Lifestyle and Budget

Marie-Kondo effect: Goodwill doesn't want your junk

The increased volume for thrift stores seen since the launch of the popular Netflix series on decluttering has brought with it more headaches and extra work, as people are donating things that nobody would want.

A glance at US mortgage rates

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, with the benchmark 30-year home loan reaching its lowest level in over a year, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

Correction: Job Market-Workers Come Off the Sidelines story

In a story March 7 about strong hiring drawing more people into the workforce, The Associated Press erroneously reported that half of men outside the workforce in 2013 cited disability or illness and that that figure is now 10 percent.