The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, bad news for Americans seeking to upgrade or buy their first home. The average rate on the 30-year home mortgage rate ticked up to 6.90% this week from 6.81% a week ago. A year ago, the benchmark home loan
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — A baby grand piano that once belonged to Freddie Mercury sold for over £1.74 million ($2.2 million) at a Sotheby’s auction Wednesday. Bought in 1975 and imported to England from Japan, the Yamaha G2 was used by the Queen frontman to compose his seminal track “Bohemian Rhapsody” that
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates jumped this week, climbing closer to 7%. The move follows last week’s rate hike from the Federal Reserve, and the downgrade this week by Fitch Ratings agency of US sovereign debt, and of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.90%
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Do you need a jump-start on your path to a “beautiful, optimized life”? Here’s your shot at living the Goop lifestyle promoted by Gwyneth Paltrow’s beauty, fashion, food and wellness brand. For one night only, the Oscar-winning actress and Goop founder and CEO is putting her California guesthouse on
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Al menos 18 personas murieron luego de que se accidentase un autobús de pasajeros que se trasladaba por Tepic, en el oeste de México, informó este jueves Protección Ciudadana y Bomberos del estado de Nayarit. Entre los fallecidos hay 15 adultos —5 mujeres y 10 hombres— y tres menores
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180 years ago. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that a roseate spoonbill was spotted in the Ken Euers Nature Area in Green Bay on July 26. The bird was first spotted by
Continue ReadingBy Steve Minich Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Maine (WMTW) — In the small town of Liberty, there is a shop that has been using T-shirts to display the work of Maine artists for decades. “We have people come from all over the country just to come and check out our shirts,”
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By Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha police said a man shot and killed a puppy in its kennel in an argument with his girlfriend. Prosecutors said the gunfire started with an argument on the road. Now the suspect’s in jail on a $50,000 bond. Prosecutors said
Continue ReadingBy Mariana La Roche Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WISN) — A roseate spoonbill was spotted at the Ken Euers Nature Area, a 116-acre bird watcher’s paradise in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This is a rare sighting in Wisconsin. The rose-colored bird with a wide and flat bill is usually found
Continue ReadingBy Scott Heidler Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, New Mexico (KOAT) — A team is training in Central Florida to break a skydiving record, and the man behind it is an adventurer and trailblazer who piloted a private mission to the International Space Station. “It is true that we are trying to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully hungry.” Marjorie Perkins said she awoke at 2 a.m. on July 26 to a young man who’d shed his shirt and pants and was standing over her bed, telling her he
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drexel University says men’s basketball player Terrence Butler was found dead in his on-campus apartment on Wednesday. No other details were provided. Butler was a rising junior from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, who was a reserve on the team. He appeared in eight games in two seasons with the Dragons. The 6-foot-7 forward
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon has faced challenges getting shoppers to buy groceries in its Amazon Fresh grocery stores and recently laid off workers — but it’s betting a new strategy and redesigned stores will be the answer to its struggles. The company announced Wednesday that it will add hundreds of
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth control pill “may have reduced effectiveness” due to decreased levels of a key ingredient of the product. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures Tydemy, notified customers on Saturday that it was voluntarily recalling two batches
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial was postponed until at least Sept. 6 after New York City prosecutors asked Thursday for more time to prepare. Majors, 33, appeared in court for what was to have been the start of his trial on charges stemming from a March confrontation with a woman
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Eighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between Pacific islands to help save the crew of his torpedo boat that had been destroyed by a Japanese warship during World War II. Kennedy’s heroism as the commander of PT-109 helped set
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 17 people have been killed when a bus left the highway and tumbled down a steep hillside in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit. The state public safety agency says in a statement posted to its Facebook page that rescuers are still working to remove people from the bus
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By Scott Heidler Click here for updates on this story SATELLITE BEACH, Florida (WESH) — On Monday, a crocodile killed a pet dog in the waterways of a Satellite Beach community, raising concern for some neighbors, like Jon Appling, whose backyard is bordered by water. “We have definitely changed the way we act outside now.
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on several Belarus police, justice and prison officials over the crackdown on anti-government activists that started three years ago. The bloc also targeted media personnel a company accused of supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine. Thursday’s move hit 38 officials, including several judges and prosecutors. The EU
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of September in its effort to boost flagging energy prices, a move that could push U.S. gas prices higher. The Saudi reduction, which began in July, comes
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