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Homeownership costs remained above historical affordability levels in 98% of U.S. counties analyzed during the third quarter of 2026, according to property data firm ATTOM, as declining home prices and …
U.S. Housing Affordability Remains Strained Despite Price Declines Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former organizer of a multistate college basketball point-shaving operation pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Philadelphia to bribery and fraud charges stemming from a scheme …
NCAA Point-Shaving Organizer Pleads Guilty in $3 Million Scheme Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Steel’s board of directors recently approved a nearly $3 billion investment in a new hot strip mill at its Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a …
U.S. Steel Approves $3 Billion Pennsylvania Mill Expansion Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is recruiting experts for two federal advisory committees that influence national medical emergency preparedness, including responses to infectious disease …
HHS Seeks Experts to Shape Federal Disaster Preparedness Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an executive order today, October 19, establishing a new women’s health division within the National Institutes of Health and a White House task …
Trump Reshapes Federal Women’s Health Research Programs Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick is seeking changes to federal and state regulations affecting Pennsylvania businesses, launching a 60-day process to develop reform recommendations following a meeting Thursday …
McCormick Targets Pennsylvania Regulatory Barriers in New Push Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Federal and state regulators are seeking financial penalties and potential incarceration for Martin Shkreli, alleging that the former pharmaceutical executive violated a lifetime industry ban by trading …
FTC Seeks Penalties, Possible Jail Time Over Pharma Trading Ban Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A North Carolina man who helped orchestrate a college basketball point-shaving operation involving more than $3 million in fraudulent wagers was sentenced Tuesday to six years in …
Jalen Smith Gets Six Years in $3 Million NCAA Betting Scheme Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — RTX Corp. has secured a U.S. missile defense contract worth up to $6.3 billion to manufacture Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors, providing its Raytheon business with a …
RTX Secures Up to $6.3 Billion Missile Defense Contract Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is distributing approximately $1.8 billion in conservation payments to farmers and landowners for 2026, while expanding a program that keeps grazing land …
USDA Directs $1.8 Billion to Farmland Conservation Payments Read More