By Michael Sasso | Bloomberg Confidence among US homebuilders dropped in February to the lowest since before President Donald Trump took office as high mortgage rates and concern over tariffs sapped much of initial optimism for the new presidential administration. …
Homebuilder sentiment drops to 5-month low on tariff costs Read MoreEvery year, California State University, Northridge launches its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to help low-income taxpayers with the paperwork required by the Internal Revenue Service. VITA student volunteers offer free advice for anyone with an annual income of …
It’s income tax time and CSUN offers free advice for low-income households Read MoreBy Courtney Rozen | Bloomberg The Trump administration is planning to lay off at least 40% of the workers at the federal agency that provides mortgage insurance on loans for people who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for one, according to two …
Mortgage insurer FHA to lay off nearly half its workforce Read MoreDisney theme parks in Florida, France, Japan and China have all boasted nighttime spectaculars featuring aerial drones with Dumbo, Peter Pan, Baymax or Iron Man flying through the skies as soaring soundtracks entertain spectators below. So why has Disneyland been …
When will Disneyland get a drone show? Read MoreBaltimore Ravens offensive lineman Ben Cleveland is facing a driving under the influence charge after a traffic stop in Georgia on February 12, 2025, police say. The 26-year-old was arrested and charged with DUI in Milledgeville, Georgia, the Baldwin County …
Ravens Lineman Arrested in Georgia After Traffic Stop Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line made strides during the 2024 NFL season. But maybe not enough for the team to feel confident about parting with veteran guard James Daniels. That’s what ESPN’s Brooke Pryor argued when she strongly suggested the …
Steelers Encouraged to ‘Take a Swing At’ Bringing Back Veteran Starter Read MoreExecutives from the Big Ten and SEC will gather Wednesday in New Orleans to continue the process of reshaping college football in a manner that serves their purposes. Whether the shared vision suits the best interest of the sport writ …
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Bay Area job market sickened due to COVID has yet to recover Read MoreSAN JOSE — A European real estate titan now plans to keep a big chunk of its portfolio of shopping centers in the United States — possibly including two it owns in the South Bay — due to their top-notch …
Real estate titan might keep South Bay malls due to their top-notch performance Read MoreIn some ways, video games have an advantage over blockbuster films. While the latest big budget Hollywood release provides emotional roller coasters that conclude once the credits crawl, a video game offers comparable production levels with the added bonus that …
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Jason and Kylie Kelce Have Dealt With Criticism for Their Baby Name Choices Read More<p id=”par-1_34″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/mindy-kaling/”>Mindy Kaling</a> has a new <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tv/”>TV show</a> in the works. The actor-producer-screenwriter-comedian is bringing a comedy to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/hulu/”>Hulu</a>. Everything we know so far about Kaling’s new series, from the name to the plot, ahead. </p> <h2 class=”wp-block-heading” …
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Kanye West Says He ‘Had to Fight for 5 Hours’ to Get Grammy Tickets, Hints It Started His X ‘Rampage’ Read More<p id=”par-1_40″>Get excited, Gaga fans—err Little Monsters! <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/lady-gaga/”>Lady Gaga</a> has unveiled the tracklist for her long-awaited new album, “Mayhem.” Ahead, discover all the track names. Plus, who she’s collaborating with this time around. Hint: They’re also a Grammy winner …
Lady Gaga Reveals the Tracklist for ‘Mayhem’ Album Read MoreIce building, including enough for good whitefish action on Green Bay, leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but there’s also people gearing up for coho on the lakefront anticipating the weather moderating eventually. Rob Abouchar sent the photo at …
Chicago fishing: Ice thickening, gearing up for lakefront coho, Green Bay whitefish Read MoreEsta guía ofrece información esencial para inmigrantes recién llegados y solicitantes de asilo en Chicago que hablan español. Aquí encontrarás respuestas sobre derechos legales, beneficios públicos, vivienda y otros recursos clave, así como detalles sobre las políticas de la ciudad …
Lo que necesitas saber como inmigrante reciente en Chicago Read MoreCon tantas noticias cambiando y sin saber qué esperar, lo mejor que podemos hacer como mexicanos que radicamos en Estados Unidos, es tener nuestros documentos en orden, vigentes y al día, ya sea nuestro pasaporte, matrícula consular, actas de nacimiento …
¿Cómo puedo obtener mi pasaporte o tarjeta consular? Read MoreJoin members of both the WBEZ and Sun-Times newsrooms for one-on-one conversations about our reporting. At this event, you can ask us your questions, let us know what areas we can improve on, provide us with feedback or simply come …
Meet the Sun-Times and WBEZ Newsrooms in Uptown Read MoreMaria Arsenijevich saw a flash of fur poking out of a yellow plastic tub. At first she thought it was a toy. There’s was no sound, no movement. It couldn’t be alive. It had to be a stuffed animal. She …
‘Oh my God! It’s a dog! It’s alive!’ Rescuer of abused dog recounts horror of discovery Read MoreIt’s unclear when Ronnie Ray Rhodes began spontaneously howling “Ah-hoo!” like Warren Zebon on the hit tune “Werewolves of London.” He produced the sound during moments of drama at charity auctions where he worked as a ringman whose job was …
Ronnie Ray Rhodes dead: Chicago auction worker who howled ‘ah-hoo,’ was 63 Read MoreIt’s been the buzzword thrown around the Advocate Center since the trade deadline came and went. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas used it, and so did coach Billy Donovan: “Iterations.” That’s how this Bulls rebuild is being …
Let the ‘iterations’ continue as Bulls decide who stays and who goes Read More‘Is Google eating Reddit?’ John Herrman at Intelligencer Reddit’s “massive growth in recent years has a clear primary cause: Google,” says John Herrman. The “problem is that the web is dying, or at least filling with garbage and slop, in …
‘It’s not hard to imagine how such an arrangement can go wrong’ Read MoreDating is not always easy — and when debt enters the equation, it can throw in a curveball. Whether you are trying to determine how best to tell someone new that you have debt, or the reveal is coming from …
How should you navigate debt when dating? Read MoreExecutives from the Big Ten and SEC will gather Wednesday in New Orleans to continue the process of reshaping college football in a manner that serves their purposes. Whether the shared vision suits the best interest of the sport writ …
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Joann store liquidation sales: What to know Read MoreThe Bay Area job market, a long-time engine for California’s economy, has sputtered badly in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, reflecting a profound shift in the fortunes of Silicon Valley. The slowdown is so pronounced that the region has …
Bay Area job market sickened due to COVID has yet to recover Read MoreSAN JOSE — A European real estate titan now plans to keep a big chunk of its portfolio of shopping centers in the United States — possibly including two it owns in the South Bay — due to their top-notch …
Real estate titan might keep South Bay malls due to their top-notch performance Read MoreIn some ways, video games have an advantage over blockbuster films. While the latest big budget Hollywood release provides emotional roller coasters that conclude once the credits crawl, a video game offers comparable production levels with the added bonus that …
Groundbreaking ‘Froggy’ gets world premiere in Walnut Creek Read MoreBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s the executive in a U.S. supply-chain company whose voice breaks while facing the next round of calls telling employees they no longer have jobs. Related Articles National Politics | Trump …
The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans Read MoreBy JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, baked goods …
Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes? Read MoreFollowing a postponement caused by the recent fires, cheeseburgers specials are back in Pasadena as the city celebrates the dish that put the town on the culinary map. Usually held in January, the annual Pasadena Cheeseburger Week returns Feb. 23-March …
Burger specials are on the menu in Pasadena for the city’s annual Cheeseburger Week Read MoreGriffin Dunne has been back in the zeitgeist with his recent memoir “The Friday Afternoon Club” as well as his recollections about his uncle John Gregory Dunne and aunt Joan Didion that appeared in the bestseller “Didion & Babitz.” Now, …
‘Ex-Husbands’ star Griffin Dunne has an inner Martin Short ready to burst out Read MoreBy Amanda Hernández, Stateline.org As governors and state legislatures shape their corrections budgets for the current and upcoming fiscal years, many are struggling to balance major investments in public safety with rising costs and slowing revenues. Related Articles National Politics …
States debate prison spending as needs grow but budgets tighten Read MoreBy THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron painted a veneer of European unity by inviting a small number of handpicked European leaders to the Élysée Palace, while the Trump administration sidelined the continent by moving ahead with direct negotiations on Tuesday with Russia …
Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep Read MoreBy MICHAEL BIESECKER, SAM MEDNICK and GARANCE BURKE TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged combatants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial …
As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies Read MoreBy JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wasn’t in the room for the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s war on Ukraine on Tuesday, but Mohammed bin Salman still …
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wins points for hosting the Russia-US summit on Ukraine Read MoreQ: I phoned a collection law firm to dispute the debt they are pursuing. The conversation got very heated. This guy says he will use the conversation against me because before he came on it said “this call may be …
What does ‘this call may be recorded’ really mean? Ask the Lawyer Read MoreBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency team that is sweeping through federal agencies, but is rather a senior adviser to President Donald Trump. …
White House says Elon Musk is Trump’s adviser and not the DOGE administrator Read MoreMinnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is for the organization and its success, so naturally, he is a fitting salesman. The Vikings star put on his recruiter’s cap and made a pitch to Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Garrett, …
Justin Jefferson Pitches Vikings Trade After $125 Million All-Pro’s Request Read More