LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ended a four-month slide in July as easing mortgage rates and a pickup in properties on the market encouraged home shoppers. Existing home sales rose 1.3% last month from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.95 million, the National...
New Costco in South LA to Include Affordable Housing
A new Costco in South Los Angeles is approaching the city's housing crisis in an unconventional way. You can buy your chicken bakes, massive bottles of Costco tequila, and then go up to your apartment within the 800 residential units that will be placed above the story, which 184 will...
Government: US Economy Added 818,000 Fewer Jobs Than First Reported in Year That Ended in March
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported, the government said Wednesday. The revised total adds to evidence that the job market has been steadily slowing and likely reinforces the Federal Reserve's plan to start cutting interest rates...
Professor Pete? Former Trojans, Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll Returning to USC to Teach a Class
LOS ANGELES — Pete Carroll is heading back to the University of Southern California — as a teacher. Carroll told KJR-FM on Tuesday that he plans to teach a class at USC in the spring, and the university confirmed Wednesday the championship-winning football coach's return in some role. "We are...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Edges Lower Ahead of a Highly Anticipated Speech
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are edging lower Thursday amid the countdown for Wall Street's main event this week, a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell coming on Friday. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in midday trading, though still within 1.1% of its all-time high set last month....
Pommel Horse Guy Stephen Nedoroscik Will Join ‘Dancing With the Stars’
NEW YORK — Fresh off the Olympics, U.S. breakout star and medalist Stephen Nedoroscik — better known to the internet as "Pommel Horse Guy" — will compete on the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars." The casting was announced on Thursday's episode of ABC's "Good Morning America." Nedoroscik is...
Where Nearly $2 Billion in School Bonds Go, Union and Construction Money Flow
The four major school districts in Fresno, plus the community college district, are asking voters to approve $1.8 billion in new bonds on the Nov. 5 ballot. Fresno Unified, Clovis Unified, Central Unified, Sanger Unified and State Center Community College District are seeking voter approval for bonds, which the districts...
PBS’ Judy Woodruff Apologizes for an On-Air Remark About Peace Talks in Israel
BEVERLY HILLS - Veteran PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff apologized on Wednesday for comments she had made on the air regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Woodruff, during PBS' Democratic national convention coverage on Monday, repeated a story she had read...
Raiders Hope Defensive Lapses in First 2 Preseason Games Aren’t a Sign of What’s to Come
HENDERSON — The Raiders put a top-10 scoring defense on the field last season, added star tackle Christian Wilkins to the lineup and then dominated the Las Vegas offense in the early days of training camp. Then the Raiders played two preseason games and their defense was, well, not top-10...
Democrats Conclude Their Convention Thursday With Their New Standard Bearer, Kamala Harris
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris closes out the Democratic National Convention Thursday night when she accepts her party's historic presidential nomination and seizes one of her few remaining opportunities to appeal to an audience of millions. Harris will lay out her vision for the country and prosecute her case...