Mortgage rates are at their lowest level since 2024 Redfin, a Seattle, Washington-based real estate giant, forecasts average 30-year fixed mortgage rates will remain in the low 6% range for most of 2026.
Mortgage rates are at their lowest level since 2024 Redfin, a Seattle, Washington-based real estate giant, forecasts average 30-year fixed mortgage rates will remain in the low 6% range for most of 2026.
AdvertisementNetflix says: “The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. Like all Harlan Coben adaptations, it’s best to lean in and suspend your disbelief across the eight episodes of twists and turns. The original Star Search helped to launch stars including Beyoncé, Alanis Morissette, Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Actor and comedian Anthony Anderson will host the revamped Star Search, which will see performers competing live in categories including musicians, dancers, comedians and kids’ acts. AdvertisementNetflix says: “What hasn’t changed is the emotional undercurrent that defined the show; what’s new is the immediacy.
Practical ways to support gut health Nurse practitioner Cynthia Thurlow shares how to prioritize your health goals this new year, starting with your gut health.
Tips for a fresh financial start to the new year Co-host of The Ramsey Show, Jade Warshaw, shares helpful tips on how to reset your money goals and gain better control of your finances.
Sparklers Probably Caused Deadly Fire at Swiss Ski Resort, Officials SayThe bar in the Swiss Alps where the blaze occurred was popular with people in their late teens and early 20s. Friends and families have been mounting desperate searches for updates on their loved ones. By Axel BoadaJanuary 2, 2026
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How well are ChatGPT’s apps working? While trying to find vacation info, the chatbot told a WSJ reporter that “Tripadvisor is being a little useless.” They tested several chatbot AI apps, and apparently, Instacart is one of the better ones -- having your former CEO become OpenAI’s “CEO of Applications” must have helped.
Seattle police arrest armed man during city’s New Year’s Eve celebration Seattle police have arrested a 21-year-old man armed with a shotgun and a pistol near the Space Needle during Seattle’s New Year’s Eve celebration.
Sparklers may have led to deadly Swiss resort bar fire, investigators say Forty people were killed and 119 people were injured in the blaze, according to authorities who said the fire spread very rapidly.
The industry got virtually everything it had spent years lobbying for: an end to regulation-by-enforcement; the first major federal crypto bill—the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act—signed into law; a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, committing the U.S. government to hold the asset; and openly pro-crypto leadership installed at both the SEC and the CFTC. In one of the clearest signs of the wind change, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, who for years dismissed bitcoin as a “fraud,” “stupid” and “worthless”, changed his tune likening owning it to “the right to smoke.” What’s more, Dimon’s $4.5 trillion global bank might even soon offer crypto trading to its institutional clients.
How the Swiss club fire tragedy unfoldedA fire that ripped through a nightclub in the Swiss Alps early New Year's day has killed at least 40 people. Swiss authorities said that champagne sparklers were the likely cause. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down the sequence of events that led to this tragedy.
A year-end wave of immigration raids in the Central Coast led to the apprehension of 147 people, sparking outrage from elected officials and immigrant-rights groups. Federal immigration agents took people from their homes, job sites, businesses and on the streets as they ran errands, Santa Maria City Councilmember Gloria Soto said during a Friday morning news conference. “This makes Santa Maria the epicenter of what we have been seeing over the holiday break,” she said. The following day, 15 people in Lompoc, eight in Santa Maria and two in Santa Barbara were taken. He said he has received calls from federal immigration agents telling him they know where he lives and that they were coming for his son.
Deputy LAPD Chief Alan Hamilton said the incident is being investigated by the Robbery-Homicide Division, which handles all shootings by officers from outside law enforcement agencies. On the federal side, he said, the case is being handled by the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice and Homeland Security Investigations. Authorities have not identified the man who was killed or the agent responsible. AdvertisementThe Village Pointe complex where the shooting happened is a large span of two-story “apartment homes” tucked behind security gates. One neighbor, who declined to give his name, remembered hearing gunfire in a courtyard area and seeing at least 10 LAPD vehicles.
Shirley’s video has accumulated 3 million views in a week on YouTube and 135 million views on X. Attorney General Pam Bondi applauded Shirley’s video and said the Justice Department has been investigating fraud claims in Minnesota for months. Skeptics of Shirley’s claims have said childcare centers are locked for safety, and they question whether he visited during normal operating hours. Shirley told CNN that he went about 11 a.m. one day to a childcare center and “later” the next. Wild was seen in the CNN story calling some of the childcare centers featured in Shirley’s video.
