The average long-term US mortgage rate edged up to 7.19% this week, slightly below...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged up again this week, another setback for would-be homebuyers navigating an increasingly less...
McCarthy gives in to right flank on spending cuts, but they still deliver a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy emerged with a spending cut plan to avert a looming federal government shutdown by appeasing his hard-right...
Tech companies try to take AI image generators mainstream with better protections against misuse
Artificial intelligence tools that can conjure whimsical artwork or realistic-looking images from written commands started wowing the public last year. But most people don't...
Jail where murderer Danilo Cavalcante escaped plans to wall off yard and make other...
The Pennsylvania jail from which convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante brazenly escaped, eluding searchers for two weeks, plans to enclose its exercise yards with walls...
An end in sight? Striking writers and Hollywood studios resume negotiations for a second...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters resumed talks Thursday that could potentially put an end to the nearly five-month dispute that...
Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized...
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police...
Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday from coastal North Carolina to Delaware ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that's approaching...
Side hustles take center stage in paying bills for Hollywood workers on strike
NEW YORK (AP) — Lighting for the entertainment industry is Ryan Meyer's lifeblood.Before the Hollywood strikes, he worked 40 hours a week or more...
Home sales fell again in August as homebuyers grapple with rising mortgage rates and...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third month in a row in August, as higher mortgage rates,...
Why was a lion cub found by a roadside in northern Serbia? Police are...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A months-old lion cub was taken to a zoo in northern Serbia on Thursday after it was seen wandering on...