China’s new home prices fell for the third straight month in September and based on official data they’re diving at their fastest pace in almost a year. Of the 70 cities listed in the data records, 54 reported price declines last month more than in August. September and October are traditionally peak months for new-home […]
Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet (228 meters) of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a final report that the crew failed to manage the plane’s vertical path, airspeed, and nose […]
People are leaving Miami! Life there has become so expensive that almost 80,000 residents packed their bags and left between 2020 and 2022. It’s the first population decline in the city in decades. NTD spoke to independent location counsel John Boyd of The Boyd Company, who said cost-of-living increases in Miami are a reflection of […]
U.S. year-over-year home prices dropped by the most since 2011, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. This time last year, home prices were continuing a hot streak of more than 20 percent annual gains for three consecutive months, a surge that eventually peaked in June 2022.
LONDON—Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year. The players must sign declarations of neutrality and comply with “appropriate conditions,” including not expressing support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “This was an incredibly difficult decision, not […]
Deposits at America’s small banks fell by a record amount in the week ending March 15 as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) spooked depositors and led many to withdraw their savings. Data from the Federal Reserve shows that deposits at small banks—defined as those smaller than the biggest 25—dropped $119 billion to $5.46 trillion, […]
SANTA FE, N.M.—Defense attorneys for actor Alec Baldwin are seeking to disqualify the special prosecutor in the case against him stemming from the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set. In a motion filed Tuesday in Santa Fe-based district court, Baldwin’s legal team said Andrea Reeb’s position as a state lawmaker […]
Drop boxes that enable people to drop off ballots cast by themselves and others are illegal under Wisconsin law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on July 8. The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) in two documents in 2020 said drop boxes can not only be utilized, but that they can be unstaffed and permanent. Further, the […]
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a new election law on Wednesday that will require a voter to show a photo ID to vote in the coming general election. The new law, House Bill 1878, requires voters to show one of the following photo IDs at polling sites: nonexpired Missouri driver’s license, nonexpired state nondriver’s license, […]
NEW YORK—In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July. The Broadway League announced Tuesday that mask-wearing will be optional next month onward, a further loosening of restrictions. In May, most Broadway theaters lifted the requirement that audience members […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Schoolchildren in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly on Monday. “With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the West, California, Oregon and Washington are moving together to update their masking guidance,” the […]
Abortions in Texas dropped significantly in the month after the state’s abortion ban took effect, according to newly released statistics. The number plummeted from 5,404 in August 2021 to 2,197 in the following month, according to the data from the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Just two procedures were done in September for […]
Horse riding will be removed from modern pentathlon’s program at the Olympics from Los Angeles 2028, the sport’s governing UIPM announced on Thursday, with a consultation process set to start soon to find a suitable replacement. The decision comes after Germany’s modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner hit Annika Schleu’s horse, Saint Boy, at the Tokyo […]
BEIJING—China’s vehicle sales slid in July for a third consecutive month, hit hard by flooding in some areas of the country, COVID-19 outbreaks in other areas, and the global shortage of semiconductors. The Chinese auto market saw sales drop 11.9 percent from the same month a year earlier to 1.86 million vehicles, according to data […]
