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January home sales fall as high mortgage rates, prices freeze out would-be buyers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in January as rising mortgage rates and prices put off many would-be homebuyers despite a wider selection of properties on the market. Sales fell 4.9% last month from December to a seaso...
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Connor McDavid scores in OT to give Canada 3-2 win over United States in 4 Nations Face-Off final
BOSTON (AP) - When they played "O Canada" for the second time, there were no American fans left in the arena to boo. Instead, the Canadian team stood at the blue line, arm in arm, player and coach, wearing their championship hats while the maple lea...
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Ja Morant the Memphis player burglarized by group targeting pro athletes, report says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant is the Memphis Grizzlies player whose home was burglarized by the seven men from Chile charged in federal court with orchestrating break-ins at the homes of prominent professional athletes around ...
Feb 20, 2025
The Latest: Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection next year
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing that he won't seek reelection next year, ending a decades-long tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump....
Feb 20, 2025
EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hoping to head off a potential trade conflict, a top European Union official stressed the importance of active engagement and fairness in trade during a four-hour meeting with Trump administration officials. "The top objective as it...
Feb 20, 2025
Johnson to talk about racial justice at Natchez Historical Society meeting
NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Paula C. Johnson, professor at Syracuse University College of Law and director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI), will talk about racial justice at the Tuesday, February 25 meeting of the Natchez Historical Society. The program will be held at the Historic Natchez Foundation at 108 S. Commerc...
Feb 20, 2025
Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manf...
Feb 20, 2025
The Latest: Trump supports Musk's idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens
President Donald Trump said that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency back to U.S. citizens as a kind of dividend. This comes as labor unions, Democrats and federal employees have filed ...
Feb 20, 2025
Is spending all day on your feet at work an occupational hazard?
NEW YORK (AP) - As a citizen of both France and America, Margaux Lantelme has noticed a difference in how store cashiers work in the two countries: in France, they do their jobs sitting down. In the U.S., where Lantelme works a register at REI, cashi...
Feb 20, 2025
Walmart profits, sales rolled in 2024, but this year appears to present some challenges
NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart delivered another year of strong sales and profits with its competitive prices an increasingly strong magnet for inflation-weary shoppers, but this year appears to come with new challenges. The outlook from the nation's large...
Feb 20, 2025