Across the country, investors are shaping local housing trends differently depending on market affordability. In expensive states – like California, Montana and Utah – investors are paying up to 35% above market price. In more affordable states like Michigan, Maryland and Virginia, they are targeting discounted homes, sometimes 50% below market value, according to the […]
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has spent nearly $56,000 fighting to keep public records secret, according to documents obtained by the Houston Chronicle. The Chronicle’s reporting found that the agency, which oversees the state’s electric utility industry, is paying mounting legal costs to appeal decisions requiring it to release information about power plant loans […]
New York’s Q100 bus takes just five minutes to carry visitors and corrections officers across a bridge to one of the nation’s most infamous jail complexes. When they arrive, Rikers Island can feel like a different world. Zohran Mamdani’s election last week as mayor of New York City — its youngest since 1892 — is […]
The Supreme Court announced Monday it would decide if states can continue to count late-arriving mail-in ballots. The court took up an appeal from Mississippi, where a state law that allowed counting of ballots that arrived after Election Day was found to violate federal law. Mississippi is one of 18 states that accept mailed ballots […]
OMAHA, Neb. — A training drill in Omaha simulates a driver trapped in a crushed vehicle as firefighters work against the clock to gain access. The scenario is routine for fire science students, but fire officials say the challenge begins long before an emergency call: having enough people to respond. Training future firefighters Metropolitan Community […]
After six weeks of gridlock, the Senate finally moved late Sunday on a short-term funding deal that could reopen the government. But the fight over health care subsidies isn’t over yet. Plus, President Donald Trump is floating a new “tariff dividend,” saying most Americans could see a $2,000 payout as a reward for the nation’s […]
A federal appeals court has ruled the Trump administration must fully fund food assistance benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. Late Sunday night, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld a lower court order from Rhode Island requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to release $4 billion to ensure Americans receive full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
KATY, Texas — Pam and Doug Johse have been on their feet for hours, shuffling between tasks with a Pavlovian urgency spurred by the dings and rings of kitchen timers. Yet as they unload a car packed with the treats they baked earlier today, the Johses find themselves racing against another clock: There’s only 15 […]
Seven lawsuits were filed in California state courts against OpenAI, Inc. and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT caused people mental health issues and even led them to commit suicide. The Social Media Victims Law Center brought the litigation on behalf of six adults and one teen. Editor’s Note: This article discusses suicide. Reader discretion […]
President Donald Trump has issued a wave of new pardons, clearing more than 70 political allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The proclamation posted Sunday night by pardon attorney Ed Martin lists high-profile names including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and attorney Sidney Powell, among others accused […]
