Mortgage rates drop for third week in a row, but home buyers remain reluctant
Mortgage rates may be falling, but buyers aren’t convinced now is the right time to buy. (iStock ) There’s good news and bad news about mortgage rates this week. The good news is that rates continue their gradual downward trend, with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaging 6.87%. Freddie Mac is. While this is encouraging, […]
USC fraternity student set free after killing homeless man on school’s Greek Row
A University of Southern California student who killed a homeless man during a confrontation over a robbery along the campus’s Greek Row will not be charged in the stabbing, authorities have confirmed. Police said suspect Ivan Gallegos, 19, of Los Angeles, was taken into custody early Tuesday on suspicion of murder and was being held […]
USC fraternity student stabs homeless man to death on Greek Row
A University of Southern California student is accused of stabbing and killing a homeless man after catching him breaking into a car on the school’s Greek Street side Monday night, police said. Ivan Gallegos, 19, confronted the man in the parking lot of an off-campus housing building around 8:15 p.m., pulled out a knife and […]
Gotham FC tops Louisville for fourth win in a row
NJ/NY Gotham FC recorded their fourth straight win, defeating Racing Louisville FC 2-0 in NWSL action on Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. Gotham’s strong performance has seen them move up to fourth place in the current standings with 24 points (7 wins, 2 losses, 3 ties), while Louisville (3 wins, 3 losses, 6 ties, 15 points) […]
The Money Supply Has Shrunk For Eight Months In a Row
Money supply growth fell again in June, remaining deep in negative territory after turning negative in November 2022 for the first time in twenty-eight years. June’s drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years. Since April 2021, money supply growth has slowed quickly, and since November, […]
Boston lawmakers considering defunding police for third year in a row draws outrage: ‘Absurdly irresponsible’
The Boston legislators Police station The police department’s budget, which has been overfunded for three consecutive years, is coming under fire from the head of the city’s largest police union, according to a new report. “At a time of rising civil unrest and police departments across the country struggling to recruit and retain officers, any […]
‘I love campaigning’: Angela Rayner on being back in action after being cleared in tax row | Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner has been described by Labour’s campaign chief as a major electoral weapon, but until this week the party has not been able to make full use of her. Labour’s deputy leader has been facing questions about her residential past for several months while police investigate claims by the Conservative party that she may […]
Liberty drop second in a row with blowout loss to Lynx
MINNEAPOLIS — Napheesa Collier had 15 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx made 14 3-pointers, suffering their second straight loss with an 84-67 victory over the New York Liberty on Saturday. The Lynx jumped out of a tie with an 11-0 run late in the third quarter, including three 3-pointers, then went on […]
‘Mean Girl Murders’: Sole woman on Tennessee’s death row who killed fellow student at 18 subject of new doc
Christa Pike, who earned her status as Tennessee’s only female death row inmate for stabbing and bludgeoning a classmate to death and then attempting an elaborate jailbreak, was featured in a recent episode of Investigation Discovery’s “Mean Girl Murders.” Pike, now 48, was convicted of murdering Colleen Slemer, a fellow computer programming classmate at Knoxville […]
California unemployment rate is worst in the country for second year in a row
A new jobs report reveals California’s unemployment rate in April was 5.3% for the third month in a row. California possesses the highest unemployment rate in the country, with the national average being 3.9%. Washington, D.C., was not far behind California, with an unemployment rate of 5.2%, and Nevada was at 5.1%. A year ago, […]