November saw a 4.8% increase in previously owned home sales over October, according to the National Association of Realtors. This resulted in a yearly rate of 4.15 million units, adjusted for season. Compared to November 2023, sales increased 6.1%. This is the biggest annual growth in three years and the third-highest pace of the year. Contracts were probably signed in September and October because this count is based on closings. October saw a sharp increase in mortgage rates after they had dropped to an 18-month low in September. Lawrence Yun, the NAR's top economist, stated that momentum in home sales is increasing. Due to the economy's ongoing job growth, rising housing inventory compared to a year ago, and customers adjusting to the new normal of mortgage rates between 6% and 7%, mor...

The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, will return to New York on Thursday after he gave up his right to an extradition hearing. Mangione showed up for a preliminary hearing and to discuss extradition in a Blair County, Pennsylvania, court on Thursday morning. Throughout the almost hour-long hearing, Mangione paid close attention and seemed to be grinning with his lawyer.Instead of sending Mangione back to Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, where he was being imprisoned in Pennsylvania, Judge David Consiglio ordered at the end of the hearing that he be placed under the custody of the New York City Police Department. Following the conclusion of the hearing, the suspect—who was wearing an orange jumpsuit—was led from the courthouse and put i...

The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, will return to New York on Thursday after he gave up his right to an extradition hearing. Mangione showed up for a preliminary hearing and to discuss extradition in a Blair County, Pennsylvania, court on Thursday morning. Throughout the almost hour-long hearing, Mangione paid close attention and seemed to be grinning with his lawyer.Instead of sending Mangione back to Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, where he was being imprisoned in Pennsylvania, Judge David Consiglio ordered at the end of the hearing that he be placed under the custody of the New York City Police Department. Following the conclusion of the hearing, the suspect—who was wearing an orange jumpsuit—was led from the courthouse and put i...

Rapper Meghan Thee Stallion is requesting a restraining order against Tory Lanez, claiming that he has been harassing her remotely via social media and by "utilizing third parties." Megan Pete, 29, submitted a request to the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, has "traumatized" Megan since 2020, according to the petition, and "shows no signs of stopping." "Mr. Peterson is a violent and dangerous criminal, and his established pattern of behavior demonstrates the reasons this civil harassment restraining order is necessary to protect Ms. Pete and her wellbeing," it states. After being found guilty and given a 10-year term for shooting Megan in the feet on July 10, 2020, Lanez, 32, is presently incarcerated at the California Correctional Institut...

Due to fire and burn risks, over 500,000 Charmast power bank chargers that were offered on Amazon are being recalled. Charmast, a Chinese company, has received 44 reports of the power banks overheating dangerously, including four reports of customers getting burns or blisters, according to a notice on the website of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Customers are urged to stop using the recalled power banks right once and get in touch with Charmast to find out how to get a refund. The recalled products should not be disposed of in the trash since the power banks include lithium-ion batteries. Charmast.com has further information.Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sour...

The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, will return to New York on Thursday after he gave up his right to an extradition hearing. Mangione showed up for a preliminary hearing and to discuss extradition in a Blair County, Pennsylvania, court on Thursday morning. Throughout the almost hour-long hearing, Mangione paid close attention and seemed to be grinning with his lawyer.Instead of sending Mangione back to Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, where he was being imprisoned in Pennsylvania, Judge David Consiglio ordered at the end of the hearing that he be placed under the custody of the New York City Police Department. Following the conclusion of the hearing, the suspect—who was wearing an orange jumpsuit—was led from the courthouse and put i...

Rapper Meghan Thee Stallion is requesting a restraining order against Tory Lanez, claiming that he has been harassing her remotely via social media and by "utilizing third parties." Megan Pete, 29, submitted a request to the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, has "traumatized" Megan since 2020, according to the petition, and "shows no signs of stopping." "Mr. Peterson is a violent and dangerous criminal, and his established pattern of behavior demonstrates the reasons this civil harassment restraining order is necessary to protect Ms. Pete and her wellbeing," it states. After being found guilty and given a 10-year term for shooting Megan in the feet on July 10, 2020, Lanez, 32, is presently incarcerated at the California Correctional Institut...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is upholding its previous ruling that the scarcity of tirzepatide, the active component of Eli Lilly's weight-loss and diabetic medications Zepbound and Mounjaro, has ended. The ruling requires the majority of compounding pharmacies to cease producing the drug's compounded forms within ninety days. The use of compounded tirzepatide has increased dramatically as consumers look for less expensive substitutes for name-brand medications. In essence, compounded drugs are copies created by a certified pharmacist and typically prescribed by a physician. Although pharmaceutical companies have strongly contested the validity of this practice, it is allowed for pharmacists to create compounded copies of brand-name medications that are in sh...