Mortgage rates tick higher: 30-year, fixed home loan is at 6.90%; 15-year at 6.25%
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…
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Freddie Mercury’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ piano sells at auction for $2.2 million
By 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…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates climb toward 7% after America’s credit rating was downgraded
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates jumped this week, climbing closer to 7%. The move follows last week’s rate hike…
Continue ReadingGwyneth Paltrow’s California guesthouse is listed on Airbnb
By 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…
Continue ReadingAl menos 18 muertos por un accidente de autobús en el oeste de México
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Al menos 18 personas murieron luego de que se accidentase un autobús de pasajeros que se trasladaba por…
Continue ReadingBirders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180…
Continue ReadingThe small town T-shirt shop that’s been showcasing Maine artists for decades
By Steve Minich Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Maine (WMTW) — In the small town of Liberty, there is a…
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‘Very volatile, very terrifying’: Prosecutors allege man shot and killed a kenneled puppy
By Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha police said a man shot and killed a…
Continue ReadingRare pink bird appears in Wisconsin for the first time in 178 years
By Mariana La Roche Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WISN) — A roseate spoonbill was spotted…
Continue ReadingSkydiving team training to break world record for high altitude formation jump in New Mexico
By Scott Heidler Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, New Mexico (KOAT) — A team is training in Central…
Continue ReadingAn 87-year-old woman fought off an intruder, then fed him after he told her he was ‘awfully hungry’
By 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…
Continue ReadingDrexel men’s basketball player Terrence Butler found dead in his apartment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drexel University says men’s basketball player Terrence Butler was found dead in his on-campus apartment on Wednesday. No…
Continue ReadingAmazon Fresh grocery chain has struggled. See its stores of the future
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon has faced challenges getting shoppers to buy groceries in its Amazon Fresh grocery stores…
Continue ReadingTwo lots of Tydemy birth control pills are under recall. The FDA warns of ‘reduced effectiveness’
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth…
Continue ReadingAssault trial for actor Jonathan Majors postponed until September
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial was postponed until at least Sept. 6 after New York City prosecutors asked…
Continue ReadingCaroline Kennedy recreates her father JFK’s heroic World War II swim
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Eighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between…
Continue ReadingAt least 17 dead after bus tumbles down steep hillside in Mexico
MEXICO 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…
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Florida neighbors concerned after crocodile killed pet dog
By Scott Heidler Click here for updates on this story SATELLITE BEACH, Florida (WESH) — On Monday, a crocodile killed a…
Continue ReadingEU imposes sanctions on dozens in Belarus over protest crackdown and support for Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on several Belarus police, justice and prison officials over the crackdown on…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia extends cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day, potentially boosting prices at the pump
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day…
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