Housing prices: ‘We’re in for a little bit more pain,’ economist says

The rapid climb in mortgage rates finally paused this week, but elevated borrowing costs continue to stifle price-rattled home buyers. Rates for the popular 30-year fixed home loan slid to 5.70% last week, down from 5.81% the week prior, according to Freddie Mac. Still, rates have climbed 72 basis points within a three-week period and […]

Roe ruling: Donors step up on both sides of the abortion debate

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate. With the legality of abortion now up to individual states to determine, an issue long debated by legislators and philanthropists — when it was largely theoretical because only the Supreme Court could […]

Virginia law stops early inmate releases, angering families

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Christopher Ford was a baby when his father was sentenced to 28 years in prison for participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the killings of two people at a car dealership. After serving 25 years, prison officials told Robert Glenn Ford he would be released in July under a […]

US: Shot that killed journalist likely fired from Israelis

US officials say gunfire from Israeli positions likely killed Al-Jazeera journalist and American citizen Shireen Abu Akleh but there is ‘no reason to believe’ the shooting was intentional The State Department said on Monday that there was no reason to believe that the shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was intentional An investigation […]

Festival goer calls for Glastonbury's John Peel Stage to be renamed

Festival goer, 26, calls for Glastonbury’s John Peel Stage to be renamed over historical sexual abuse claims against the late BBC Radio One DJ Jack Owens said the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury is ‘long overdue’ a change  In 2012, a woman called claimed Jane Nevin she became pregnant by Peel during a three-month affair […]

Empty stores, violence and soaring costs spark death of High Street

Death of the Great British High Street: How empty stores, violence on the streets and soaring parking costs have turned once thriving town shopping areas into a shadow of their former selves Empty stores, violence on the streets and soaring parking costs have turned many of Britain’s once-thriving town centres into a shadow of their […]