US mortgage rates fall for 4th week; 30-year dips to 2.94%
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates declined this week, marking their fourth consecutive week below 3% and further evidence of the strength in the economy’s recovery...
Fire officials aim to squelch blazes fast, avoid megafires
<p>BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought...
Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world
The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no...
2 games to go for 6 teams in Bundesliga relegation scrap
<p>BERLIN — Two games remain for the Bundesliga’s relegation candidates to avoid joining last-place Schalke in Germany’s second division.</p>
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Scotland: 2 held for migration breaches freed after protest
<p>LONDON — Two men detained by British immigration officials in Glasgow were released Thursday after a seven-hour standoff between hundreds of protesters and Scottish...
UN Security Council urges immediate cease-fire in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called for an immediate halt to fighting in Yemen on Wednesday, saying that only a lasting cease-fire...
Devils see bright future despite missing playoffs yet again
The New Jersey Devils were one of the NHL's youngest teams this past season, and many times they played like it.
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Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion
<p>JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson dropped plans Thursday to expand <a href="https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-government-and-politics-c5f58025b7744389905b1527cbab7d4a">the state's Medicaid health care program</a> to thousands of low-income...
US vows to stand by ally Australia against China
<p>WASHINGTON — The Biden administration vowed Thursday to stand by Australia in its worsening trade and other disputes with China. </p>
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Pandemic-hit oyster farmers turn to conservation to survive
DURHAM, N.H. — When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Bertis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed....