Washington — CBS News projected President Biden and former President Donald Trump hadeasy victories in Michigan’s Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, leaving little question about who will secure the party’s backing heading into the general election in November. But turnout was lower than previous contests, amid concerns about voter apathy in the key battleground state. How many people voted …
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Housing market shows no sign of thawing as spring buying season nears
Although the housing market traditionally thaws every spring, aspiring homebuyers may want to consider an extended hibernation given what is an exceptionally tough market this year. Home prices last year rose an average of 6.7% in the country’s 20 biggest metro areas, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data. Across the nation as a whole, housing prices rose than …
Read More »Key witness in Holly Bobo murder trial says his testimony was a lie, court documents show
As the star witness in the Holly Bobo murder trial, Jason Autry spoke in a calm, deliberative manner as an attentive jury listened to him recreate the day the kidnapped Tennessee nursing student was wrapped in a blanket, placed in the back of a pickup truck, driven to a river and shot to death by his friend. Autry wore a …
Read More »Mitch McConnell stepping down as Senate GOP leader, ending historic 17-year run
Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he’s stepping down as the upper chamber’s GOP leader after November’s elections, ending a 17-year run that made him the longest-serving party leader in Senate history and often the most powerful Republican in Washington. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced his decision on the Senate floor on Wednesday. “I always imagined …
Read More »Coinbase scrambles to restore digital wallets after some customers saw $0 in their accounts
Coinbase apps are “recovering” after some customers opened their digital accounts to find them showing zero balances, CEO Brian Armstrong said Wednesday afternoon. The cryptocurrency exchangeacknowledgedthe issue earlier Wednesday after users reported difficulties making trades and that their accounts were empty. “Apps are now recovering,” Armstrong said on X (formerly known as Twitter). “We had modeled a ~10x surge in …
Read More »Idaho delays execution of serial killer Thomas Creech after failed lethal injection attempts
Idaho on Wednesday delayed the execution of convicted serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates, after a failed attempt at lethal injection. Creech, who has been convicted of five murders, was sentenced to die for the killing of a fellow prisoner with a battery-filled sock in 1981. “The medical team could not establish an …
Read More »Ghanas parliament passes strict new anti-LGBTQ legislation to extend sentences and expand scope
Johannesburg —Ghana’s parliament approved a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ bill on Wednesday after months of debate. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill is one of the toughest pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Africa. Homosexuality is already illegal in Ghana and punishable by up to three years in prison. Under the new law, that maximum sentence will increase to five …
Read More »Judge orders former President Trump removed from Illinois primary ballot, but puts order on hold
UPDATE (2/29/2024): Former President Donald Trump has appealed a Cook County judge’s ruling to remove him from the ballot in Illinois’ primary election. CHICAGO (CBS) — A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered the Illinois Board of Elections to remove former President Donald Trump from the Illinois primary ballot – but also put the order on hold, pending a likely …
Read More »Cracked windshield forces American Airlines flight to make emergency landing in Boston
BOSTON – An American Airlines flight bound for Spain was forced to divert to Logan Airport in Boston Wednesday night because of a cracked windshield, according to Massachusetts State Police. American Airlines flight 94 American Airlines Flight 94 took off from JFK Airport in New York City and was headed to Madrid, Spain when it was diverted to Boston because …
Read More »Smokehouse Creek Fire, second-largest in U.S. history, merges with another to stretch across huge swath of Texas Panhandle
In the Texas Panhandle, the Smokehouse Creek Fire that broke out earlier this week has since extended to nearly 1.1 million acres, firefighters said Thursday, quickly becoming the “largest and most destructive” in state history. The historic blaze has now merged with another wildfire to stretch across a huge swath of the Panhandle. As of Friday, the fire located in …
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