Lifestyle and Budget

Latest hurdle in grueling US daycare hunt: waitlist fees

When it comes to coveted child care services in America's most expensive cities, blame the high demand for high-quality preschools and starkly limited supply for a new pay-to-play phenomenon: the "waiting list fee."

House passes GOP bill to make new tax cuts permanent

Republicans have sped legislation through the House to expand their massive new tax law, capping their session for the year as they rush out of town to face voters in the November elections.

A glance at US mortgage rates

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose for the fifth straight week, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

California urges Trump to drop plan for weaker fuel standard

Doctors, environmental groups and California officials will weigh in on the Trump administration's proposal to roll back car-mileage standards at what could be a raucous hearing in a region with some of the nation's worst air pollution.

Business Highlights

___ Rising oil prices haven't hurt the US economy so far DALLAS (AP) — An old bogeyman, higher oil prices, may still be scary but doesn't have the same power to hurt the US economy.