Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to the highest level in 8 weeks
AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. moved higher for the third week in a row and reached the highest level since…
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Ex-funeral home owner pleads guilty to assaulting police and journalists during Capitol riot
Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Long Island funeral home owner has pleaded guilty to spraying wasp killer at police officers and…
Continue Reading Ex-porn shop worker wants defamation claim lodged by North Carolina lieutenant governor dismissed
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former porn shop worker who was accused by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of defamation has asked a…
Continue ReadingUniversal will open fourth Orlando theme park next May
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort will open its fourth central Florida theme park, just in time for Memorial Day next year. The move…
Continue Reading Drug kingpin Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, will serve the…
Continue Reading Florida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes
Associated Press/Report for America BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast are digging out from mountains of sand…
Continue Reading Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film “South…
Continue ReadingMitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film “South…
Continue ReadingMitzi Gaynor, ‘South Pacific’ star among the last actors of the Hollywood musical era’s golden age, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, ‘South Pacific’ star among the last actors of the Hollywood musical era’s golden age, dies at…
Continue ReadingFormer United Way worker convicted of taking $6.7M from nonprofit through secret company
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who worked for United Way in Massachusetts was convicted in federal court of taking $6.7 million from the nonprofit…
Continue ReadingEx-New Hampshire state senator Andy Sanborn charged with theft in connection to state pandemic aid
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator accused last year of fraudulently obtaining federal COVID-19 loans and…
Continue ReadingLiam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fame
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of…
Continue ReadingJane Fonda to receive lifetime achievement award from actors’ guild
AP Film Writer Actor and humanitarian Jane Fonda is adding the SAG life achievement award to her many accolades. The 86-year-old will be given the…
Continue ReadingNo. 21 SMU looks to keep perfect ACC record intact when the Mustangs visit Stanford
No. 21 SMU (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) at Stanford (2-4, 1-2), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: SMU by 14…
Continue Reading 7 killed in suicide bomber attack at a cafe in Somalia’s capital
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police said seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an…
Continue ReadingUS imposes sanctions on Chinese companies accused of helping make Russian attack drones
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against two Chinese companies accused of directly helping…
Continue Reading India denies Canadian allegation that it uses mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government is denying that it works with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged…
Continue Reading Africa’s mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Africa’s top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has…
Continue ReadingUSC seeks initial Big Ten road victory in first-ever meeting with Maryland
Southern California (3-3, 1-3 Big Ten) at Maryland (3-3, 0-3), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1) BetMGM College Football Odds: USC by 7 1/2. Series…
Continue ReadingN.C. State makes westward trek to visit California in matchup of 0-3 ACC teams
N.C. State (3-4, 0-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) at California (3-3, 0-3), Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Cal by…
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