Sep 28 Watch 6:31 High mortgage rates compound housing affordability challenges By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Molly Mazilu The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is back above 7% for the first time in twenty months. It’s rough news for the housing market and homebuyers already struggling with rising prices elsewhere. It comes as Treasury yields, which impact… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 5:27 How Blanche is shattering DOJ's standard of political independence By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz, Leila Jackson The nation’s top federal law official is drawing scrutiny for his recent political appearances. With just five weeks left until the midterms, some experts say Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring lines meant to keep the Justice Department free of… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 10:14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on taxpayer funds used for TV ads promoting Trump By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the U.S. government paying for TV advertisements promoting President Trump, what voters think about Trump's handling… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 8:09 Jessica Tarlov on navigating political differences and her new book, 'I Disagree' By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Jessica Tarlov has made a career out of disagreeing, often while outnumbered. As the liberal voice on Fox News’ "The Five," she spends her days debating people who see the world very differently than she does. In her new book,… Continue watching
Sep 28 Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit By Dave Collins, John Seewer, Associated Press A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied… Continue reading
Sep 28 A bankrupt Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property as its legal troubles grow By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property in bankruptcy. The plan hopes that a buyer will preserve the “historic mission” of the century-old private Christian girls camp, where 27 campers and counselors died in a… Continue reading
Sep 28 Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press The change furthers President Donald Trump’s promise to revoke policies that encouraged or created incentives for the production of electric vehicles. Continue reading
Sep 28 Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England By Leah Willingham, John Seewer, Associated Press Local officials in New Jersey and New York told residents that high tide late Monday could potentially bring more flooding. Continue reading
Sep 27 2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a U.S.-China government agreement By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press A new agreement between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association makes Atlanta one of three zoos in the U.S. to house giant pandas, along with the San Diego Zoo and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Sep 27 Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo By Eugene Garcia, Gregory Bull, Associated Press Nolo was expected to continue strengthening and turn toward the northwest by Sunday night, though the National Hurricane Center said the center of the storm would remain well south and southwest of the Hawaiian Islands. Continue reading