Head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union arrested
The head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union was arrested at an airport near Mexico City Tuesday for alleged embezzlement, with federal officials ...
US new-home sales jump to highest in 4½ years
U.S. new-home sales jumped in January from the previous month to the highest level since July 2008, a sign that the housing recovery is accelerating.
US home sales rise to 2nd-highest pace in 3 years
U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in January to the second-highest level in three years, a sign that the housing market is sustaining its ...
Struggling Caribbean islands selling citizenship
Hadi Mezawi has never set foot on the Caribbean island of Dominica, has never seen its rainforests or black-sand beaches. But he's one of its newest ...
Shovels, skis or a wedding: tales from a snowstorm
From New Jersey to Maine, millions of people, many with Superstorm Sandy still fresh in their minds, dug out from underneath mounds of snow Saturday.
Author Cornwell takes stand at negligence trial
Crime writer Patricia Cornwell is the first to admit she is easily distracted by noise and finds it nearly impossible to write when she is interrupted
Heating system suspect in Mexico oil company blast
A water-heating system may have leaked gas into a tunnel beneath the headquarters of Mexico's national oil company for more than seven months before ...
US home prices rose last year by most in 6.5 years
U.S. home prices jumped by the most in 6 ½ years in December, spurred by a low supply of available homes and rising demand. Home prices rose 8.
Mercedes sales grow outside home market Germany
Automaker Mercedes-Benz says it sold 94,895 vehicles in January — a year-on-year surge of 9.2 percent. The only place where sales of the German ...
Turkey pledges support for Syrian opposition
Turkey on Sunday pledged its continued support for the Syrian opposition, saying its leaders should not be pressured into talks with the regime as ...
US home prices accelerate in November
U.S. home prices accelerated in November compared with a year ago, pushed higher by rising sales and a tighter supply of available homes. The Standard ...
US new-home sales fell in Dec., sales for year up
Sales of new U.S. homes cooled off in December compared with November but for the entire year were the best since 2009. The Commerce Department said ...
Stocks rise ahead of home sales report
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street ahead of what is expected to be more upbeat data on housing from the government. The Dow Jones industrial ...
US home sales dip in Dec.; 2012 best in 5 years
U.S. sales of previously occupied homes dipped in December from November, in part because of a limited supply of available homes. But for all of 2012, ...
Aleppo blast, car bombs cap bloody Syria week
A rocket slammed into a building in Syria's northern city of Aleppo and two suicide bombers struck near a mosque in the south Friday, capping a ...
Surge in home construction likely to continue
The aftermath of the housing bust forced many homebuilders to dramatically scale back construction on new homes to avoid the risk of ending up saddled ...
History vs. history as China plans to rebuild past
In a corner of old Beijing, the government may soon be both destroying history and remaking it. District officials want to re-create a piece of ...
Fed survey: US economy picked up at end of year
Holiday shopping, strong auto sales and a recovering housing market helped boost the U.S. economy from the middle of November through early January, ...
Rio slums: From no-go to must-buy
Five years ago, Rio de Janeiro's "favela" hillside slums had such a bad rap that they were virtual no-go zones, where drug lords laid down the law and ...
US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.40 pct.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week but remained close to record lows. Cheap mortgages have made home buying more affordable and ...
Sandy-battered NJ residents allowed to return home
The utterly mundane task of bringing a garbage can back from the curb put a broad grin on Guy Mazzanti's face Monday. Seaside Heights' retired police ...
Plan for NYC Ferris wheel rolls on, despite Sandy
As the city grapples with rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy, developers are pressing ahead with plans for an ambitious addition to the shoreline of ...
US pending home sales rise to highest in 2½ years
A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes increased last month to its highest level in two and a half years, the latest sign of ...
US new home sales jump to fastest rate in 2½ years
Americans bought new homes last month at the fastest pace in more than two and a half years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery.
Patrick Dempsey brews up coffee shop purchase
Patrick Dempsey says he wants to rescue a coffee house chain and more than 500 jobs. The "Grey's Anatomy" star said Wednesday he's leading a group ...
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