‘My bill keeps escalating’: how Toledo, Ohio, became the epicenter of the US housing crisis

As LLCs snap up thousands of homes, tenants face rising rents, fees and deteriorating living conditions Executive Towers boasts a gym, a swimming pool and heated underground parking. Built in 1963 by the country’s top contructor of luxury apartments, its excellent access to Ohio’s downtown Toledo and the neighborhoods beyond made it an attractive place … Read more

Arizona sheriff denies withholding key evidence on Nancy Guthrie from FBI

Chris Nanos was accused of bypassing federal analysts as search for Today show host’s mother nears two weeks The Arizona sheriff investigating the abduction of NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother pushed back Friday on an accusation he had withheld crucial forensic evidence from the FBI, as the search for the missing 84-year-old reached … Read more

Trump’s $12B rare earth plan targets China as experts warn US is ‘one crisis away’

EXCLUSIVE: Industry experts warn the United States is “one crisis away” from losing access to the rare earth elements that power everything from fighter jets to electric vehicles — a vulnerability President Donald Trump’s new $12 billion “Project Vault” aims to address. The initiative, backed by $1.67 billion in private seed money and a $10 … Read more

DHS shutdown explained: Who works without pay, what happens to airports and disaster response

A partial government shutdown is all but certain after Senate Democrats rejected attempts to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offered by Republicans on Thursday afternoon. But it will not look like the record-long 43-day full shutdown that paralyzed Congress last year, nor will it look like the shorter four-day partial shutdown that hit … Read more