Mortgage rates this week have held steady for the most part. Rates for 30-year mortgages average 6.78% as of July 25, Freddie Mac reported. This is up only slightly from last week’s 6.77%. Last year, rates were in a similar place, averaging 6.81%. “Mortgage rates essentially remained flat from last…

With the Federal Reserve poised to start cutting interest rates, experts are divided on what’s ahead for the U.S. economy.While some worry the economy could be in for a broad decline, or recession, others hope the central bank can effectively avoid a downturn and execute a “soft landing.”For people who…

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has endorsed Republican former President Donald Trump’s campaign, is advising the GOP nominee to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris’ policy pivots in their upcoming debate.Harris “has already shown that she is trying to move away from her record, move away from her positions,”…

More than 10,000 hotel workers at 24 hotels stretching from Boston to the West Coast to Hawaii went on strike early Sunday morning, disrupting travel during a busy Labor Day weekend. The hotels are reportedly still open but guests will deal with a skeleton staff unable to provide full services.…

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The Alternative for Germany has won elections in the eastern region of Thuringia, the first time a far-right party has won a state poll in Germany’s postwar history. Projections by Germany’s public broadcaster ZDF put the AfD on 33.1 per cent in Thuringia, way ahead of all other parties. The…

Ahead of the presidential face-off, our panel set the stakes for the upcoming debate CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentators Karen Finney and Shermichael Singleton, and former Special Assistant to President Biden Meghan Hays join CNN’s Dana Bash to preview the presidential debate and Donald Trump’s changing position on reproductive rights. …

Get there first. That’s the best parenting advice I ever got, and it applies to every one of the most important values we choose to pass on to our children, as well as all the thorniest issues we choose to address—sex, alcohol, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, and yes, money. For…

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For over 100 years, Hollywood has transported audiences to worlds outside their own, from the slick streets of New York City to the yellow bricks of Oz. Hundreds of acres of land in Los Angeles are dedicated to crafting stories for the biggest and smallest screens, and movie studios are offering…