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What Is a Home Appraisal and Who Pays for It? 03/23/2021 12:00am • For homebuyers financing their purchase with a mortgage, a home appraisal is often a required step of the process in order to get an approved loan and close on the deal. A home appraisal can be a valuable step outside of a pending real estate deal as well, either for a homeowner looking to determine 10 Things Parents of College-Bound Students Need to Do 03/23/2021 12:00am • Manage time and emotions in the college admissions process.From the application to the dorm drop-off in the fall, the college admissions process can be stressful for the entire family. The deadline-driven admissions process can be laborious and often confusing as students make their first major fina Tourism groups push US to eliminate travel restrictions 03/22/2021 08:53pm • Airlines and other tourism-related businesses are pushing the White House to draw up a plan in the next five weeks to boost international travel and eliminate restrictions that were imposed early in the pandemic. More than two dozen groups made their request in a letter to the White House on Monday. Powell says economy recovering but Fed support still needed 03/22/2021 08:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has progressed more quickly than expected, but the central bank does not intend to let up in its support efforts. In congressional testimony released Monday, Powell said that even thou Man charged in NJ slaying, questioned in 4 New Mexico deaths 03/22/2021 02:20pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico was charged Wednesday with a separate killing in New Jersey. Sean Lannon was arrested in St. Louis on Wednesday morning after a manhunt stretching from New Jersey to Mi Existing US home sales fell in February, while prices rose 03/22/2021 11:46am • Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed last month as rising prices and a dearth of homes for sale kept some would-be buyers on the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that existing homes sales in February fell 6.6% from January to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 6.22 m New SBA head plans changes at agency; focus now is COVID-19 03/22/2021 03:53am • NEW YORK (AP) — The new head of the Small Business Administration says she expects to make changes at the agency that she says will enable it to further help small companies devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, two days after she was sworn in, I Nun-and-done: Loyola Chicago stuns top-seeded Illinois 71-58 03/22/2021 12:30am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If the pregame prayer sounded more like a scouting report, it was. And if Sister Jean didn’t have any plans for next weekend, well, she does now. Loyola Chicago carried out its 101-year-old superfan's plans to a T on Sunday, moving to the Sweet 16 with a 71-58 win over Illino Tax Deadline 2021 Is May 17: What You Need to Know 03/22/2021 12:00am • This year taxpayers will have an extra month to file taxes. Instead of the usual April 15 Tax Day, the Internal Revenue Service says taxpayers now have until 11:59 p.m. on May 17, 2021, to get those tax returns postmarked or emailed to avoid interest and penalties. What else is there to know? Quite FA Cup: Leicester ousts Man United to join Chelsea in semis 03/21/2021 07:27pm • LONDON (AP) — While its neighbor is chasing a quadruple, Manchester United now has only one route to ending a four-year trophy drought. Losing 3-1 at Leicester in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Sunday realistically leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with only the Europa League to produce his first trophy as Slain spa workers and customers mourned by families 03/21/2021 06:41pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Mothers, grandmothers and a brother. They loved to cook, dance, sing and travel. They worked long hours, sometimes in settings their children little understood. These are the eight people killed by gunfire at three Atlanta-area massage businesses. Seven of the slain were women, and Tottenham beats Aston Villa 2-0 to keep CL spot in sight 03/21/2021 05:44pm • BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Carlos Vinicius and Harry Kane scored to send Tottenham within three points of the Champions League places with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday. The Premier League win marked a quick recovery for Jose Mourinho's side after being eliminated from the Europa League AP PHOTOS: Bookseller keeps Paris plush with teddy bears 03/21/2021 03:36am • PARIS (AP) — A bookshop owner has found a way to keep people in Paris feeling plush during the depressing days of the coronavirus pandemic: giant teddy bears. Philippe Labourel has been lending out oversized stuffed animals since October 2018. Since the pandemic cut short public life in the French Parts of Australia declare natural disaster during 'once in 100 years' floods 03/21/2021 12:14am • The Australian government has declared a natural disaster in large swaths of New South Wales (NSW) as heavy rains batter the state and force thousands to evacuate. Rains have been inundating communities since Thursday, but parts of the east coast tipped into crisis on Sa US businesses near border struggle with boundaries' closure 03/20/2021 11:35am • NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Evan Kory started calling brides in Mexico’s northern Sonora state last March, asking if they wanted to get their wedding gowns from his Arizona store just before the U.S. closed its borders with Mexico and Canada because of the coronavirus. His namesake shop in the border