Long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed for the sixth straight week in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election win, marking new highs for the year. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on a 30-year fixed rate loan jumped ...
Read More »Trump’s new tone on immigrant kids divides GOP
Donald Trump’s promise to “work something out” for immigrants brought here illegally as kids is dividing fellow Republicans, underscoring how difficult it will be for Congress to take any action on immigration, whether it’s building a wall or dealing with ...
Read More »Union president Jones challenges Trump on Carrier
The union president slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter challenged the president-elect Thursday to back up his claim that a deal to discourage Carrier Corp. from closing an Indiana factory would save 1,100 American jobs. “He overreacted, President-elect Trump did,” ...
Read More »Pizza shop gunman says he regrets how he handled situation
The man accused of firing an assault rifle inside a Washington restaurant said he regrets how he handled the situation but refused to completely dismiss the false online claims involving a child sex ring that brought him there. “I just ...
Read More »Court: Porn offender must liquidate retirement account
A man serving a 260-year sentence in a Kansas child pornography case must liquidate the union retirement account he hid from the court and use the money to pay restitution to a victim and her mother, a federal appellate court ...
Read More »Rollback of truck safety rules may be just the beginning
The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there’s more coming down the road. The American Trucking Associations is vowing to come ...
Read More »Study: ‘Obamacare’ repeal-only would make 30M uninsured
Repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law without a clear replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Wednesday. Republicans say that won’t happen because they are working on replacement legislation for a President Donald ...
Read More »Innovation or a monopoly? AT&T, Time Warner go before Senate
The CEOs of AT&T and Time Warner are heading to Capitol Hill in a bid to convince senators that a merger of their two companies will mean innovative new experiences for consumers. They can expect a skeptical audience. The CEOs, ...
Read More »With Clinton’s loss, Washington groups seek new missions
They’re at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but two Washington groups that had been focused squarely on Hillary Clinton now have something in common: preserving their very existence. On Tuesday, each made its first stab at carving out a ...
Read More »Did authorities miss opportunities to prevent tragic fire?
City and state officials fielded years of complaints about dangerous conditions, drugs, neglected children, trash, thefts and squabbles at the illegally converted warehouse where 36 partygoers were killed in a weekend fire, with inspectors knocking on the door as recently ...
Read More »Children who lived through Pearl Harbor attack remember
In some ways, it could be any class photo from the 1940s. The sepia-toned image shows 30 fifth-graders — 26 girls and four boys — at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Waikiki. Most are smiling, some look stern. A few ...
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