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  • Biden to honor 12 people with Presidential Citizens Medal on two-year anniversary of Jan. 6 insurrection

    Biden to honor 12 people with Presidential Citizens Medal on two-year anniversary of Jan. 6 insurrection

     

    President Joe Biden on Friday plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection by awarding for the first time in his presidency the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people.

    ​President Joe Biden on Friday plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection by awarding for the first time in his presidency the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people. 

  • Here’s what to expect in the housing market this year

    Here’s what to expect in the housing market this year

     

    Last year was a wild ride in the US housing market. Mortgage rates doubled and sales plummeted, triggering the longest month-to-month slump on record. A lot of would-be buyers and sellers watched from the sidelines.

    ​Last year was a wild ride in the US housing market. Mortgage rates doubled and sales plummeted, triggering the longest month-to-month slump on record. A lot of would-be buyers and sellers watched from the sidelines. 

  • Mortgage rates start 2023 twice as high as they were a year ago

    Mortgage rates start 2023 twice as high as they were a year ago

     

    Mortgage rates inched up again last week, after a slight increase the week before interrupted six straight weeks of falling rates.

    ​Mortgage rates inched up again last week, after a slight increase the week before interrupted six straight weeks of falling rates. 

  • Biden announces new migration programs as he prepares to visit the border

    Biden announces new migration programs as he prepares to visit the border

     

    President Joe Biden will announce Thursday he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela — along with a plan to expel as many migrants from those countries who circumvent US laws — as his administration confronts a surge of migrants at the southern border.

    ​President Joe Biden will announce Thursday he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela — along with a plan to expel as many migrants from those countries who circumvent US laws — as his administration confronts a surge of migrants at the southern border. 

  • Americans spent a record $212 billion online shopping this holiday season amid deep discounts

    Americans spent a record $212 billion online shopping this holiday season amid deep discounts

     

    Online shopping increased steadily this holiday season as record-setting discounts helped offset the pain from high inflation, according to a report released Thursday.

    ​Online shopping increased steadily this holiday season as record-setting discounts helped offset the pain from high inflation, according to a report released Thursday. 

  • Family plans to sell Bruce’s Beach property back to L.A. County for $20 million

    Family plans to sell Bruce’s Beach property back to L.A. County for $20 million

     

    Bruce’s Beach, an oceanfront property in Southern California that was taken from Black owners in the Jim Crow era and returned to their descendants last year, will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, county officials said Tuesday.

    ​Bruce’s Beach, an oceanfront property in Southern California that was taken from Black owners in the Jim Crow era and returned to their descendants last year, will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, county officials said Tuesday. 

  • More nurses reach tentative contract agreement, but negotiations at five hospitals continue

    More nurses reach tentative contract agreement, but negotiations at five hospitals continue

     

    The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has announced tentative agreements have been reached with two more hospitals — Maimonides and Richmond University Medical Center — ahead of a planned Monday strike. The tentative agreements are in addition to that reached Sunday for union nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

    ​The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has announced tentative agreements have been reached with two more hospitals — Maimonides and Richmond University Medical Center — ahead of a planned Monday strike. The tentative agreements are in addition to that reached Sunday for union nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. 

  • Democratic senators say Navy response to suicides on board aircraft carrier is unacceptable

    Democratic senators say Navy response to suicides on board aircraft carrier is unacceptable

     

    The Navy’s response to a series of suicides on board a US aircraft carrier was unacceptable, according to two Democratic senators, who called on Navy leadership to improve the living conditions for sailors working in shipyards and provide better mental health care.

    ​The Navy’s response to a series of suicides on board a US aircraft carrier was unacceptable, according to two Democratic senators, who called on Navy leadership to improve the living conditions for sailors working in shipyards and provide better mental health care. 

  • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set to publish ‘Lovely One’ memoir

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set to publish ‘Lovely One’ memoir

     

    Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is planning to release a memoir on her life titled “Lovely One,” the book’s publisher announced Thursday.

    ​Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is planning to release a memoir on her life titled “Lovely One,” the book’s publisher announced Thursday. 

  • The clerk presiding during the speaker vote is no stranger to turbulent times in the House

    The clerk presiding during the speaker vote is no stranger to turbulent times in the House

     

    Cheryl Johnson, the House clerk who has presided over the contentious votes taking place this week during the speakership elections, is no stranger to turbulent times in the House of Representatives.

    ​Cheryl Johnson, the House clerk who has presided over the contentious votes taking place this week during the speakership elections, is no stranger to turbulent times in the House of Representatives.