By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates eased again this week, though the latest pullback leaves the average rate on a 30-year home loan at close to 7%, where it’s been much of this year. The rate fell to 6.95% from 6.99% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza occupied and trashed a building at California State University, Los Angeles, while the campus president was inside, but the takeover ended early Thursday without arrests, a spokesperson said. Protesters barricaded the multistory Student Services Building at 4 p.m. Wednesday with university President Berenecea
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana DeBose promises the Tony Awards on Sunday will move “like a Broadway show.” That means viewers will see transitions between scenes, with cast members coming on stage to help move items and sets changing in front of the audience. In the past, a wall
Continue ReadingCNN By Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A former Jacksonville, Florida, teacher who said she was fired for displaying a Black Lives Matter flag outside her high school classroom will be able to reapply for her teaching license, an attorney representing the teacher confirmed to CNN. Attorney Mark Richard said
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines. Wife of the late Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines for 20 years until he was ousted in 1986. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1929 Birth place: Manila, Philippines (some sources say Leyte Province)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Andrea Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her five children. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1964 Birth place: Houston, Texas Birth name: Andrea Pia Kennedy Father: Andrew Kennedy Mother: Jutta Karin (Koehler) Kennedy Marriage: Russell
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A proposed cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is raising hopes across the Middle East and beyond that eight months of fighting could soon come to an end and that dozens of captives taken by the militant group could soon be freed.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously to preserve access to the drug most commonly used in medication abortion. The nine justices found that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone and the FDA’s subsequent actions to ease restrictions on getting
Continue ReadingBy TERESA MEDRANO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain and Turkey have called on the international community to stop “looking the other way” and press for the end of Israel’s attack on Gaza to crush Hamas, which began in October. Speaking after a bilateral summit in Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said, “What has
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — New details from federal investigations into the crash of a gasoline delivery truck that destroyed an I-95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ago says gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the tanker. The crash and subsequent fire and explosions in June
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police shot and killed a man Wednesday who they say was wielding a handgun and threatening people. Police Chief Brian O’Hara says authorities received an evening call about a man in south Minneapolis with a gun who was threatening people and “not acting normally.” Officers were dispatched to the area and
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Visa applicants from Africa who want to visit Europe’s Schengen Area face far higher rejection rates than people from anywhere else in the world. Appointments are often difficult to secure. Applicants often must prove a minimum bank balance and prove they plan to return home. Much of Europe’s debate about migration
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A global gathering of comedians was taking place Friday in an unlikely venue: the Vatican. Pope Francis hosted the equivalent of a “conclave of comedians” by inviting Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and others to Rome. Over 200 people were in the audience, with more than 100
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Atlanta Falcons were stripped of a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft on Thursday for violating the NFL’s anti-tampering rules prior to signing quarterback Kirk Cousins, wide receiver Darnell Mooney and tight end Charlie Woerner in free agency in March. The NFL also fined the team $250,000,
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press A large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species, said scientists who study the animals. A research flight made 161 sightings of seven different species of whale on May 25 south of Martha’s Vineyard and
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza occupied and trashed a building at California State University, Los Angeles, while the campus president was inside, but the takeover ended early Thursday without arrests, a spokesperson said. Protesters barricaded the multistory Student Services Building at 4 p.m. Wednesday with university President Berenecea
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have promoted Ryan Warsofsky to become the team’s new head coach after two years as an assistant under the recently fired David Quinn. General manager Mike Grier announced Thursday that Warsofsky will become the 11th head coach in franchise history.
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have promoted Ryan Warsofsky to become the team’s new head coach.
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have closed down the Acropolis for much of the afternoon for a second day as the country swelters under unseasonably high temperatures. The Culture Ministry says the hilltop citadel was closed from midday to 5 p.m. (0900-1400 GMT) on Thursday. All other archaeological sites in the Greek capital were
Continue ReadingCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African health authorities say two people have died this week after contracting mpox, and it appears there is local transmission of the disease. The health minister says the two deaths were among six recent confirmed cases of mpox in South Africa, all of them men in their 30s.
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