While stubborn inflation isn’t welcome by homebuyers, they still have some viable options to explore. Getty Images/iStockphoto Another month, another discouraging inflation report. That was the main takeaway on Wednesday when the Labor Department announced the inflation figures for September. Prices rose 0.4% from August to September while annual consumer […]
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El Niño is going to continue through spring 2024, forecasters predict
Forecasters say there could be months still to go before the culmination of El Niño, a climate pattern characterized by higher sea surface temperatures and precipitation across the equatorial Pacific Ocean that can affect weather across the globe. The warm phase of an oscillating cycle that recurs every few years, El […]
Sen. Bob Menendez hit with new charges of conspiring to act as foreign agent
Washington — New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez has been accused by the Justice Department of conspiring to act as a foreign agent to Egypt, according to new court documents unsealed Thursday. The superseding indictment filed in federal district court in New York charges Menendez with one count of conspiring to […]
What an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza would entail
What an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza would entail – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel has mobilized 35 battalions along the Gaza border, setting the state for a possible ground invasion, as part of its retaliation for the deadly Hamas terror attacks. Seth G. Jones, the director of the […]
Inflation is holding steady. Here’s what that means for your savings.
September’s inflation rate remained unchanged from the 3.7% increase in August. Getty Images While there was hope that inflation would finally be on the decline, unfortunately, it appears to be holding steady. The latest data from the Federal Reserve’s Consumer Price Index report shows that in September, the annual consumer […]
Autoworkers walk out at Ford’s largest factory as UAW escalates strike
The United Auto Workers union is raising the stakes against Detroit’s Three automakers, shutting down Ford’s largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis. In a surprise move Wednesday night, 8,700 members left their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant in Louisville. Union President Shawn Fain said in a video on […]
Survivor of Hamas attack tells Blinken the “first priority” is hostages in Gaza
Survivor of Hamas attack tells Blinken the “first priority” is hostages in Gaza – CBS News Watch CBS News Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Israel on Thursday met a survivor of the Hamas attack on an Israeli music festival on Saturday. The 24-year-old woman told Blinken, “We went through […]
4 signs you’re a victim of identity theft (and what to do about it)
Unexpected charges and account openings could be red flags that your identity has been stolen. Getty Images/iStockphoto While you might think identity theft would never happen to you, it’s unfortunately an all-too-common, growing problem. In the first half of 2023 alone, there were about as many identity theft reports as […]
Teen survivor of Kfar Aza massacre says family hid for 16 hours
A 13-year-old Israeli girl and her family survived a devastating Hamas attack on their village, which saw some of the worst atrocities against civilians in the militant group’s surprise assault on Israel. Kfar Aza, a settlement of 800 people just a few miles from the Gaza border, was one of […]
Live updates: Israel prepares for Gaza invasion as war with Hamas escalates
The death toll continued to climb as Israel bombarded Gaza on Tuesday, marking the fourth day of hostilities between Israel and Hamas. More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, authorities for the country said, while the Gaza health ministry said Tuesday that 900 had been killed in the […]