Lifestyle and Budget

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose for the seventh consecutive week and remain close to a four-year high, which will increase the costs of buying a home for many people.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates crept higher this week, upping the costs of borrowing to purchase a home just as more of the millennial generation is entering the real estate market.

A Republican-led congressional committee is demanding records related to premium-class flights taken by Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt.

Drivers are getting a break at the pump, though gas prices tend to climb as spring approaches.

The Home Depot Inc. on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $1.78 billion.

A small business owner in St. Louis, Missouri is getting physically threatened for being pro-police.

Poorest in Stockton will get $500 per month for a year – no strings attached.

A dating site that promises to “make dating great again” matches Trump-supporting singles looking for love.

Trump supporters now have their own dating websites that match singles with similar political views.

Before you begin saving for a home, set a realistic goal about what’s in your budget, Palmer said.

People with respiratory illness or the flu are at a higher risk for dying of a heart attack.

Jonathan Jacobs had almost no savings, a modest income and a credit report marred by a disputed cellphone bill.

President Donald Trump is calling for a focus on mental health and school safety in response to shootings like the one that took 17 lives in Florida, but his budget would cut funding in both areas.

President Donald Trump's budget undercuts his call for a focus on mental health and school safety in response to shootings like the one that took 17 lives in Florida Wednesday.

___ US mortgage rates climb to a nearly 4-year peak WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped this week to their highest level in nearly four years.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose for the sixth straight week to a nearly four-year high, a response to signs of rising inflation.