Mortgage rates are falling. Here’s what you should know before buying a new home
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Homebuying in the United States has recently slowed to a crawl, but falling mortgage rates could soon jolt it…
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Russia targets cities and infrastructure in largest air attack since war began, Ukraine says
By Svitlana Vlasova, Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova and Christian Edwards, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia launched a “massive” missile…
Continue ReadingFire engulfs apartment building in east London, sending 2 to hospital
LONDON (AP) — Two people have been hospitalized after fire engulfed an apartment building in east London early Monday, sending thick black smoke…
Continue ReadingRussia’s deadly overnight barrage of missiles and drones hits over half of Ukraine, officials say
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia battered much of Ukraine on Monday, firing scores of missiles and drones that killed four people,…
Continue ReadingKroger and Albertsons head to court to defend merger plan against US regulators’ objections
AP Business Writer Kroger and Albertsons will defend their plan to merge – and try to overcome the U.S. government’s objections – in a federal…
Continue Reading‘Barcelona or die’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
Associated Press THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate…
Continue ReadingRussian forces close in on key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. But fleeing is hard – even for those who can afford it
By Ivana Kottasová and Kosta Hak, CNN Pokrovsk, Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — The empty boxes are piling up on the floor as Halyna goes through her…
Continue ReadingMillions in this country are stranded by flooding. Many blame their neighbor
By Rebecca Wright, Anna Coren, Salman Saeed and Mark Phillips, CNN Feni, Bangladesh (CNN) — Wading through muddy floodwaters up to chest…
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Women’s Equality Day celebrates suffrage; Oregon official cites need for more progress
Women’s Equality Day, observed on Monday, commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. More than a century later,…
Continue ReadingMalaysian naval attack ship sinks after hitting unknown object
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities are working to salvage a 45-year-old fast attack naval ship that sank after it struck an…
Continue ReadingIconic Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $24 million
By Lauren Rapp, CNN (CNN) — The jersey that legendary New York Yankees player Babe Ruth wore when he hit one of baseball’s most famous home…
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Oregon first to adopt metric that aims to make social-emotional health care for young children more accessible
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon aims to make social and emotional health care for young children more available…
Continue ReadingUtah judge to decide if author of children’s book on grief will face trial in her husband’s death
Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — An evidentiary hearing is underway for a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill at least 31 people in 2 separate attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks on Monday, with reports…
Continue ReadingHow an Alaska couple managed to escape a deadly landslide – but lost everything
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — James Montiver, 70, was relaxing on his sofa early Sunday evening when he suddenly heard…
Continue ReadingFirst criminal trial starts in New Hampshire youth detention center abuse scandal
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The first criminal trial arising from a five-year investigation into allegations of abuse at New…
Continue ReadingChina is conducting military patrols near the Myanmar border as civil war rages on the other side
BEIJING (AP) — China’s military is carrying out armed patrols near the Myanmar border this week, where the government is concerned about…
Continue ReadingIts economy and infrastructure battered, can Lebanon afford a war with Israel?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The ferocious exchange of fire by Hezbollah and the Israeli military is raising fears of a regional war beyond the…
Continue ReadingIce cave collapse in Iceland kills 1 tourist, and 2 are still missing
BERLIN (AP) — At least one person has died and two others are still missing after an ice cave partially collapsed as a group of tourists was…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s economy is struggling. Economists say ending the war would help
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In Jerusalem’s Old City, nearly all souvenir shops are closed. In Haifa’s flea market, forlorn merchants…
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