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.
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.
‘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.
Huge Bomb In Pakistani Market Kills Dozens
There’s been another horrifying bombing in Quetta, Pakistan; reports say at least 47 people are dead after an explosive device went off in a crowded marketplace. At least 130 people are hurt, notes Reuters. Photos from the scene show heavy smoke rising over buildings.
Nuclear Waste Seeping From Container In Hazardous Wash. State Facility
Nuclear waste is leaking out of a tank in one of the most contaminated nuclear waste sites in the U.S.
The 27th Victim: Nancy Lanza Is Subject Of ‘Frontline’ Documentary
The lives of the 26 people murdered by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December were eulogized and celebrated after the tragedy. But many discussions about Lanza’s first victim, his mother, Nancy, were marked by both sympathy and suspicion, particularly as the news emerged that she had taken her son to shooting ranges.
