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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates ticked down this week, snapping a seven-week streak of increases. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to an average of 7.76% in the week ending November 2, down from 7.79% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Florida Sen. Rick Scott endorsed former President Donald Trump on Thursday over his home-state governor, Ron DeSantis, as he called for Republicans to unite behind the party’s 2024 front-runner. “I support my friend President Donald J. Trump to be the 47th president of the United States
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government has officially postponed a sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale. Bidding on the leases had been set for next Wednesday. President Joe Biden’s administration announced the sale earlier this
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK, TARA COPP and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Uber and Lyft will pay drivers in New York a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims and have agreed to establish a minimum wage and paid sick leave for drivers across the state, Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. The settlements resolve allegations that
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — After Carlos Alcaraz’s surprise exit on Tuesday, world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev also faced a shock second round defeat at the Paris Masters, losing in three sets to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday. In Medvedev’s first match of the tournament after receiving a first round bye, the 2021 US
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Southern California street gang leader pleaded not guilty Thursday to orchestrating a drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas. Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis, the only person still alive who was in the vehicle from which shots were fired and
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Some news that may make “Euphoria” viewers a little crestfallen: The wait for Season 3 might be longer than you hoped. The Zendaya-led HBO drama series won’t be returning until 2025, according to the network. Per reports, the series was featured in a sizzle reel at a press event
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US intelligence community believes – for now – that Iran and its proxies are calibrating their response to Israel’s military intervention in Gaza to avoid direct conflict with Israel or the US while still exacting costs on its adversaries. But the US is also keenly aware that
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By Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — In the middle of October, Natalia Pitaichuk packed up her four children and left her family home in the town of Beryslav in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson. Two days later, her house was destroyed in a Russian strike. “If we hadn’t evacuated, we would have been dead,” she told CNN. “It was like heavenly powers told me, it
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative contract agreement reached with the company. Members of Local 900 at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, west of Detroit voted 81% in favor of the four
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for a 31st straightyear. Thursday’s vote on the resolution in the 193-member General Assembly tied the record of support for the Caribbean island nation. The vote was 187 in favor, with the United States and Israel
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — In a move that Clark County said was “for safety reasons” during the upcoming F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, film was added to the pedestrian bridges on the Strip. However, some of the visual barriers were quickly removed by people walking
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase earlier detection. It expands the recommendation of yearly screening via low-dose CT scan to most people aged 50 to 80 years old who have a 20-year or greater pack-year history, regardless of
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer changed his plea to guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course, with prosecutors recommending up to 15 years in prison. Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) at No. 24 Southern Cal (7-2, 5-1 No. 20 CFP), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) Line: Washington by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: USC leads 52-30-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Pac-12 gauntlet is finally here for the Huskies and
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINE FERNANDO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Thursday that states have the authority to block former President Donald Trump from the ballot, with some suggesting that Congress is best positioned to decide whether his role in the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack should prevent
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battling Hamas militants encircled Gaza City on Thursday, the military said, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. U.S. and Arab leaders raised pressure on Israel to ease its siege of Gaza and at least briefly
Continue ReadingBy KCTV Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Cedar Fair, the parent company of Worlds of Fun, has announced a merger with Six Flags. The merger means the group will now operate 42 amusement parks and 9 resort properties across 17 states, Canada and Mexico. The announcement was
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Southern California street gang leader pleaded not guilty Thursday to orchestrating a drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas. Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis, the only person still alive who was in the vehicle from which shots were fired and
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