Home affordability has gotten worse in most major U.S. cities — except for Austin, Texas. Of the 50 largest real estate markets in the U.S., Austin is the only city to post a decline in home prices for the 12 months ending in November, according to a report by online realtor Redfin. In that time, … Read more
A NSW police officer who groomed and coerced a teenager into sex after meeting her while on duty has been jailed for at least three years. Matthew Robert Townsend admitted pursuing the 15-year-old after taking a statement from her when she was physically assaulted at school. The 29-year-old former probationary constable pursued the schoolgirl using … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on December 13, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images After nine straight sessions of gains, Wall Street suddenly took a turn around an hour and a half before the closing bell on Wednesday, leading the S&P … Read more
Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images Both new and used car purchases were expensive for drivers this year, as limited inventory and high borrowing costs affected affordability. “Interest rates have taken such a toll on purchasing power,” said Ivan Drury, director of insights at Edmunds. Yet, consumers might begin to see lower prices in 2024, … Read more
A revered rural fire captain has died while responding to a car blaze in regional New South Wales, just hours after a firefighter was killed in a house blaze in Sydney. Group Captain Dale Bowles is being remembered as “energetic, dedicated and accomplished” following a fatal medical episode on the way to the fire in … Read more
The U.K. and Switzerland are deepening the ties between their financial services sectors with a new post-Brexit deal. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. and Switzerland on Thursday will sign a post-Brexit financial services deal designed to bring two of Europe’s largest banking centers closer together. British Finance Minister Jeremy … Read more
(NewsNation) — Republicans are rallying behind former President Donald Trump after the Colorado Supreme Court booted him off the state’s GOP primary ballot. Now, the state’s Republican Party is threatening to switch to a caucus system if Trump loses a challenge to the ruling at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices ruled Tuesday that the … Read more
The leader of Hamas made his first visit to Egypt for more than a month on Wednesday, a rare personal intervention in diplomacy amid what a source described as intensive talks on a new ceasefire to let aid reach Gaza and get hostages freed. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who normally resides in Qatar, typically intervenes … Read more
An Australian tourist has died in Bali in a hit-and-run scooter crash. The 33-year-old was left for dead following a collision on the Persinggahan Hwy in Klungkung, in Bali’s southeast, about 3.30pm on Tuesday. The traveller was riding a Honda Scoopy scooter along Persinggahan Hwy when a speeding bike, coming in the opposite direction, crashed … Read more
DETROIT – DeAngelo Martin killed four women and raped two others over a 16-month span before he was captured. Only now, a year after Martin was sent to prison, is it clear that police failed repeatedly to follow up on leads or take investigative steps that may have averted the killing spree, despite receiving repeated … Read more
