The current high interest rate environment is putting a strain on many Americans’ finances. After years of keeping rates near zero to stimulate the economy during the pandemic, the Federal Reserve aggressively increased rates starting in early 2022to cool stubbornly high inflation. While the Fed has kept rate hikes paused for the last several meetings, the federal funds rate currently …

With inflation soaring and the cost of borrowing hitting multi-decade highs, homeowners are fortunate to have access to a more affordable source of financing: their home equity. While interest rates on credit cards, personal loans and even traditional mortgage refinances have crept well into the double digits, home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) remain comparatively cheap, …

While gold investing has been enticing for decades, the glimmer of gold has been shining brighter recently, especially over the last few months. That’s due, in part, to the precious metal seeing its value surge to new record highs, climbing from about $1,990 per ounce in mid-February to a then-record high of $2,160 per ounce in late March. This meteoric …

South Bend, Indiana — Gene Eyster, a retired police lieutenant, cannot drive past one specific apartment complex here without reliving that strange day 24 years ago. “That was one of the strangest calls I think I’ve ever had: ‘We have a found baby in a box,'” Eyster, a 47-year veteran of the department, told CBS News. “You always wonder, what …

A baby girl saved from the womb after her mother was fatally wounded by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza has died in one of the war-torn Palestinian territory’s beleaguered hospitals less than a week after her mother, CBS News has learned. Sabreen Erooh died late Thursday, five days after doctors carried out an emergency cesarean section on her mother, Sabreen …

Ohio State University joined the growing list of college protests against Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Clashes between protesters and police on the campus overnight resulted in over a dozen arrests. Those who refused to leave after warnings were arrested and charged with criminal trespass, said university spokesperson Benjamin Johnson, citing rules barring overnight events. He said a preliminary …

Washington — President Biden often calls himself the most “pro-union president in history,” and the ballroom packed with labor members Wednesday needed no more convincing. The crowd at the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) conference booed at the sight of former President Donald Trump during an video before Mr. Biden’s speech, with some chanting “lock him up!” before the …

Former President Donald Trump announced a major change in a long-held position, and it’s one that could boost his numbers at the ballot box this fall. With little fanfare, in a post on Truth Social last Friday evening, Trump urged supporters to use early and absentee voting methods. “ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS. …

Washington — President Biden signaled for the first time publicly that he is willing to debate former President Donald Trump, his presumptive Republican opponent, ahead of November’s general election. Asked during an hour-long interview on Howard Stern’s show on SiriusXM if he would debate his rival, Mr. Biden replied, “I am, somewhere. I don’t know when. I am happy to …

From smart wearables like the Apple Watch or Garmin trackers to the celebrity-sported Oura ring and trendy WHOOP strap, health tech has come a long way from just tracking your steps. “There’s lots of different metrics now that we can begin to look at,” says Dr. Davin Lundquist, family physician and chief medical officer at Augmedix. “Anytime that we can …