Iran arrests women’s rights activists ahead of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ anniversary
Iranian officials say 2 women’s rights activists were arrested by security forces in the northern Iranian province of Gilan...
Monthly Archives: August 2023
60% of Gen Z doesn’t own a checkbook. Here’s how that makes life harder.
So much of our financial lives happens online these days that it’s easy to think checkbooks are just a...
How much does it cost to build a house?
Building a house can sometimes be cheaper than buying an existing one — but it depends on a lot...
Mortgage rates surge to 21-year high
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.09% over the week ending on Thursday, Freddie Mac data shows.
Ukraine taking heavy casualties in its counteroffensive, soldiers say
There is mounting evidence that Ukraine has been taking heavy casualties in its counteroffensive, which began roughly ten weeks...
Blaring warning sirens would have driven fleeing locals ‘into the fire,’ Maui official says
A Maui County official defended the decision not to use Hawaii’s state-of-the-art siren alert system as a wildfire roared...
NYC bans use of TikTok on city-owned phones, joining federal government, majority of states
New York City has directed its employees to delete TikTok from their city-issued phones
Maui official explains why sirens were not sounded during wildfires
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said the protocol is to use the coastal sirens only during tsunami...
6th person dies in Pennsylvania house explosion; victims named, blast under investigation
A sixth person has died after a house exploded in Plum, Pennsylvania, as fire officials continue to investigate the...
Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval
Israel’s Defense Ministry says it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany...