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US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise

By ALEX VEIGA
Jul 09, 2026 9:40 am - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers' affordability chal...
Chicago Tribune seeks ‘serious sanctions’ against OpenAI as deception alleged in copyright lawsuit

By Molly Crane-Newman | New York Daily News
Jul 09, 2026 9:38 am - Chicago Tribune, The New York Daily News, The New York Times and other media outlets are asking for “serious sanctions” against OpenAI, saying the company destroyed evidence and intentionally hid its ability to locate stolen news stories in training data and responses to ChatGPT users, according to a new motion filed Thursday.
Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Jul 09, 2026 7:34 am - Ukrainian drones hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to grant Kyiv a license to manufacture the Patriot air defense systems to protect its cities.
New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war

By WILL WEISSERT, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SAMY MAGDY
Jul 09, 2026 7:32 am - President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he’s not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U.S. should “finish the job.” But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean a return to war or long-term action.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition

By BILL BARROW
Jul 08, 2026 10:19 pm - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington.
Graham Platner ends US Senate campaign in Maine

By Alexei Koseff and Dan Merica
Jul 08, 2026 9:50 pm - Graham Platner, the populist political newcomer who Democrats had hoped could flip a critical U.S. Senate seat in Maine, ended his campaign Wednesday night with a bitter and defiant statement after a woman he previously dated publicly accused him of sexual assault.
Oil prices rise, and stocks drop worldwide after Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’

By STAN CHOE
Jul 08, 2026 9:08 pm - Oil prices rose, and stock markets dropped in shaky trading worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.
Cancer cases worldwide are expected to soar in the coming decades, a report finds. Here’s why.

By Daniel Wu
Jul 08, 2026 6:29 pm - Annual cancer cases are projected to rise considerably worldwide by 2050, according to a World Health Organization report on cancer published Wednesday. With its assessment, the United Nations body tempered optimism about improvements in cancer surveillance and treatment and warned that global health care inequities are driving further cases and deaths.
Fed minutes: Officials deeply divided over future path of US inflation

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jul 08, 2026 6:22 pm - The Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee is split over whether inflation is likely to stay elevated or whether it will cool once the Iran war winds down, according to minutes released Wednesday.
E. Jean Carroll must be paid $5M award from Trump suit, judge says

By Mark Berman
Jul 08, 2026 6:15 pm - A federal judge Wednesday ordered that E. Jean Carroll receive the $5 million awarded to her by a jury that found President Donald Trump had sexually abused and defamed her.

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