Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs above 7% to highest level since late November
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prospective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term…
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Mortgage rates surge past 7%, reaching highest level since November
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mortgage rates soared this week, breaching the key 7% threshold and extending America’s housing…
Continue ReadingMotorist dies in fiery crash when vehicle plows into suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, police say
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Police say a vehicle has plowed into a suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, engulfing it and the plaza in flames and…
Continue ReadingLong-lost first model of the USS Enterprise from ‘Star Trek’ boldly goes home after twisting voyage
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The first model of the USS Enterprise — used in the opening credits of the original “Star…
Continue ReadingVice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year.…
Continue ReadingArmenian victims group asks International Criminal Court to investigate genocide claim
By MOLLY QUELL and MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has…
Continue ReadingEU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and…
Continue ReadingFire in truck carrying lithium ion batteries leads to 3-hour evacuation in Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities evacuated an area of Ohio’s capital, Columbus, for several hours on Thursday out of fear that a fire in…
Continue ReadingGunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say four customs officers have been killed by unidentified gunmen during an ambush of their…
Continue ReadingChris Brown Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend…
Continue ReadingThis ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers in India have found fossils of an ancient giant snake that could have been…
Continue ReadingBarcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Regional authorities for Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia say they will install a floating desalination plant…
Continue ReadingExpert will testify Bryan Kohberger’s cell phone was outside of Moscow on the night of the Idaho murders, defense says
CNN By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, was out…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s army rescues a woman abducted from Chibok as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s army says soldiers rescued a pregnant woman who was abducted by extremists…
Continue ReadingMan granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 Dartmouth College professors
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who’s served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001…
Continue ReadingSnow Report: Thursday morning, April 18th
No new snowfall for any of our resorts over the past 24 hours. Sunny skies and mild temperatures are expected up in these areas today, along with…
Continue ReadingBooming cold drink sales mean more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the…
Continue ReadingStarbucks is giving its plastic cups a makeover
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The next time you order an iced coffee from Starbucks, it might not look that different — but…
Continue ReadingUS homes sales dropped last month as March prices reached a record high
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell in March as home prices climbed and mortgage…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s story on the BP oil spill medical settlement’s shortcomings
By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press When the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in 2010 and spewed many millions of gallons…
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