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Average US long-term mortgage rate dips to 6.01%, lowest level in more than 3 years
15+ min ago (281+ words) The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week to its lowest level in more than three years, but remains around 6% in the same narrow range it has been in this year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to…...
Met Opera's 2026-27 season has 17 productions, its fewest in at least 60 years
16+ min ago (616+ words) The Metropolitan Opera cut back its 2026-27 season due to a tight budget, even as ticket sales improved slightly NEW YORK -- Despite encouraging box office figures for the season's first half, the financially strapped Metropolitan Opera scaled back its 2026-27 schedule with…...
Switzerland clinches bronze in 2-1 win over Sweden in women's hockey
26+ min ago (264+ words) MILAN -- Alina Muller scored 9:09 into overtime to clinch Switzerland its second Olympic women's hockey bronze medal in a 2-1 win over Sweden at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday. It was Muller's second medal-clinching goal after she " a 15-year-old at the…...
NASA conducts 2nd rocket fueling test that decides when astronauts head to moon
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (392+ words) NASA is taking another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal and delayed astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA took another crack at…...
NASA boss blasts Boeing, space agency managers for botched Starliner astronaut flight
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (389+ words) NASA's new boss is blasting Boeing and the space agency for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station NASA's new boss blasted Boeing and the space agency Thursday for Starliner's botched flight that left…...
11 days that blew the Premier League title race wide open
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (852+ words) MANCHESTER, England -- On Feb. 7 Arsenal players walked off the field after a convincing 3-0 home win against Sunderland with their lead in the Premier League at nine points. Then things started to go wrong. By the time Arsenal takes the field…...
Canada is not ruling out Sidney Crosby for its semifinal or the rest of the Olympics
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (460+ words) Sidney Crosby has not been ruled out for Canada's semifinal game against Finland at the Olympics on Friday after leaving the quarterfinals with an apparent right-leg injury MILAN -- Canada is not closing the door on the possibility of Sidney Crosby…...
As the US population ages, more employees are seeking caregiver benefits at work
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (1194+ words) More than 63 million Americans provide care for an adult family member, and most of them have regular paid jobs as well, according to AARP NEW YORK -- Debra Whitman was traveling for work when her father was suddenly admitted to the…...
Biathlon’s military legacy lives on as Olympic athletes combine sport and service
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (660+ words) The sport of biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing with Three members of the U.S. biathlon team are with the Vermont National Guard: Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin, Spc. Sean Doherty and Spc. Maxime Germain. Irwin and Doherty are also members of the…...
Without nationwide rules, South Carolina lawmakers move to keep college athlete payments secret
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (933+ words) South Carolina lawmakers have approved a bill to keep secret how much money teams and athletes are paid under new college sports rules COLUMBIA, S.C. -- One by one, South Carolina senators stood up at the Statehouse this week, saying they didn't…...