New-home sales decline to lowest level since January
Higher mortgage rates are curbing demand even as builders trim prices and offer incentives.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields highlights women-focused nonprofits
Net proceeds from the festival will benefit organizations spanning reproductive and maternal health, economic empowerment, legal advocacy and other issues affecting women and girls.
Unusual dragonfly swarms sweep across California after warm spring rains
Californians are spotting swarms of dragonflies in parks and farms in the Bay Area and elsewhere, likely due to warm spring rains.
Canada targets steel, fish and hundreds of other goods as Trump trade war escalates
Canada has pledged to roll out “dollar for dollar” counter-tariffs on scores of U.S. goods next month, in response to President Donald Trump’s latest import taxes that have plunged the…
Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months patrolling French Quarter
The Louisiana National Guard announced this week that it is ending its eight-month deployment patrolling the streets of New Orleans.
Watchdog files bar complaint against Jeanine Pirro over bid to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers
A legal watchdog says it has filed bar complaints accusing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two lieutenants of violating their ethical duties in seeking to charge six Democratic lawmakers with…
There are gas lines in Iran, but no sign yet that its leaders will bow to US sanctions
Long lines have formed outside gas stations in Iran's capital as people rush to fill their tanks amid fuel shortages, fears of higher prices and new U.S. sanctions.
How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century
Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care of gibbons.
More than 50 kidnapped after violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead
The United Nations says armed men have killed at least 47 people and kidnapped over 50 others near Haiti’s capital. This attack, which occurred Sunday in Kenscoff, is believed to…
ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July. That marks the highest single-month total during the second Trump administration.