By AMY TAXIN SOMIS, Calif. (AP) — Andreas Tompros lost his home and at least a third of his avocado orchard to a wildfire last year, but the 47-year-old grower is not worried about his farm making a comeback. Related … Continued
By ED WILLIAMS of Searchlight New Mexico and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN of The Associated Press COUNSELOR, N.M. (AP) — On a Tuesday in March, Billton Werito drove his son Amari toward his house in Counselor, New Mexico, driving past natural … Continued
By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, … Continued
The state’s Public Service Commission commits only 30 percent of the funding that goes into energy saving programs to low- and moderate- income New Yorkers. The rest will be earmarked for residential and commercial properties that are linked to homeowners … Continued
By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose this week to its highest level since early February, further pushing up borrowing costs for homebuyers. Related Articles A little bit of farm, … Continued
A Ramsey County District Court judge on Friday will hear an unusual request from the Minnesota Attorney General’s office, which hopes to remove a recently-appointed trustee from the helm of one of the state’s oldest philanthropies, or at least slash … Continued