Ongoing strength in the U.S. economy drove mortgage rates up over 7% for the first time in eight months, casting doubt over a recovery in the housing sector. The 30-year mortgage rate inched up to ...

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The FBI background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, does not include interviews with Hegseth’s ex-wives or the woman who accused him of sexual ...

Maine's independent senator asked President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon about his views on women in combat, torture and the war in Ukraine. Sen. Angus King of Maine ...

But using ice cores and other ancient data points allows scientists to peer much deeper into the past, and establish that the climate today is likely warmer than it has been in 120,000 years.

DPU Director April Bingham said Wednesday she can't say whether those past findings relate to the city's current water crisis, but state regulators said they'll be looking for any possible ...

In case you forgot it was still up there. That U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) has silently slipped past one-year of flight time. The craft is engaged in performing aerobrake ...

Instead, Eastwood keeps things simple, rarely rehearsing and often shooting only one or two takes ... “A great example of that would be Gene Hackman in Unforgiven,” the director said. “He had the ...

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but investigators are examining potential connections between Jabbar's past travels and what happened last week in the French Quarter. "Our agents are getting answers as to where he went ...

Amid the continued success of its third installment, Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog feature franchise has zoomed past $1B at the worldwide box office. Based on the Sega video game ...