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The NAR Settlement Will Affect VA Loans Beginning This Month -- Here's What New and Existing Borrowers Need to Know 08/07/2024 08:00pm • For years, home sellers have covered the cost of paying real estate agents on both sides of the transaction. But a recent class action lawsuit settlement against the National Association of Realtors and other parties is changing how buyers and sellers pay their agents. "Moving forward, buyers will n The Trump Trade vs. The Harris Trade 08/07/2024 08:00pm • Volatility in early August has sparked the interest of Washington, D.C. pundits lately as the ups and downs of the stock market have become predictably politicized. After all, voters consistently rank the economy as their No. 1 concern -- and battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisco Should You Disclose the Climate Risks to Your Home? 08/07/2024 08:00pm • Homeowners across the nation face increasing climate risks, with 15 confirmed climate-related disasters resulting in losses exceeding $1 billion this year alone as of July 9. A potential wave of wary homebuyers prompts the question: Should sellers disclose the climate risks for their home? With buye 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 08/07/2024 08:00pm • The artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled bull market abruptly hit the brakes on Aug. 2, following a weak report showing slowing job growth and rising unemployment, which sparked recessionary fears and a broad market sell-off. By market close, the Nasdaq had fallen 2.43%, but some notable companies fa How Long Does It Take to Get Into Assisted Living? 08/07/2024 08:00pm • The United States is getting older. With more than 58 million Americans who are 65 years or older and more than 800,000 who live in assisted living facilities, the aging baby boomer generation is significantly impacting the need and demand for more of these specialized long-term care options. Findin The Latest: Tropical Storm Debby lingering over Georgia and the Carolinas 08/07/2024 07:51pm • Tropical Storm Debby was lingering over coastal Georgia and the Carolinas on Wednesday, still dumping torrential rain in places before moving north. The system has already stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets in waist-high floodwaters. The storm was forecast to move relatively slowly across S Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified. She thrived in the spotlight 08/07/2024 07:06pm • PARIS (AP) — Every single thing Simone Biles has done at the Paris Olympics has been spotlighted: four medals, an online feud with a former teammate and a social media post that appeared to take a swipe at presidential candidate Donald Trump. Her TikToks regularly draw millions of views — 14.4 US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says 08/07/2024 07:04pm • The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to a report by an energy think tank released Thursday. Last December, countries at the U.N. COP28 climate conference committed to tripling all renewable electricity by 20 Beyond Meat reports better-than-expected sales despite demand remaining weak 08/07/2024 07:00pm • Beyond Meat on Wednesday reported better-than-expected sales in the second quarter despite continuing weak demand for its plant-based burgers, chicken and other products. The El Segundo, California-based company said its revenue fell nearly 9% to $93.2 million for the April-June period. That was bet A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young help US rout Nigeria 88-74 to reach Olympic women's hoops semifinals 08/07/2024 06:50pm • PARIS (AP) — The U.S. made a change in its starting lineup, inserting Jackie Young for Diana Taurasi, to try to get off to a better start. It paid immediate dividends as the Americans started strong and beat Nigeria 88-74 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games, extending their Illinois governor says sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home should resign 08/07/2024 06:43pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called Wednesday for the resignation of the sheriff whose deputy fatally wounded Sonya Massey in her home last month after the Black woman called 911 for help. Pritzker, a Democrat, said Republican Jack Campbell should step down because “the Minnesota Supreme Court upholds law restoring right to vote to people with felony convictions 08/07/2024 05:57pm • The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2023 state law that restores voting rights for felons once they have completed their prison sentences. The new law was popular with Democrats in the state, including Gov. Tim Walz, who signed it and who is Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mat Slimmer Deebo Samuel impressing the 49ers at training camp with Brandon Aiyuk out 08/07/2024 05:54pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Deebo Samuel has looked like a different person since arriving for the offseason program this spring for the San Francisco 49ers — and it's not just about his new No. 1 jersey. The player who was an All-Pro in 2021 when he was one of the game's most dangerous playmaker Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian 08/07/2024 05:37pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Supreme Court considered a petition Wednesday to shutter a desert military prison where soldiers have been accused of abusing Palestinians, as a new video emerged purporting to show the sexual assault of a Palestinian detainee. Rights groups have been engaged in a leg The GOP and Kansas' Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state's primary 08/07/2024 05:33pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have unseated a fellow Democrat who consistently voted against her in the Kansas Legislature, while GOP voters ousted a lawmaker many Republicans blamed for Kelly's narrow reelection two years ago. Democratic state Rep. Marvin Robinson, of Kansas