As US housing recovers, low incomes keep Detroit far behind
By COREY WILLIAMS Ann and Oscar Mack had fallen behind on property taxes and knew they faced foreclosure on their home of 20 years. But they didn’t know their house…
Residential real estate
Brussels authorities charge 2, detain 3 others over attacks
Two men have been charged with offenses related to the Brussels bombings, and three others have been detained in Brussels in connection to the Paris attacks, Belgian authorities said Tuesday.…
Palestinian eviction case spotlights Jerusalem settler push
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Ahmad Sub-Laban’s family has lived for decades under threat of eviction from their home overlooking the gold-topped Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old…
LACK OF CUSTOMERS DOOMS MANY CUBAN BUSINESSES
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and ANNE-MARIE GARCIA People talk as they stand in a street blocked by a broken down classic car in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. The Associated…
CALIFORNIA LATINOS SHOW DEEP ROOTS IN US
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA, ELLIOT SPAGAT and AMY TAXIN In this July 16, 2013 photo, Hilario Santiago Vasquez, right, looks on as his wife Josefina Hernandez Santiago holds the couple’s 5-month-old…
EGYPT PROSECUTOR REFERS MUBARAK TO NEW TRIAL
By SARAH EL DEEB Protesters against the Muslim Brotherhood, front, throw rocks towards supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Nasr City district in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.…
US existing home sales fall 3.2 pct. in October
By PAUL WISEMAN In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, photo, a home is advertised for sale in Matthews, N.C. The National Association of Realtors reports on sales of previously occupied…
US homebuilder confidence holds steady in November
By ALEX VEIGA In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, photo, workers build a new home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for November,…