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US pending home sales unexpectedly fall in January

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell in January, with realtors blaming low housing inventory. The pending home sales index dropped 0.8% last month to 70.9, the National Association of Realtors said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters... Read More.

Trump administration expands ICE authority to detain refugees

By Ted Hesson and Devika Madhusudhanan Nair WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has given immigration officers broader powers to detain legal refugees awaiting a green card to ensure they are "re-vetted," an apparent expansion of the president's wide-ranging crackdown on legal and... Read More.