The Chicago Mercantile Exchange started trading bitcoin futures Sunday evening, becoming the second major U.S. exchange to do so. Its competitor, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, started trading bitcoin futures last week. According to The Associated Press, the futures were trading lower after their CME debut. By 2:00 a.m. EST […]
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Housing’s new normal: Struggling to make the rent
Surging rents, a dearth of affordable housing, mounting competition for apartments from wealthier renters. Welcome to the American housing market’s “new normal.” About half of renters across the US are “cost-burdened,” meaning more than one-third of their income goes to their landlord, according to a recent study from Harvard University’s Joint Center […]
More Americans struggling to make the rent
Surging rents, a dearth of affordable housing, mounting competition for apartments from wealthier renters. Welcome to the American housing market’s “new normal.” About half of renters across the US are “cost-burdened,” meaning more than one-third of their income goes to their landlord, according to a recent study from Harvard University’s Joint Center […]
Secret Santa spreads holiday cheer to Texas town hit by Harvey
BEAUMONT, Tx. — Joann Petty isn’t exactly in the Christmas spirit, and who can blame her? Four months after Hurricane Harvey flooded Beaumont, Texas, Joann and hundreds like her are still virtually homeless for the holidays. Joann said she lost everything, and couldn’t even afford to buy her grandkids […]
Earthquake hits Indonesia’s Java island
Last Updated Dec 15, 2017 3:03 PM EST JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake shook the Indonesian capital Friday night and other cities on the country’s most populous island of Java, killing at least 1 person amid reports of more deaths and collapsed houses. The quake struck at 11:47 p.m. […]
The lasting friendship of John McCain and Lindsey Graham
Last Updated Aug 25, 2018 9:31 PM EDT It all started years ago, during the push for then-President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, when Lindsey Graham, then a House member, was presenting the case to senators, including Arizona’s Sen. John McCain. “Congressman Graham, on the most solemn occasion, said, ‘You know, where […]
Shooting suspect in custody after dramatic police chase in Baltimore
Last Updated Dec 15, 2017 2:55 PM EST BALTIMORE – Police say a suspect fired randomly from his car during a dramatic Baltimore police chase Friday, striking and wounding two people. An officer also sustained a “significant leg injury” before police were able to stop the car and arrest the […]
SpaceX lifts off from launch pad rebuilt after explosion
A previously-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a “used” Dragon cargo ship loaded with 4,800 pounds of equipment bound for the International Space Station blasted off from Cape Canaveral Friday, the first flight off a launch pad that was virtually destroyed when another Falcon 9 booster exploded on the ground […]
Uber driver accused of raping teen he drove home from bar
Last Updated Dec 15, 2017 4:57 PM EST NORCROSS, Ga. — An Uber driver faces a rape charge after investigators say he attacked an intoxicated 16-year-old passenger, CBS Atlanta affiliate WGCL-TV reports. Police identified the Uber driver as Abdoulie Jagne, 58. He has been jailed and charged with rape. Gwinnett County police say […]
When Tiny Tim married Miss Vicki
And now a page from our “Sunday Morning” Almanac: December 17, 1969, 48 years ago today — a wedding day like no other. For that was the day the singer known as Tiny Tim married Vicki Budinger on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” Victoria May “Miss Vicki” Budinger and […]