Lifestyle and Budget

A glance at US mortgage rates

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up slightly this week, reaching their highest levels since late June.

New England cities scramble to regulate electric scooters

One New England city is ordering a California company's electric stand-up scooters off its streets and another is scrambling to craft new scooter rules since the rental vehicles began appearing last week with no warning.

House Republicans seek more tax cuts as elections near

House Republicans have launched an effort to expand the massive tax law they muscled through Congress last year, aiming to make permanent the individual tax cuts and small-business income deductions now set to expire in 2026.