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Fraud trial juror claims she received $120K payment, was promised more to acquit

The jury was dismissed Monday after a woman reported leaving a bag with $120,000 in cash in her home and offering to pay more if she voted to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from programs meant to feed children during the pandemic. “This is completely outrageous,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph […]

Americans must make $120K a year to afford a home in 2024, realtor says

One expert argues that Americans now need to earn $120,000 a year to live a typical middle-class life and qualify to buy a home. “I think most people in America define the middle class as someone who works 40 hours a week and earns enough to buy the average American home,” said Freddie Smith, an […]