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Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to 6.83%, highest level since late February
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. climbed to its highest level in eight weeks, a setback for home shoppers ...
A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without ...
Fake injury rule approved. If medical staff tends to player after ball is spotted, timeout charged
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel gave final approval to a rule designed to discourage football players from faking ...
QB Cam Ward of Miami is the Titans’ likely pick at No. 1 overall in the NFL draft
The Tennessee Titans need a quarterback, hold the No. 1 pick overall and have spent the offseason turning over every stone, ...
A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site
It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, many in ...
Kamala Harris holds lead in hypothetical California governor race, poll shows
Former Vice President Kamala Harris would enjoy a wide lead over the rest of the field if she were to enter the 2026 race for ...
Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Kush + Orange Juice’ changed his game. 15 years later, a sequel recaptures the spirit
Who understood the cool kids better than Wiz Khalifa? In 2010, the easygoing Pittsburgh rapper released his breakout mixtape ...
Scores more possible jurors start screening in Weinstein retrial
Scores more people were undergoing screening Thursday as potential jurors for Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial. The panel started taking shape Wednesday, when five ...
Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials
Paris is hosting a series of talks Thursday about Ukraine and its security, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ...
Russia strikes Dnipro as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in Paris
Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing three people including a ...
Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza as UN raises alarm over food cutoff
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health ...
Global Payments buying Worldpay in $22 billion deal
Payment processing company Global Payments is buying Cincinnati-based rival Worldpay for more than $22 billion to expand its global footprint. The move bolsters the financial technology company, ...