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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem.The bill, which passed 89-10, would reduce regulations, regulate corporate investors and expand how housing dollars can be used to build affordable homes and rentals. It will now head back to the House, which passed a similar bill earlier this year.
“We have a housing shortage all across America,” said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who worked with Republicans to win... Read More
Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war
NEW YORK (AP) — Worries about the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Thursday and returned to big swings following a couple days of relative calm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.8%. The center of action was again the oil market, where the price of a barrel of Brent crude got as high as $101.59. Treasury yields climbed in the bond market on worries about higher inflation and fewer cuts to interest rates by the Federal Reserve.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE... Read More
Army sergeant wants to plead guilty in Georgia base shootings that injured 5
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An Army sergeant accused of shooting and wounding five co-workers at a southeast Georgia base last summer is seeking to plead guilty to attempted murder and other charges in a military court, Army prosecutors said Thursday.Authorities say Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, used a personal handgun to open fire on members of his supply unit at Fort Stewart in August. Gunfire injured four soldiers and a civilian worker, who was Radford’s romantic partner, before bystanders disarmed and restrained the sergeant, according to prosecutors.
A military judge... Read More
1 of 3 victims has died after a shooting at Virginia's Old Dominion University, campus police say
A gunman and one victim are dead, and two other victims are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning, the Virginia school’s police said.At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said officers responded after receiving reports that people were being shot in one of the classrooms in the university’s business school building, Constant Hall.
After the university initially said there were two victims, Shelton said authorities learned that there was a third victim who brought themselves to a... Read More
Mark DeRosa owns 'overly confident' WBC remark before Team USA's loss to Italy
HOUSTON (AP) — Manager Mark DeRosa says his premature comment about the United States having already punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals before facing Italy was just an “overly confident statement” and reiterated Thursday he knew nothing was guaranteed at that point.DeRosa had made that remark on MLB Network’s “Hot Stove” before the 8-6 loss to Italy on Tuesday that caused the U.S. to lose control of its WBC fate. The U.S. still advanced to a Friday quarterfinal matchup with Canada thanks to Italy’s 9-1 win over Mexico on Wednesday.
Top Stories
- Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
- Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war
- 1 of 3 victims has died after a shooting at Virginia's Old Dominion University, campus police say
- Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee
- Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says
- Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-face
- Iran's secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed
- Iran-linked hackers take aim at US and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war
- After years of growth, Georgiaâs film industry hits a painful reset
- Smaller portions are a big restaurant trend as customers watch their budgets and waistlines
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- A wooden holztrompete joins the Metâs new 'Tristan und Isolde' production
- A new exhibit shows plaster casts of Pompeii victims frozen at the time of death
- Morrissey calls off concert in Spain after local festivities deprived him of sleep
- After years of growth, Georgiaâs film industry hits a painful reset
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- Mark DeRosa owns 'overly confident' WBC remark before Team USA's loss to Italy
- Texas Techâs Christian Anderson strains a muscle on Big 12âs new glass floor in loss to Iowa State
- Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending the World Cup, citing safety concerns
- No. 20 Miami (Ohio) drops MAC opener, the first loss for D-I's last undefeated men's team