In some states, homes are cheap, property tax rates are less than half of 1% and the average property tax payment is just a few hundred bucks per year. In the most expensive states, however, rates soar over 2%, homes are pricey and average annual property tax bills routinely creep above $5,000 and beyond.
Caitlyn Jenner confirmed rumors she intends to run for governor of California to replace Gavin Newsom in the recall election.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter for pressing his knee against the neck of George Floyd as the Black man said he couldn't breathe, will be sentenced in June, according to an online court docket for the case.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said it won't reveal what it told the U.S. Justice Department about COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes, partly because doing so would be an "invasion of personal privacy.”
he unique circumstances surrounding Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd's death could offer the former Minneapolis police officer some shot at winning a retrial on appeal, though most legal experts agree it's a long shot.
Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk.
"We are on track towards our goal of having the certificate in place by June -- to enable Europeans to travel safely this summer with minimum restrictions," said Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice.
The bill's passage "sends a clear and unmistakable message of solidarity" to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, Democratic senator Mazie Hirono said.
Antonio Guterres asks countries to put a price on carbon, end subsidies for fossil fuels, ramp up investments in renewable energy and green infrastructure, stop the financing of coal and the building of new coal power plants, phase out coal by 2030 in the wealthiest countries and by 2040 everywhere else, and ensure a just transition for affected people and communities.
China strongly condemned the terrorist attack Wednesday night in a hotel in Quetta in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, the Chinese embassy here said Thursday in a statement.
- The stark disregard for the spirit of contract has put Australia's credibility into question. - It is hoped that Australia will take an objective and rational view of the BRI and cooperation with China.
A spokesperson from China's top legislature on Thursday expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the passing of the Strategic Competition Act of 2021 by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports in the state on Thursday, according to The Associated Press.
Colorado prosecutors filed 43 new criminal charges Wednesday against the man suspected of gunning down 10 people, including a police officer, at a supermarket.
Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation.
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage.
China Media Group (CMG), has teamed up with the State Development and Investment Corporation (SDIC) Human Resources Service Company to launch a special national recruitment project on Wednesday, offering Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) related positions.
History is fair. In the more than 100 years of humiliation in modern China, it gave opportunities to every social class and every political force to turn the tables. However, the Communist Party of China (CPC) was its final selection.
With more than 20 years of experience in his career, 41 year-old firefighter and rescuer Chen Jian has been through a lot. He was in the rescue mission for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, one of China's biggest earthquakes in years. He was also part of the team sent to deal with the deadly chemical explosion in Tianjin in 2015.
For those who choose to be a bus driver, their day starts early and ends late. 45-year-old Xu Gang from Fushun, a coal city in China's northeast Liaoning Province, became a bus driver six years ago. He told CGTN that during his work, what he enjoys the most is being a man of responsibility.