Rates for home loans are little changed this week from near recent highs, even as buyers try to adapt to a housing market that may feel very different than just a few weeks ago. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.23% in the week ending June 9, Freddie Mac said Thursday. That’s up from 5.09% last […]
A federal prosecutor says a Charlotte man has admitted stealing mail from residential mailboxes and using stolen information to commit wire fraud.
Welcome to NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions. This week’s episode is a Nerdy deep dive into the cost of child care. Check out this…
CMS is officially out of school! Just because there’s no school, doesn’t mean that the learning has to stop.
As you tear open the envelope of a new card and activate it, you encounter several potential mistakes that could prevent you from getting the most out of it.
Money can trigger strong emotional reactions, which can lead to not-so-great decisions, like missing payments or overspending. A new wave of books urges people to explore their emotional connections to…
For many people, sore, achy feet can be bothersome after walking long distances. But for others, dealing with chronic ankle or heel pain is an everyday occurrence.To help relieve pain or discomfort in the ankles and feet, mobility exercises often…
"Choose to be optimistic. It feels better," the Dalai Lama has said. It may also lengthen your life. Higher levels of optimism are associated with a longer lifespan and a greater chance of living past 90, according to a new…
Warrants reveal 34-year-old Marissa Bolton is accused of coercing an 18-year-old girl into sexual servitude.
A former employee at Abbott Nutrition filed a whistleblower complaint about the company's Sturgis, Michigan, plant with the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration in February 2021, months earlier than previously known, a source familiar with the…
Police say two suspects have been taken into custody in connection to a deadly shooting in Monroe.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will recognize Sierra Nevada Brewing Company as that state’s first BearWise business on Thursday.
Graham Street in north Charlotte was closed in both directions Wednesday after a gas line ruptured, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.
Every month, like clockwork, Renee Steiber got formula delivered to her home in the Chicago suburbs for her 11-year-old son, Owen. He has a feeding tube and needs a specialized formula, Neocate Jr., due to a rare disease that makes…
One of the most memorable lectures during my first year of medical school at the University of Michigan was delivered by Dr. Julian "Buz" Hoff. He was the chair of neurosurgery and a master at teaching the natural history of…
Moderna said on Wednesday its bivalent Covid-19 vaccine booster that contained a vaccine targeting the Omicron variant showed a stronger immune response against the variant.Bivalent boosters address two viral strains in the same vaccine. The updated booster contains Moderna's original…
People who suffer from chronic pain may find small-to-moderate pain relief for the short-term when using certain prescription cannabis products with higher THC to CBD levels, but there are some worrisome side effects, according to new research.Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is…
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration decided Tuesday that authorizing Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine -- which uses different technology from the three vaccines currently in use in the US -- for emergency use in adults would be beneficial.Most…
Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes, which may be a more hygienic way to clean your dishes, according to researchers in Norway."Salmonella and other bacteria grow and survive better in sponges than in brushes, the reason is that…
American teenagers aren't getting enough sleep these days, and author Lisa L. Lewis refuses to snooze on the issue anymore.Lewis, a mother of two, helped spark the first law in the nation requiring healthy school start times for adolescents —…
A weekly dose of a medication recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes may help adults without diabetes lose weight as well, a new study found.Tirzepatide, which is sold under the brand name…
Writers often need to teach as a form of income, producing some dynamic opportunities for students of writing and literature.
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Prices are surging, and Best Buy has a plan to draw in shoppers hunting for deals on TVs and laptops: more outlet stores and outlet deals online.
