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The Most Overvalued Housing Markets in the U.S. 01/29/2024 07:00pm • In the pre-pandemic days of late 2019 and early 2020, on a national level the U.S. housing market was reasonably balanced. With a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rate of 3.6%, the typical homeowner was paying just 22% of monthly per capita income on mortgage payments. Meanwhile, the typical tenant was The 16 Best Alaska Shore Excursions for 2024 01/29/2024 07:00pm • A cruise to Alaska is one of the best ways to visit many parts of the 49th state, including the Inside Passage and the southeastern port towns of Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway. You can also see dozens of glaciers on a cruise, plus remote places reachable only by water, like Glacier National Park &am How Do Conflicts and War Affect Stocks? 01/29/2024 07:00pm • The latest chapter of a long history of military conflict in the Middle East began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel. Israel responded by declaring war on Hamas shortly thereafter. In the months that have followed, tensions between the U.S. and How Hard Is Medical School and What Is the Med School Curriculum? 01/29/2024 07:00pm • While it might be a breath of fresh air to finish an undergraduate education, plunging into medical school next is a rigorous challenge that all prospective doctors must prepare for. Medical School vs. Undergraduate Coursework: What's the Difference?"Undergrad is difficult, especially as a premedica Ex-Peruvian intelligence chief pleads guilty to charges in 1992 massacre of six farmers 01/29/2024 06:42pm • LIMA, Peru (AP) — The controversial intelligence chief of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori on Monday pleaded guilty to charges in the 1992 massacre of six farmers who were accused of being members of a rebel group, taken from their homes by soldiers and executed in the town of Pativilca. Chicago to extend migrant shelter stay limits over concerns about long-term housing, employment 01/29/2024 06:35pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago will again extend its 60-day limit on shelter stays for asylum seekers, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced, just days ahead of a deadline that could have evicted nearly 2,000 migrants. Johnson said Monday the idea is to give people more time to resettle and find work. The polic Teenager awaiting trial in 2020 homicide who fled outside hospital is captured in Philadelphia 01/29/2024 05:55pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case who escaped outside a Philadelphia hospital last week was captured on Sunday, police said. Shane Pryor was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service, said Sgt. Eric Gripp with the Philadelphia Police Department. The marshals President Biden has said he'd shut the US-Mexico border if given the ability. What does that mean? 01/29/2024 03:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made some strong claims over the past few days about shutting down the U.S.-Mexico border as he tries to salvage a border deal in Congress that would also unlock money for Ukraine. The deal had been in the works for months and seemed to be nearing complet Maine lawmakers consider request to give subpoena power to committee investigating mass shooting 01/29/2024 01:44pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine legislative committee considered an emergency request on Monday to grant powers to a panel investigating last year's Lewiston mass shooting that the state's governor said are critical to unraveling how the killings unfolded. An independent commission is investigating X pauses some Taylor Swift searches as deepfake explicit images spread 01/29/2024 01:43pm • Elon Musk's social media platform X has blocked some searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online. Attempts to search for her name without quote marks on the site Monday resulted in an error message and a prompt for users to retry their search, whic DC implements $100 fines for using bus-only lanes 01/29/2024 01:19pm • It’s official: Beginning Monday in D.C., unauthorized drivers who enter the bus-only lanes illegally will face a hefty $100 fine. Following its monthslong warning period, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in partnership with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMA Lawmakers renew effort to extend access to health care for undocumented Marylanders 01/29/2024 01:13pm • Thousands of undocumented immigrants live in Maryland and many of them do not have health insurance that covers regular health check ups and other needs. Some members of the House of Delegates are renewing an effort to allow Maryland’s undocumented population to buy private health insurance throug In DC, working from home isn't about the comfy pants — it's about the commute 01/29/2024 10:18am • Commuters in the D.C. region face some of the lengthiest and costliest daily commutes in the nation. When the pandemic sent workers home, the lack of commute emerged as one of the, if not the, biggest unexpected benefits. Between gas and maintenance, toll fees and parking, and when you factor in AI companies will need to start reporting their safety tests to the US government 01/29/2024 05:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will start implementing a new requirement for the developers of major artificial intelligence systems to disclose their safety test results to the government. The White House AI Council is scheduled to meet Monday to review progress made on the executive North Korean cruise missile tests add to country's provocative start to 2024 01/29/2024 03:19am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s weekend test of new cruise missiles for submarine launches added to its provocative start to 2024, as leader Kim Jong Un flaunts his growing nuclear arsenal and threatens nuclear conflict with Washington, Seoul and Tokyo. Kim has gained confidence from the