LOS ANGELES — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed to a six-week high this week, pushing up borrowing costs for homebuyers already facing the challenges of rising housing prices and a shortage of homes for sale. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.69% from 6.6% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac…
RALEIGH, N.C. – New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff was struck in the face by a puck Thursday night and wasn’t behind the bench for the third period of his team’s 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. “Just wasn’t feeling right, but seems a little better right now than he was after the second, so…
WASHINGTON — The nation’s economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness to spend freely despite high interest rates and price levels that have frustrated many households. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department said the gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nancy Cox took a detour from the golf course and found her love for the game in the process. Cox, a three-time All-News4JAX selection from Ponte Vedra and now the girls golfer of the year, has been on the ascent for years on the course. But it was a five-year break from…
NEW YORK — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Tesla Inc., down $25.20 to $182.63. The electric vehicle maker reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings and warned of “notably lower” sales growth this year. International Business Machines Corp., up $16.50 to $190.43. The technology and consulting company beat analysts’ fourth-quarter earnings and…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Bree Hall made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:14 remaining, and No. 1 South Carolina rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat ninth-ranked and defending national champion LSU 76-70 on Thursday night. Chloe Kitts scored 14 points to lead the Gamecocks (18-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference), who beat the Tigers (18-3, 5-2) for…
HARTFORD, Conn. — A 25-year-old professional dancer from England who moved to New York City to pursue her career has died after eating a mislabeled cookie containing peanuts, part of a batch that has since been recalled. The grocery retailer Stew Leonard’s announced Tuesday that Vanilla Florentine Cookies sold in its stores in Danbury and…
SAN DIEGO — Stephan Jaeger of Germany made a 35-foot eagle putt on his final hole for an eight-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark after the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Thursday. Jaeger was at 12 under halfway through the tournament on the blufftop layout…
Jesse Jane, a one-time Hooters waitress and beauty pageant contestant who went on to star in the highest-budget film series in pornographic film history, was found dead on Wednesday at a home in Oklahoma. She was 43. The cause was believed to be a drug overdose, said Lt. Francisco Franco of the Moore Police Department…
SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a gruesome collision that critically injured a pedestrian and derailed its self-driving car ambitions. The Justice Department inquiry disclosed in a report Thursday is the latest twist in a debacle that began in October after a robotaxi operated by GM’s Cruise subsidiary…
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