They’re dying them different colors, they’re
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — La reinstauración de las sanciones de Estados Unidos sobre el sector de petróleo y gas de Venezuela volvió a poner la lupa sobre las medidas que publica el Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. como una herramienta para su política exterior y seguridad nacional. En el caso de Venezuela, el Gobierno
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — I just don’t get Taylor Swift. There, I said it. (DISCLAIMER: I do not dislike her at all. She seems nice and I wish her all the happiness in the world. Since she has become a political firebrand as of late, I must also note that I speak only
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Quarterback discussions always dominate spring football, never more than this year in the Big Ten with transfers coming and going and only a handful of starters returning. Just four of the 14 teams — and two of the four from the Pac-12 that join the conference in August
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is making a new digital ad buy in Pennsylvania aimed specifically at targeting Nikki Haley supporters, campaign officials told CNN, marking the latest sign of the Biden team’s growing efforts to try to woo would-be Republican voters who find Donald Trump unacceptable. The decision
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Ryōyū Kobayashi might have bettered the world ski jump record by nearly 40 meters on Wednesday, but the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) says it won’t recognize the Japanese jumper’s landmark effort as it didn’t meet the governing body’s competition conditions. The 27-year-old barreled down a specially-created natural ramp
Continue ReadingNot much to report today since conditions on the mountains have been dry and mild. We’re going to be dealing with cooler weather today and moving into the weekend. A few inches of snow is possible to return to the highest peaks of the Cascades over the next few days. Snow levels are are fairly
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains. It’s demanding answers within three weeks. A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday it
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — His father’s name is written prominently in the history of the US Open. On Thursday, Charlie Woods will look to pen a chapter of his own. Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son will tee up at an 18-hole local qualifier in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as one of an 84-player field
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has left Spain in suspense after announcing he may step down because of what he called an “unprecedented” smear campaign against his wife. Sánchez, who has been in office since 2018, stunned the country Wednesday by announcing that
Continue ReadingBy Karli Olson Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Fights between students happen at every high school, but not every school has the right tools to resolve those conflicts. That’s why Multnomah County’s Community Adolescent and Health Program decided to help a peer mediation program at Roosevelt High School in
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A suspect attempting to evade police on foot got caught in a fence, the Portland Police Bureau posted Tuesday on social media. The suspect was fleeing a stolen vehicle, and got trapped while trying to jump the fence. According to police,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks closed lower Thursday after the latest GDP report showed that US economic growth slowed to 1.6% in the first quarter of the year, a much weaker pace than expected. The Dow fell by 375 points, or 1%; the S&P 500 was down 0.5% and the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the powerful Hollywood producer whose downfall stood as a symbol of the #MeToo movement, and ordered a new trial. The court, by a 4-3 vote, ruled the testimony of “prior bad acts” witnesses
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Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s prime minister says flooding caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament on Thursday that the El Niño climate pattern has worsened the ongoing rainy season, causing the flooding and destroying
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial
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