By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Gas in California hit a record high of $4.72 a gallon on average on Wednesday — and experts say a whopping $5 a gallon will likely be the norm there in a matter of months, if not sooner. This isn’t just an issue for West Coasters: Some of the factors
Continue ReadingBy Len Ramirez Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — A San Jose auto mechanic is trying to fix the homeless problem, one car at a time. Larry Townsend took a walking tour of the encampment with homeless advocates, where cars and RV’s have been piling up for years. ”Some
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By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR’s qualifying races could be tamer than normal. The Duel at Daytona scheduled for Thursday night could be a watered-down version of itself because of a parts shortage involving the new Next Gen car. The scarcity has left teams with a limited number of
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was pulled from a partially submerged vehicle, along with a baby who was unharmed, from a Pompano Beach canal early Wednesday morning. BSO said they were called to the scene
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By DAVID KLEPPER The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Online harassment has become so common that it can be hard to imagine the internet without it. From teen cyberbullying to authoritarian governments who use harassment to silence dissent, toxic conversations are a fact of life for everyone, with women, teens and religious and racial
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un minibote construido por alumnos de quinto grado fue lanzado al mar el 25 de octubre de 2020 y se adentró en la corriente del Golfo en su viaje inaugural. Ese viaje llevaría al Rye Riptides, de 50 centímetros de largo, a más de 12.800 kilómetros de casa, hasta la costa
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story EAST HOLLYWOOD, California (KCAL) — A family said an Uber driver came to the rescue, bringing home a 79-year-old man with dementia who had been missing for more than 24 hours when he simply showed back up on the doorstep. They said wanted to thank
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By Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN A storm is strengthening in the West and will bring dangerous ice, snow and the threat of tornadoes as it crosses the country through the end of the week. “Expect snow for the front range of the Rockies and critical fire threats in the southern High Plains. By
Continue Reading By Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN A storm is strengthening in the West and will bring dangerous ice, snow and the threat of tornadoes as it crosses the country through the end of the week. “Expect snow for the front range of the Rockies and critical fire threats in the southern High Plains. By
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals were expected to have another rebuilding year under coach Zac Taylor. Instead, they got all the way to the Super Bowl. They got there through the creativity and confidence of quarterback Joe Burrow, the immediate impact of rookie receiver Ja’Marr Chase, the big
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace revisits his role in the national racial reckoning in an upcoming Netflix documentary. The six-episode series chronicles his decision to use his platform as NASCAR’s only fulltime Black driver to push for social and racial change. The series forced Wallace to
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By Tierney Sneed Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said Tuesday he would not support a federal court nominee he had previously recommended to President Joe Biden — a move that could stop the nominee, Wisconsin state court Judge William Pocan, from being confirmed. Johnson’s reversal prompted criticism from Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, who nonetheless
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Si planeas viajar a España, esto es lo que necesitas saber y lo que podrás esperar de tu visita al país durante la pandemia de covid-19. Lo básico A raíz del surgimiento de la variante ómicron del coronavirus, las autoridades sanitarias españolas actualizan cada siete días la lista de países
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While the Ukraine crisis presents the U.S. with a foreign policy threat, it’s also pushing gasoline prices higher at home. And that’s a growing political problem for President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats. With this year’s congressional elections in sight, inflation has become an albatross for the
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting two people to death in Wichita earlier this week. Television station KAKE reports that 20-year-old Brandon Prouse Jr. was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder in the Sunday afternoon shooting deaths of 38-year-old Bonnie Galloway and 30-year-old Connor O’Callaghan. Both
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Morgantown, Virginia Occidental (CNN) — Cuando su hijo subió los empinados escalones de piedra y atravesó la puerta de la casa que compartía con su madre y su padre, Gina Buckhalter se mostró cautelosa. No era ningún secreto que Gerod usaba drogas de manera excesiva y había sido adicto a los opioides durante
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 28-year-old man who killed one person and injured three others when he fired into a party in Wichita has pleaded guilty to murder. Markeithen “Red” McClaine pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Prosecutors said the July 27, 2019, shooting at an apartment complex
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By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Trevor Reed, an American who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, says he is coughing up blood and has not received medical care after prolonged exposure to tuberculosis in Russian prison, according to the US Embassy in Moscow. “In December #TrevorReed had prolonged exposure
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Algunos países de Europa han levantado varias de sus restricciones sanitarias por el covid-19. También, algunos estados de Estados Unidos comienzan a relajar sus medidas de uso de mascarillas. ¿Cómo llegaron a esta decisión? Y, ¿cuándo estará Latinoamérica a la par? El Dr. Elmer Huerta explica en este episodio
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More than 2,100 Columbia Water and Light customers in west Columbia were without power at about noon Wednesday.
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