Average US rate on 30-year mortgage at 4.35 pct
By MARCY GORDON FILE – In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, file photo, an existing home is listed as sold, in Gilbert, Ariz. Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for…
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US mobility for young adults falls to 50-year low
By HOPE YEN Jeremy Bills works at his job as associate director at the Nashville Education Community and Arts Television office on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. Bills,…
AP sources: Obama to allow sale of canceled plans
By DAVID ESPO In this Nov. 6, 2013, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of…
CBS to air special marking Beatles’ arrival
FILE – In this Feb. 9, 1964 file photo, The Beatles, clockwise from top, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, perform on CBS’ “Ed Sullivan Show” in…
Actress convicted of stalking Alec Baldwin
By JENNIFER PELTZ Genevieve Sabourin, who is charged with stalking actor Alec Baldwin, speaks with reporters as she arrives for her trial at criminal court Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in…
Domed refuge now cauldron of misery for survivors
By KRISTEN GELINEAU A young girl walks her brother to the Tacloban City Convention Center known as the Astrodome Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, where hundreds of displaced typhoon survivors have…
Closure of landmark eatery spotlights family feuds
By KEVIN McGILL FILE – In this June 28, 2013, file photo, security guards stand in front of the now-closed Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans. Brennan’s Restaurant: “A New Orleans…
Whitey Bulger gets life for racketeering, killings
By DENISE LAVOIE In this courtroom sketch, James “Whitey” Bulger sits at his sentencing hearing in federal court in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Bulger was convicted in August in…