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The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, extending a recent trend that should give prospective homebuyers more purchasing power. The long-term rate eased to 6.5% from 6.56% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said…

James Sweeney never had a twin, though he wanted one. The filmmaker grew up a military brat, and says he dreamed of a having a twin that would serve as a kind of built-in best friend. Alas, he was twinless. Of course, not all twins remain…

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Katabasis (deluxe ed.)" by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager) 2. “The Color of Death" by Gowdy/Greyson (Harper Influence) 3. “Quicksilver (deluxe ed.)” by Callie Hart (Forever) 4. “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid…

NEW YORK (AP) — Never say never... again? In July, Justin Bieber surprised fans by releasing his seventh studio album, “Swag,” hours after he teased it on billboards and social media posts. It turns out, he wasn't done yet. On Thursday…

NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was a star on TV, Al Roker was a huge fan of watching it, especially animated shows. “I spent a lot of Saturday mornings in front of the TV,” he says. “I was one of those kids who waited with bated breath because…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of children and women who are survivors of sexual violence in Congo surged over four fold over the first half this year, Save The Children said on Thursday, amid a reduction in humanitarian support following…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new Ebola outbreak in Congo is suspected of causing 15 deaths among 28 people with symptoms, the health ministry in the central African country said Thursday. It's the 16th outbreak of Ebola in Congo, and Health…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said Thursday he has ordered aviation authorities to further investigate what happened to a flight carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen amid suspicions…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When asked where she lives, Big Thief lead vocalist Adrianne Lenker will tell you “the forests.” The Grammy-nominated writer drifts between the Northeast, Minnesota and Texas, like a folk-rock musician of another era. But…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — For a second straight year, Lamar Jackson is completing the same cycle. A spectacular season ends with an agonizing playoff loss. Then months later, Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are given a chance to avenge that…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Sirianni is the son of a high school football coach, using what he learned from his dad into his own successful coaching career, first in college, then eventually in the NFL. Sirianni is a bit of a coaching lifer,…

Kansas City Chiefs tight end and three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce was asked in Brazil how his life has changed since he announced his engagement to Taylor Swift. Kelce's response: “I got one more ring for it.” The Chiefs face the…

Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board, says he'd remain a White House employee even if the Senate confirms him to fill an unexpired term at the central bank. Miran made the disclosure at a Senate…

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) — Police in an Atlanta suburb say they shot and killed a man inside a burning house early Thursday, finding a woman dead with burns and rescuing two other adults and a child who were locked inside a bedroom. Officers…

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Seven of the eight men deported to South Sudan from the United States earlier this year remain in custody as local officials consider what to do with them, the foreign ministry said Thursday. South Sudan's will…