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The Hottest U.S. Housing Markets 02/11/2024 07:00pm • Despite 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rates falling to about 6.8% from October's highs, which approached 8.0%, the national U.S. housing market remains somewhat frozen given the huge share of existing owners locked in place with mortgages well below 6%. However, with continuing signs that inflation i The Best Places to Retire in South Carolina 02/11/2024 07:00pm • South Carolina's affordable homes and pleasant winter temperatures -- plus its tax-friendly laws -- make the state attractive to retirees. Those who relocate from more expensive parts of the country may be able to enjoy a higher quality of life. You could retire in a coastal area, historic city or c Have old dresses in your closet? You can donate them to help teens get fancy for prom in Montgomery Co. 02/11/2024 01:18pm • With the high cost of prom, many students have trouble affording the dress and accessories to make them feel beautiful on the night of the dance. That's where "Project Prom Dress" steps in. It's the third year for the annual prom attire giveaway event for all high schoolers. The event is curre Virginia House OKs 'cake pop bill' easing limits on small sellers of homemade goods 02/11/2024 12:00am • Three months ago, Kelly Phillips got a letter from Virginia officials warning her that the small cake pop business she runs out of her home was selling its bite-sized treats illicitly. This week, several grown men waved cake pops around in the Virginia House of Delegates as the body voted 94-2 to Prince William board dismisses inactive applications for proposed shopping centers 02/10/2024 11:03pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday moved to unanimously dismiss a number of inactive zoning applications that developers haven't taken action on in at least a year. The most significant of those dismissed include a proposed expansion to the Virginia Gateway strip mall in Gain Dustin Johnson wins LIV Golf Las Vegas in windy and chilly conditions 02/10/2024 08:04pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dustin Johnson won LIV Golf Las Vegas on Saturday in windy and chilly conditions for his third victory on the Saudi-funded tour, pulling ahead with a birdie on No. 17 and closing with a par to edge Peter Uihlein and Talor Gooch by a stroke. Johnson shot a 1-under 69 to finish at 1 Elon Musk's Neuralink moves legal home to Nevada after Delaware judge invalidates his Tesla pay deal 02/10/2024 01:03pm • Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has moved its legal corporate home from Delaware to Nevada after a Delaware judge struck down Musk's $55.8 billion pay package as CEO of Tesla. Neuralink, which has its physical headquarters in Fremont, California, became a Nevada company on Thursday, a Virginia House OKs ‘cake pop bill’ easing limits on small sellers of homemade goods 02/10/2024 11:00am • Three months ago, Kelly Phillips got a letter from Virginia officials warning her that the small cake pop business she runs out of her home was selling its bite-sized treats illicitly. This week, several grown men waved cake pops around in the Virginia House of Delegates as the body voted 94-2 to It's not just Purdy. Several late picks and undrafted players make an impact for Chiefs and 49ers 02/10/2024 10:23am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — If you're the last player picked in the NFL draft, at least you get a nickname — Mr. Irrelevant — and a certain amount of fanfare. When you're taken a little bit earlier, you're just a normal seventh-round selection. “I had no idea where I was going. If you had told me I wen Here's how to bet legally on the Super Bowl 02/10/2024 09:41am • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — More people in the U.S. than ever before are expected to bet on this year's Super Bowl, including novice bettors attracted to the game due to the possible attendance of pop star Taylor Swift, whose boyfriend Travis Kelce will be among the players. With sports betting ads An unused rail corridor in the Shenandoah Valley sparks a fight over what’s next 02/10/2024 07:35am • Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail trail. The nearly 50-mile rail corridor, which was first established in the 1850s, runs from Front Royal to the town of Broadway Teen accused of shooting tourist in Times Square and firing at officer arrested after search 02/09/2024 07:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A 15-year-old accused of shooting a Brazilian tourist in the leg in Times Square Thursday night, then firing at a police officer while fleeing, was arrested just outside of New York City on Friday, police officials said. The teenager was taken into custody at a residential house t A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes greater Los Angeles. No reports of significant damage 02/09/2024 07:23pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Southern California coast near Malibu on Friday and was widely felt in the Los Angeles region, rattling windows and shaking shelves but bringing no reports of major damage or injuries. The area of the epicenter was in the rugged Santa Monica Nearly 200 abused corpses were found at a funeral home. Why did it take authorities years to act? 02/09/2024 06:01pm • DENVER (AP) — A county coroner reported suspicions about bodies being poorly treated by a Colorado funeral home more than three years before nearly 200 decomposing bodies were discovered inside a decrepit building in October, according to newly unsealed court documents that raise questions about h Critics of Alexandria arena plan are 'personally frustrating,' owner of Caps and Wizards says 02/09/2024 04:56pm • Ted Leonsis, the owner of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals, responded Friday to Alexandria, Virginia, residents who are opposed to the plan to move the teams from D.C. to a new arena in the Potomac Yard neighborhood of Alexandria. "It's a very passionate group of