Jeanette Beebe is an experienced journalist, fact-checker, and audio producer covering personal finance, retirement, science, business, medicine, technology, and the arts. Her reporting has appeared ...

Nearly a quarter-century of Gallup surveys show that Social Security income is relied upon by up to 90% of retirees to make ends meet. The Social Security Administration uses four key variables to ...

A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute, though individual variation is common. You can lower your heart rate short-term with relaxation techniques like deep ...

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Mortgage rates spiked this week as the conflict in Iran continues to weigh on markets, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States hit 6.38 percent, the fourth increase since the war began. Source: Freddie Mac. The New York Times By Gregory Schmidt The war in the Middle ...

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances increased last week to 6.43% from 6.30% Refinance demand dropped 15% week to week. Mortgage demand ...

Mortgage interest rates have been on quite a ride since hovering near record lows in March 2020, during the height of the pandemic. Since then, however, they've changed significantly, rising to their ...

Good morning and happy Tuesday, Kern County. Our forecast is steady this week as we stay well above seasonal average. Bakersfield will be consistently in the 80s for afternoon highs, though morning ...

Following a month in which new reports showed inflation was stuck and unemployment rising, not to mention a continued pause in interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, borrowers are ending March in ...