Washington, DC CNN — US mortgage rates remained elevated this week, rising for the third week in a row, but stayed just under the market’s 7% threshold. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.96% in the week ending August 10, up from 6.90% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year…
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A 70-year-old Philadelphia woman is accused of fatally stabbing a 31-year-old man with a knife hidden in her cane, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Renee DiPietro is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and possession of a crime instrument for the killing of Michael Sides on June 10 in Ardmore. Police initially…
New York CNN — It’s Barbie’s world and you’re not escaping it. Pink, in all its rosy hues, has seeped into seemingly every aspect of our lifestyle — from shoes, clothing, candles and furniture to burgers, pasta and even Barbie sushi. Just this week, a restaurant in Los Angeles debuted a vegan “Barbie roll,” created…
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High school seniors across the country are donning a new type of item for their first day of school: a backpack typically used by young children. As seniors are starting their last year of high school, an emerging trend has them purchasing the backpacks as a way to reminisce on their childhood. The backpack designs…
A Brooklyn teenager has died in an apparent drowning after authorities say he jumped from a popular waterfall in upstate New York, where officials have made multiple rescues in recent weeks. The 16-year-old boy, whose name was not publicly released, was swimming Tuesday afternoon with a group of friends at the base of the waterfalls…
CNN — President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for Hawaii and “ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires,” according to the White House. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to…
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Police are on the hunt for a Riker’s Island inmate who escaped through a hospital window by rappelling down five floors with tied-up bedsheets before fleeing in a yellow taxi. Yenchun Chen, who stands 6-feet, 3-inches and weighs 250 pounds, slipped Mount Sinai Beth Israel staff and Department of Correction officers by squeezing out a…