Existing Home Sales Rise Again; ‘Seller’s Market Is Developing,’ Realtors Say
Sales of existing homes rose 0.4 percent in January from December and were up 9.1 percent from January 2012, the National Association of Realtors reports.
Winter Storm ‘Q’ Barrels Through Nation’s Midsection
Winter Storm “Q,” which has already dumped a layer of snow in Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California, moves with full force into the eastern Plains and Midwest on Thursday, where it could dump a foot and a half of snow in some areas.
Biden: For Protection; ‘Buy A Shotgun, Buy A Shotgun’
Vice President Joe Biden’s advice to his wife about protecting their home in Delaware: They don’t need an assault-style weapon.
Single-Family Housing Starts Edged Up In January
Work was begun on 0.8 percent more single-family homes in January than had been started the month before, the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development say.
Like Facebook, Apple Says It Was Attacked By Hackers
Apple said today that the computers of some of its employees were attacked by hackers, who used the same vulnerability to access computers at Facebook.
‘It Felt Like An Earthquake’: One Still Missing After Kansas City Explosion
“It sounded like thunder, but it felt like an earthquake,” Tracey Truitt, a lawyer who was working in a nearby building, tells the Kansas City Star about an explosion Tuesday evening that leveled a restaurant in the city’s Country Club Plaza.
Newtown Shooter May Have Taken Cues From Norway Massacre
Investigators trying to piece together a motive in December’s killings in Newtown, Conn., believe that 20-year-old shooter Adam Lanza may have been inspired by a similar 2011 massacre in Norway.
Quite A Haul: $50 Million Worth Of Diamonds Stolen In Lightning-Fast Heist
In a heist right out of movies such as The Italian Job, eight masked gunman drove on to the tarmac at Brussels’ international airport Monday night, sped to a plane being loaded with diamonds and made off with about $50 million worth of the precious stones, authorities say.
Clues Connect Global Hacking To Chinese Government, Security Firm Says
“Hundreds of investigations convince us” that the Chinese government is at least aware of, and likely sponsoring, cyber thieves who have stolen massive amounts of information from companies around the world, including American defense contractors, a U.S. security firm reported Tuesday.
Get A Social Security Check? Treasury Says It’s Time To Go Electronic
Every month, the government sends out about 5 million checks to Americans who receive federal benefits. On March 1, the Treasury Department is making those paper checks a thing of the past.
