Day: August 9, 2023

California residents step up search for more affordable homes outside the state, study finds

2:01 pm August 9, 2023

California residents are ramping up their search for more affordable housing in other states, according to a recent study from real estate website Redfin. Golden State dwellers are increasingly exploring more affordable options in cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tampa and Orlando, according to a new Redfin analysis. The site said a record high 25.5% […]

German man whose ailing wife accused him of holding her captive for over a decade to be released

1:13 pm August 9, 2023

A 55-year-old German man who was arrested after his wife accused him of holding her captive for over a decade will be released without charges, the lead prosecutor in the French city of Sarreguemines said Tuesday. The woman, aged 53, was found Monday bedridden, half-naked, and with a shaved head in the couple’s home in […]

US Navy sailor encouraged by mother to sell secrets to China for possible job opportunities: attorney

1:04 pm August 9, 2023

The U.S. Navy sailor charged with sharing secrets with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was encouraged by his mother, an assistant U.S. attorney says. Jinchao Wei, 22, is accused of providing inside military information to the Chinese government while serving in the U.S. Navy. Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Sheppard asserted Tuesday that Wei’s mother was […]

House GOP release bank records on Hunter Biden payments from Russian, Kazakh oligarchs, total clears $20M

1:00 pm August 9, 2023

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., released a third memo Wednesday about the Biden family’s foreign business dealings, producing bank records purporting to show that Hunter Biden and his business associates received millions in payments from Russian and Kazakhstani oligarchs when his father was vice president. The 19-page memo, which provides screenshots of […]

Severe weather moves over central states as heat continues to break records

12:56 pm August 9, 2023

Strong-to-severe storms will move across sections of the central U.S. and over the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys on Wednesday. HAWAII OFFICIALS ISSUE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AS WILDFIRES PROPELLED BY HURRICANE DORA RAGE, FORCE EVACUATIONS Large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and heavy rain could lead to flash flooding in these areas. This comes as the heat […]