By JOSH JACQUOT Edmunds The number of truly outstanding performance cars priced at or around $65,000 might surprise you. But what you get for that money will amaze you. Every car on this list is track capable and can run to 60 mph in the 4-seoncd range or less while providing stunning grip and feedback.
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — A hotel in the Japanese city of Kyoto allegedly canceled an Israeli tourist’s reservation because of “war crimes,” drawing criticism from local officials who said it violated regulations. The tourist received a Whatsapp message from an employee at the popular destination’s Hotel Material telling him the booking scheduled for
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Una mujer de 71 años hizo historia como candidata en Miss Texas USA. Se trata de Marissa Teijo, de El Paso, quien, aunque no ganó la corona, se convirtió en la concursante de mayor edad en aparecer en el escenario del certamen, según informó KVIA, afiliada de CNN. Teijo creció
Continue ReadingBy KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Over the years, Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by extremist violence. This weekend, there was more bloodshed. Officials say five gunmen in the regional capital of Makhachkala and the city of Derbent opened fire at Orthodox churches and two synagogues,
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Hooters is the latest chain to close dozens of locations across the United States, blaming tough economic challenges including rising food and labor costs. “Like many restaurants under pressure from current market conditions, Hooters has made the difficult decision to close a select number of underperforming stores,”
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By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University says it’s placed three administrators on leave pending a university investigation of a weeks-old incident at an alumni reunion event. The university, which reiterated its commitment to combatting antisemitism, did not share any specifics for the leave. But the Washington Free Beacon and later the Columbia Spectator
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By Stephen Biddix Click here for updates on this story MILTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — A multi-generational dairy farm in Milton is still recovering from a devastating fire last Saturday. It started as a normal day at the Rowley Brothers Dairy Farm before Brendan Rowley’s father smelled smoke while milking a cow around 7:00 p.m. He
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who asked the justices to toss out his child pornography conviction.
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while you audition for commercials and background roles and hope to eventually make it. Although the Canadian actor and comedian has
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese transport ministry panel has proposed a number of air traffic control measures to boost safety. The new recommendations released Monday come more than six months after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The panel
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reviving a critical approval for a railroad project that would carry crude oil and boost fossil fuel production in rural eastern Utah. The justices said Monday they’ll review an appeals court ruling that overturned the approval issued
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Dior has staged an homage to sport on the eve of the Paris Olympics on the grounds of the Musée Rodin on the first day of Paris Couture Week. The show let the sumptuous, lightweight silks — georgette, taffeta, tulle, and sporty jersey — speak for
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By Rob Kuznia and Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — A new study has drawn a possible link between rising infant mortality in Texas and the state’s abortion restrictions, which, when they took effect in 2021, were the strictest in the nation. The study, published today in JAMA Pediatrics – a publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association –
Continue ReadingBy JOHN SEEWER and SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press The first weekend of summer brought a tragic yet familiar pattern for American cities wracked by gun violence as mass shootings left dozens dead or wounded at a party in Alabama, an entertainment district in Ohio and a grocery store in Arkansas. It was the second straight
Continue ReadingBy Kennedi Cooper Click here for updates on this story CANTON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The family of a Canton teacher killed in a wrong-way interstate crash wants her to be remembered as a beacon in the community and in the lives of her family and friends. Tyra Small-Jackson died Saturday in a head-on collision on
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Biddix Click here for updates on this story MILTON, Vermont (WNNE, WPTZ) — A multi-generational dairy farm in Milton is still recovering from a devastating fire last Saturday. It started as a normal day at the Rowley Brothers Dairy Farm before Brendan Rowley’s father smelled smoke while milking a cow around 7:00 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story HAMPTON, New Hampshire (WCVB) — Nearly a dozen sculptors competed for a $25,000 purse this weekend during the 24th annual Hampton Beach Sand Sculpting Classic. A newcomer to the New Hampshire competition earned first place and claimed the $6,000 grand prize. David Ducharme, of British
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Davis Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is honoring two of Winston-Salem’s first and most prominent black physicians. Almost 300 people braved the summer heat on Sunday to celebrate the life and legacies of Dr. Charlie Kennedy and Dr. Larry Hopkins through
Continue ReadingBy Raquel Ciampi Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON HILLS, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Pennsylvania mother is under arrest after her 3-year-old child was hit by a car in Jefferson Hills on Saturday. Officers with the Jefferson Hills Police Department were called to an Econo Lodge on Route 51 for a child who
Continue ReadingBy Allison Petro Click here for updates on this story VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — In 1994, a Florida 15-year-old girl was abducted and murdered after getting off her school bus outside DeLand. Since then, detectives have been trying to find the person responsible for killing Laralee Spear. However, information that may lead to answers
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