The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the U.S. fell again this week, just in time for Christmas. But Americans don’t appear to want to buy a home for the holidays, despite the more attractive rates. Mortgage applications are at their lowest level in three months, according to the latest data from the […]
More than a dozen states led by Democrats and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Trump administration health officials over directives to bar medical professionals from providing gender-affirming care to minors. The coalition, led by Oregon, claimed the directive revoked people’s right to make their own decisions about their health, while Health Secretary […]
Even as economic data flashes some encouraging signs, Americans aren’t feeling it. GDP growth came in stronger than expected in the third quarter, expanding at a 4.3% pace, and inflation eased to 2.7% by the end of November. But two new surveys suggest public confidence is moving in the opposite direction. What the surveys shows […]
Someone could be waking up very rich on Christmas morning. The Powerball jackpot has surged to $1.7 billion, with the next drawing set for Wednesday night — Christmas Eve. If there’s a winner, the lump-sum cash option would be $781.3 million, before taxes. That’s a Christmas gift most people wouldn’t mind unwrapping. Powerball and Christmas […]
The Trump administration is considering a sweeping expansion of immigration detention, one that would convert large industrial warehouses into massive holding facilities for migrants awaiting deportation. According to internal planning documents reviewed by The Washington Post, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted a proposal to build a nationwide detention network capable of holding more than […]
HOUSTON — Lizbeth Miranda loves to read. But that hasn’t always been the case. For the first seven years of her life, she found reading difficult. There were so many words that felt like roadblocks on the pages of the books in front of her. Earlier this year, something changed — something big, blue and […]
The Trump administration is sharply escalating pressure on Venezuela, targeting the country’s oil exports while openly questioning President Nicolás Maduro’s grip on power. The moves combine military posturing, tanker seizures, and new warnings delivered at the United Nations. Trump sharpens his message Taking questions at Mar-a-Lago Monday night, Trump was asked if his pressure campaign is […]
It was a “delightful” day at the Port Arthur Historical Site, according to people who were there on April 28, 1996. But at about 1:30 that afternoon, the popular tourist center in Tasmania, Australia, became the site of the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. The shooting left 35 dead and led to extensive […]
A powerful atmospheric river is set to soak large parts of California through Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, raising serious concerns about flooding, mudslides and dangerous travel conditions. Forecasters warn the storm could deliver months’ worth of rain in just a few days, hitting at the worst possible time for holiday travel. A rare storm, […]
A powerful explosion on Tuesday afternoon killed two people and injured at least twenty others, tearing through part of a nursing home and prompting a major rescue effort. The explosion ripped through the Bristol Health and Rehab Center in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, about twenty miles northeast of the city. Police said all residents have now been accounted […]
