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What's next for the US housing market

So far this year, the real estate market has not been going the way many prospective homebuyers had hoped. Home prices -- already at all-time highs -- have continued to climb and mortgage rates have risen much faster than expected.

Convicted US Capitol rioter's son says he 'absolutely' agrees with father's sentence

The son of Guy Reffitt, the first US Capitol riot defendant to go to trial rather than take a plea agreement, said his father "absolutely" deserves the 87-month prison sentence that was handed down Monday.

Pelosi's expected Taiwan visit risks creating greater instability between the US and China

Neither the United States nor China has overt interests in their budding superpower rivalry boiling over into open military clashes despite soaring tensions ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's expected visit to Taiwan.

First on CNN: Top economists say Democrats' health care and climate package will put 'downward pressure on inflation'

Congressional Democrats' climate and health care package is getting a boost from a group of top economists, who wrote in a new letter that the so-called Inflation Reduction Act will lower prices for American consumers amid high inflation.

5 things to know for August 2: Al Qaeda, Taiwan, Extreme weather, Ukraine, Uvalde

A glimmer of relief is emerging at the checkout aisle: the return of discounts. Major retailers -- including Walmart, Best Buy and Target -- stocked up on merchandise months ago to prepare for supply chain shortages. But now, with extra …

How Joe Biden and his team decided to kill the world's most wanted terrorist

Before he gave the order to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, President Joe Biden wanted to intimately understand where the al Qaeda leader was hiding.

Zawahiri death settles another 9/11 score -- and hands Biden a political win

For a few hours, America's first war of the 21st century -- the war on terror -- returned to supersede the stirrings of a geopolitical showdown set to dominate the coming decades: a super power face-off with China.

Jan 6. rioter who carried gun to US Capitol and threatened Nancy Pelosi gets more than 7 years in prison

A federal judge on Monday sentenced Guy Reffitt, who brought a gun to the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and threatened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to more than seven years in prison, the longest insurrection-related sentence to …

Remarks by Vice President Harris on Climate Resilience

You know, it is a very challenging time in our country right now on this topic and many others. And it is good to be back in Miami with all of you and with the leaders who are here -- …

US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Is this as good as it gets for Big Oil?

The highest oil prices in a decade. A renewed government focus on energy security. Huge demand for refining crude so it can be used as fuel.

New Orleans Fire Department reports 'secured' abandon naval base caught on fire once again

The New Orleans Fire Department has reported that the abandoned naval base on 4400 Dauphine Street was on fire on Sunday morning.

Here come the discounts at Walmart, Best Buy and Gap

A glimmer of relief is emerging at the checkout aisle: the return of discounts.

Opinion: Crypto can't rely on the government to save it from itself

Cryptocurrency is having an existential crisis. Last month, crypto lender Celsius filed for bankruptcy protection. It has frozen withdrawals since June 12, and it's unclear if or when customers will get their money back. But Celsius is just one domino …

'Go to hell,' journalist tells Iran after a man with a loaded rifle was arrested near her Brooklyn home

Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad on Monday told the Iranian regime, "Go to hell," just days after authorities informed her a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle was arrested in the Brooklyn neighborhood where she lives with her family, …