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U.S. Homes Sales Tick Up To Highest In 3 1/2 Years

Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:55 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously-occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.

The National Association of Realtors says sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4

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More Tornadoes In Forecast For Central U.S. Tuesday

Associated Press — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:40:52 +0000

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla

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Obama: US-Mexico Stereotypes Must Be Broken

Associated Press — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:57:45 +0000

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama says he wants to set aside old stereotypes that have created misunderstanding between Mexico and the United States. He says Mexico is an emerging nation that is remaking itself and that the U

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Signed Contract To Buy U.S. Homes Dips Slightly

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:08:10 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell only slightly in February to the second-highest level in nearly three years. The report suggests sales of previously occupied homes will keep rising in the coming months

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US Homebuilder Confidence Dips From A 6 1/2 Year High

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:09:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Confidence among U.S. homebuilders slipped this month from the 6½ year high it reached in January. Many builders reported less traffic by prospective customers before the critical spring home-buying season

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U.S. Retail Sales Rise After Tax Increase

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:25:18 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans barely spent more last month at retail businesses and restaurants after higher taxes cut their paychecks. The small increase suggests consumer spending may be weak in the January-March quarter

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U.S. Pending Home Sales Jump To Nearly A 6-Year High

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:14:20 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — An index measuring the number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes in October jumped to nearly its highest level in almost six years. Steady job gains and record-low mortgage rates have made home buying more attractive

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Unemployment Rates Fall In Half Of Large U.S. Cities

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:43:10 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates declined last month in more than half of the 372 largest U.S. cities, further evidence of steady improvement in the job market.

The Labor Department says rates fell in 201 metro areas

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U.S. Home Sales Rise 2.1 Percent In October

Associated Press — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:12:42 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose solidly in October, helped by improvement in the job market and cheap mortgages.

The National Association of Realtors says sales rose 2

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Sandy Gains Power And Aims For Northeast

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:16:36 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Hurricane Sandy is gaining strength and has taken a left turn toward the East Coast and its date with two other weather systems. An official with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is calling it "the worst-case scenario

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4 Injured As Storm Crosses Southeast U.S.

Associated Press — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:56:17 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Parts of northern Mississippi are dealing with damaged homes, toppled trees and downed power lines after a powerful storm rolled across the nation's midsection overnight.

Weather experts say the storm also hit parts of Tennessee and there are reports of minor damage in Arkansas

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Contracts To Buy U.S. Homes Hits 2-Year High

Associated Press — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:24:20 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans signed the most contracts to buy homes in July than at any other point in the last two years, further evidence of a housing recovery.

The National Association of Realtors says its index of sales agreements for previously occupied homes jumped 2

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Report: Drought Worsens In Key Farm States

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:21:43 +0000

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The latest U.S. drought map shows that excessively parched conditions continue to worsen in the Plains states that are key producers of corn and soybean crops.

The weekly U.S

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U.S. Drought Grows To Cover Widest Area Since 1956

Associated Press — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:12:48 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new report shows the drought gripping the United States is the widest since 1956.

The monthly State of the Climate drought report released Monday by the National Climactic Data Center says 55 percent of the continental U

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Northeast U.S. Hits Upper 90′s For 2nd Day

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:26:59 +0000

BOSTON (AP) — Some tourists visiting the nation's capital say they're doing the outdoor activities in the morning, and visiting the air-conditioned museums in the afternoon.

It's one way to cope with temperatures that have soared into the upper 90s for a second day in Washington and up the East Coast into New England

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Spring Fever: U.S. Smashes Heat Record

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:47:50 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it spring's fever. Federal records show the U.S. just finished its hottest spring on record.

March, April and May in the Lower 48 states beat the oldest spring temperature record by a full 2 degrees

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Oil Prices Climb As Iran Threatens EU Supply Cut

Associated Press — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:34:01 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are rising as Iran again threatens to cut off supplies to Europe.

Iranian lawmakers are pushing a plan to stop exporting crude to Europe before the European Union begins an oil embargo this summer

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UN Rights Chief Says U.S. Must Close Guantanamo

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:38:01 +0000

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief says the U.S. government must close the Guantanamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama promised a year ago.

Navi Pillay, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, says "the facility continues to exist and individuals remain arbitrarily detained — indefinitely — in clear breach of international law

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U.S. Condemns Iranian Death Sentence For American

Associated Press — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:29:19 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration denied on Monday that an American man sentenced to death in Iran was a CIA spy, and sharply criticized the Islamic republic in Tehran for what it called a pattern of arresting innocent people for political reasons

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Markets Remain Cautious As Europe Remains Focus

Associated Press — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:18:53 +0000

LONDON (AP) — Stock markets in Europe and the U.S. fell Monday as attention switched back to Europe's often-stumbling efforts to get a handle on its debt crisis.

A warning from Germany's leader that Greece may not get its next batch of bailout cash reinforced concerns that Europe has a long way to go before it can claim to have got the confidence of markets

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