Tag: U.S. News

Average rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 6.47%, lowest level in more than a year

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, a welcome affordability boost...

US government will loan $1.45 billion to help a South Korean firm build a solar plant in Georgia

ATLANTA -- The federal government is making its first loan to a crystalline silicon solar plant, loaning $1.45 billion to support a South...

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week, but applications remain slightly elevated

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week but remain at slightly elevated though not troubling levels.Jobless claims for the...

The leader of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement reflects on a year since the Lahaina fire

KAHULUI, Hawaii -- On a Monday morning in July, 11 months after the devastating Lahaina fires, the Kako’o Maui Resource Center was still...

Harris and Walz are showing their support for organized labor with appearance at Detroit union hall

DETROIT -- Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to play up their support for organized...

How horses at the Spirit Horse Ranch help Maui wildfire survivors process their grief

KANAIO, Hawaii -- Fear. Anxiety. Anger. Depression. Overwhelmed.Janice Dapitan began her second counseling session by writing those words on a whiteboard, reflecting what...