HUD revokes Obama-era rule designed to diversify the suburbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is revoking an Obama-era housing regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs. Fair housing advocates say the move amounts to an election-year appeal to white voters.  President Donald Trump has called the rule a threat to suburbs and says it would result in more crime and lower home prices. In a statement, Housing Secretary Ben Carson says the rule will be replaced with one that greatly reduces the burden on local juris