A “For Sale” sign on a house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Joe Lamberti | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. housing market continues to weaken, as potential buyers face stubbornly high mortgage rates, elevated prices and limited supply of listings. Sales of previously owned homes fell 4.9% in January from…
A federal judge in Maryland on Friday temporarily blocked Donald Trump from implementing bans on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and by businesses that contract with the federal government. US district judge Adam Abelson said the directives by Trump and an order urging the Department of Justice to investigate companies with DEI…
Jase Richardson scored 21 points and Tre Holloman had 18, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 75-62 win over No. 12 Michigan on Friday night to take sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. The Spartans (22-5, 13-3) have surged atop the highly competitive conference with their third straight win. The Wolverines…
The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week, in the first of what officials say will likely be a wave of much larger layoffs at the Defense Department, the government’s biggest agency. “We anticipate reducing the department’s civilian work force by 5 to 8 percent to produce…
Eric Dixon scored 23 points, Jhamir Brickus had 15 of his 21 points in Villanova’s dominating first half and the Wildcats beat No. 16 Marquette 81-66 on Friday night. Jordann Dumont added 15 points to help Villanova (16-12, 9-8 Big East) snap a two-game losing streak overall and eight-game skid against Marquette (20-7, 11-5). The…
The Pentagon announced plans Friday to fire 5-8% of its civilian workforce, staring next week with layoffs of 5,400 probationary workers, a Department of Defense official said in a statement. The initial civilian layoffs will be followed by a Department of Defense hiring freeze to analyze the military’s personnel needs in compliance with Donald Trump’s…
Anthony Volpe, Jasson Domínguez and Paul Goldschmidt of the New York Yankees talk during spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 19, 2025. New York Yankees | Getty Images Start spreading the news: For the first time in nearly 50 years, the New York Yankees are allowing players to grow…
EPA Trump, Macron and Zelensky met in Paris in December 2024 US President Donald Trump has said French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer “haven’t done anything” to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of their visits to the White House next week. Trump also said Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has “no…
Steve Rosenberg Russia editor BBC Recruitment posters for the invasion of Ukraine are everywhere in Russia Driving into Tver, the first thing I notice are the soldiers. They’re everywhere. On billboards, the sides of buildings, at bus stops. Portraits with the words “Hero of Russia”. Posters of troops with Kalashnikov rifles encouraging the public to…
Extreme fire danger and total fire bans have been declared for much of South Australia and Victoria, including Melbourne, as hot and dry winds bring sweltering temperatures to the region on Saturday, and cyclones threaten to form off the Queensland and Western Australian coasts. Forecast temperatures were between six and 12C above average in many…
