By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in nearly 10 months, giving prospective homebuyers a sorely needed boost in purchasing power that … Continued
A St. Paul woman on vacation died during a water emergency in St. Louis County, Minn. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, reporting an 80-year-old woman had been found unresponsive in Lake … Continued
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he vowed it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S. “an … Continued
“A person who is unhoused before incarceration is no less vulnerable after release. But our current policy treats time in jail as if it erases their homelessness. It doesn’t—it makes it worse.” A dormitory at Fortune Society’s transitional housing program … Continued
By PAN PYLAS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, more than three years after Moscow launched its invasion, as the two leaders prepared … Continued
By OHAD ZWIGENBERG and MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s far-right finance minister announced approval Thursday of contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans … Continued