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TSA confiscated more than 6,500 guns from passengers last year
The Transportation Security Administration seized more than 6,500 guns from airplane passengers in 2022, a new record for the agency.TSA agents confiscated 6,542 guns — 88% of which were loaded — … more
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In this file photo, flu and coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine signage at a New York drug store earlier this year.
End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes
The Biden administration’s plan to unwind the public health emergency tied to the COVID-19 pandemic will spur a whirlwind of changes related to telehealth, Medicaid, pharmaceuticals … more
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As droughts become more frequent, governments all over the world are looking at ways to balance water supply and demand, including by raising prices.
Want people to use less water? Tell them it’s going to cost more
When people hear that their water is going to cost more, they start to use less of it.That seemingly obvious finding comes from a new study led by researchers at the National University of Singapore … more
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Raquel Gabin (left) hugs her mother Joseline Castanos while listening to speakers during the Moms Demand Action Gun Violence Rally on June 8, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
Court overturns federal law that kept guns away from people with restraining orders
The decades-old U.S. law barring Americans who commit domestic-violence from possessing guns contradicts the nation’s “historical tradition” of access to firearms even for people who aren’t … more
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A man pumps gas at an Exxon Mobil gas station on June 9, 2022, in Houston.
Peak gasoline heralds price shocks for drivers, inflation headaches
Gasoline demand in the U.S. has peaked, with a surprise slowdown last year signaling that consumption is unlikely to ever again return to pre-COVID levels.This long-awaited milestone shows that … more
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Shoppers walk through a Los Angeles shopping mall in December.
US GDP expands at healthy 2.9% pace while slowdown signs mount
The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy pace in the fourth quarter, though signs of slowing underlying demand mounted as the steepest interest-rate hikes in decades threaten growth this year.Gross … more
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Homes in the Travisso development in Travis County.
US housing market cools with prices down 2.5% from peak in June
The US housing slump stretched into a fifth month, sending a measure of prices down 2.5% from a peak in June.Prices also fell roughly 0.3% in November from a month before, according to a seasonally … more
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In this aerial view, completed and under construction new homes at a site in Trappe, Maryland, on October 28, 2022. - New home sales in the US dipped in September, official data showed on October 26, 2022, as worsening affordability nudges ownership further out of reach for many. Sales soared during the coronavirus pandemic as Americans snapped up homes on the back of bargain mortgage rates, but the sector has cooled with the US Federal Reserve hiking lending rates as it fights to bring down surging inflation. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
Mortgage rates in the US slip for a fourth week, hitting 6.09%
Mortgage rates in the U.S. fell for a fourth straight week.The average for a 30-year, fixed loan was 6.09%, down from 6.13% last week, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday. Mortgage costs … more
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A hiring sign at a convention and visitors bureau hiring event focused on the hospitality industry.
US payrolls surprise with surge as jobless rate hits 53-year low
The U.S. labor market burned red-hot in January as hiring unexpectedly surged and unemployment fell to a 53-year low, defying recession forecasts and adding pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep … more
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President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Belmont Water Treatment Plant on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)
US downs Chinese balloon, prompting protests from Beijing
The U.S. shot down an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, capping days of waiting as it traversed the country and injected new tension into relations with … more
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks on Capitol Hill, on Jan. 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)
The Week Ahead: Why interest rates and reputation are on the lunch menu for the Fed chairman and investors
Last week it was the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee shaping monetary policy and investor expectations. In the week ahead, it will be the Fed’s open mouth practices at … more
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The flag of the People's Republic of China flies in the wind above the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco on July 23, 2020. (Philip Pacheco/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
What you need to know about the suspected Chinese spy balloon floating over the US
The U.S. Defense Department says it’s monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, as of Friday floating over the Central U.S. and underscoring mutual suspicion … more
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Recent research shows that eating less is more effective for weight loss than intermittent fasting, striking a blow at many popular diets.
Eating less beats intermittent fasting for weight loss, study says
Eating smaller meals and cutting calories is a more effective way to manage weight than intermittent fasting, when consumption is restricted to a narrow window of time. That’s the conclusion … more
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The U.S. Supreme Court stands on Dec. 11, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Supreme Court to weigh legality of government keeping revenue from seized properties
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case of a Minneapolis woman in her 90s whose condo was seized by Hennepin County because she didn't pay her property taxes.The 2015 … more
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A home for sale in Cedar Park on Dec. 1, 2022.
US mortgage rates retreat to 6.23%, lowest in four months
U.S. mortgage rates fell to a four-month low last week, supporting more home purchases and refinancing.The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage decreased 19 basis points to 6.23% in the week … more
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at a press conference with organizers of “The People’s Convoy” near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 2022.
Ted Cruz, who’s running for a third term, again files bill to limit U.S. senators to two terms
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz reintroduced a bill last week to limit senators from serving more than two six-year terms, even as he stands by plans to run for his third. The bill is a constitutional … more
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Several homes under construction in the Travisso development in Leander last August. The homes in the area were listed to sell from $800,000 to more than $1.1 million.
Renting a house is now more affordable than buying one across the US
Home prices dropped more than 11% in Cedar Park last month, while the average price of homes sold in Leander jumped by nearly 13%. And a national report showed that renting a median priced … more
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Hundreds protest a Trump administration announcement this week that rescinds an Obama-era order allowing transgender students to use school bathrooms matching their gender identities, at the Stonewall Inn on Feb. 23, 2017, in New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/TNS)
Nearly 9 in 10 trans youth say recent wave of anti-LGBTQ policies negatively affected their mental health, poll says
The recent explosion in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric across the country is dramatically affecting LGBTQ youth — especially transgender and nonbinary kids and young adults — according to a poll … more
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US inflation cools again, putting Fed on track to downshift
U.S. inflation continued to slow in December, adding to evidence price pressures have peaked and putting the Federal Reserve on track to again slow the pace of interest-rate hikes.The overall … more
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Lawyer Diane Toscano, who represents Abby Zwerner, the Newport News, Virginia, teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student, reads a statement to media on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Newport News. (Mike Caudill/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS)
Leadership at Virginia school ‘failed to act’ after 3 warnings boy had gun on day of shooting, attorney says
Richneck Elementary School teacher Abigail Zwerner intends to file a lawsuit against the Newport News school division after school administrators “failed to act” before she … more
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