New homes: Which U.S. cities are adding most to housing supply?
SmartAsset ranked metro areas according to the most recent number of new construction sales and median sales prices.
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How much cash can a $300,000 annuity generate for me each month?
Benzinga explains several types of annuities and how they can generate monthly income and financial security.
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Inside the 2024 Summer Olympics: What to see, where to stay and more
Way.com reports on what there is to see and where you can stay in Paris for the upcoming Summer Olympics.
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6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
The Conversation presents a list of six books on the subject of Juneteenth to help people better understand its history and meaning.
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Merkley visits Prineville-area homes dealing with water contamination as he presses for quicker state testing
Senator Jeff Merkley, in Prineville for a town hall Sunday, also visited two of the dozens of homes dealing with manganese contaminating their water, which they say is caused by a nearby gravel mine. Merkley, whose hand was covered by black sludge from the water in one home’s toilet, is pressing state agencies to get
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Community Conversations: As fire season arrives, Forest Service offers reminders on how to stay safe, reduce risk
NewsChannel 21’s Lynsey Harris talks with Jaimie Olle of the Deschutes National Forest about how to help prevent wildfires in the season that’s now beginning, as well as about the value to forest health and fire risk of prescribed burns.
Continue ReadingSouth Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, as the rivals are embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns like balloon launches and propaganda broadcasts. Bloodshed and violent confrontations have occasionally occurred
Continue ReadingFDA advisers endorse Eli Lilly’s early-stage Alzheimer’s drug donanemab
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On Monday, a panel of independent advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted to endorse Eli Lilly’s drug donanemab, a monoclonal antibody designed to slow the progression of early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease, agreeing that it was safe and effective. One in three older Americans dies with Alzheimer’s
Continue ReadingSheinbaum acuerda con López Obrador abrir discusión sobre reformas constitucionales
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Claudia Sheinbaum, ganadora de las pasadas elecciones presidenciales de México, informó este lunes tras reunirse con el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador que acordaron abrir la discusión sobre las reformas propuestas por el mandatario en febrero pasado y que ella respaldó durante su campaña. La exjefa de Gobierno de la
Continue Reading2 Bronx men plead guilty to drug charges in fentanyl poisoning of toddler who died at daycare
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men connected to a toddler’s fatal opioid overdose at a New York City daycare have pleaded guilty to drug charges and causing bodily harm, prosecutors said. Prosecutors say the men admitted to storing fentanyl in the floorboards of a Bronx daycare’s playroom. They pleaded guilty to felony charges likely to
Continue ReadingPor qué la nueva atracción de Disney World es tan controversial
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Una atracción basada en la historia de la primera princesa negra de Disney se abrirá al público el 28 de junio en Orlando, Florida, y reemplazará la atracción Splash Mountain de décadas de antigüedad, que era amada por muchos aficionados de Disney pero también ampliamente criticada. La nueva atracción de Walt
Continue ReadingUtah judge sets execution date in 1998 murder despite concerns over a new lethal injection cocktail
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A Utah judge has set an August date for the execution of a man convicted in the 1998 killing of a 49-year-old woman in her home. The judge on Monday sided against defense attorneys concerned about what they said was an experimental drug combination for the lethal injection.
Continue ReadingNew Jersey businessman testifies that Sen. Menendez bragged about alleged bribes
By Gregory Krieg, Sabrina Souza and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — For more than four weeks, Sen. Bob Menendez has been a mostly peripheral figure at his bribery and corruption trial. On Monday, at federal court in Lower Manhattan, the New Jersey Democrat became the main character. Prosecutors’ star witness, businessman Jose Uribe, told the
Continue ReadingViolent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
By Josh Campbell and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. The new numbers show violent crime from January to March dropped 15.2% compared to the same period in 2023, while murders fell 26.4% and
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Day 6 of Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial
CNN By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The jury in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial began deliberations on Monday after the defendant declined to testify in his own defense and both sides presented closing arguments in the historic case against the president’s son. Special counsel David Weiss’ prosecutors urged the
Continue ReadingPort of Baltimore shipping channel fully reopens more than 2 months after bridge collapse
By Lauren Mascarenhas, Christina Maxouris, Joe Sutton and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Port of Baltimore’s shipping channel is fully operational again, response officials announced Monday, more than two months after a massive cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six construction workers and cutting off access to the crucial shipping
Continue ReadingJudge Aileen Cannon denies effort by Trump and co-defendants to dismiss some charges in classified documents case
By Holmes Lybrand, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing the federal criminal classified documents case against Donald Trump and his two co-defendants in Florida has denied efforts to dismiss nearly 10 of the 41 charges in the indictment against them on several technical issues. District Judge Aileen Cannon did,
Continue ReadingMiles de personas protestan contra la ultraderecha en Francia
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Miles de personas protestaron en toda Francia este lunes después de la decisión del presidente Emmanuel Macron de convocar elecciones anticipadas tras los grandes avances de los candidatos de ultraderecha en las elecciones al Parlamento Europeo, según los medios franceses. En París, la policía disparó gases lacrimógenos contra manifestantes pacíficos, algunos
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Redmond attempted murder suspect appears in court, where he’s almost mistakenly arraigned on murder charge
A Bend-area man facing attempted murder and other charges, accused of shooting a Redmond-area man in the face, appeared in court Monday afternoon by video hookup from the jail after refusing to do so on Friday. But things nearly went awry in another way Monday, as for a few minutes he was mistakenly arraigned on a murder charge.
Continue ReadingA dog helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a remote, steep ravine in Oregon
BAKER COUNTY, Ore. (AP) — A dog has helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a steep ravine in mountainous northeastern Oregon, authorities said. A man was driving with his four dogs on a remote U.S. Forest Service road on June 2 when he crashed into a ravine below, the Baker County
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