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Pentagon, states begin new push to help LGBTQ veterans kicked out of military 12/24/2023 01:27pm • For former Navy sailor Annie Reyes, seeing the words on paper still stings: "Reason for discharge: homosexual conduct." ABC News "We were in Bahrain in the middle of the ocean, and they're like, 'This is the perfect time to kick someone out for being gay,'" Reyes, 40, said of her 2009 dismiss Hawaii announces first recipients of student loan payment program for health care workers 12/23/2023 05:45pm • HONOLULU (AP) — The state has announced the first recipients of a program aimed at helping medical professionals pay off student loans in exchange for a two-year commitment to provide care in Hawaii. Gov. Josh Green on Friday thanked state lawmakers for providing $30 million to fund the program. A Tunisians vote in local elections on Sunday to fill a new chamber as economy flatlines 12/23/2023 03:32am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Butter and milk shortages. Political party boycotts. Ongoing prosecutions of the president’s critics. This is the environment in which Tunisians will head to the polls on Sunday for the country's first local elections since President Kais Saied wrote a new constitution that Friday's Transactions 12/22/2023 10:31pm • BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Shelby Miller on a one-year contract with and option in 2025. Designated C Donny Sands for assignment. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Claimed 1B Alfonso Rivas off waivers from Cleveland. National League ARIZONA DIAMON Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge tumbles in November as prices continue to ease 12/22/2023 11:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of prices fell last month, another sign that inflation is easing and that Americans should benefit from reduced interest rates and get relief from painful price shocks in 2024. Friday's report from the Commerce Department showed that U.S. High-income households in Northern Virginia can now qualify for a state housing loan 12/22/2023 09:53am • Virginia's housing finance authority is adding a new program to serve higher income levels with housing loans in Northern Virginia. Households that make more than $228,000 a year can now qualify for first-time homebuying assistance in Alexandria, Arlington and other counties or cities near the Di Homebuilders step up construction of single-family homes as 30-year mortgage rate eases below 7% 12/21/2023 01:03pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilders are stepping up construction of single-family homes following a steady decline in mortgage rates and broad expectations among economists that home loan borrowing costs will ease further next year. Builders broke ground on single-family homes in November at a seasona Down again: Average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 6.67%, lowest level since June 12/21/2023 12:11pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Home loan financing costs eased again this week, pulling the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate down to a six-month low. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped to 6.67% from 6.95% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.27%. Is Refinancing a Mortgage Expensive? 12/20/2023 07:00pm • Refinancing a mortgage means getting a new loan to replace your current mortgage, which could lower your monthly payment or your interest rate. But lenders will charge you fees to refinance, just as they did when you got your initial loan. Here's what you need to know if you're considering whether a Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans 12/20/2023 06:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed its first predatory mortgage lending case Wednesday against a Texas developer accused of luring tens of thousands of Hispanic homebuyers into “bait and switch” sales through platforms like TikTok. The lawsuit focuses on a massive development north From AI and inflation to Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, the business stories that dominated 2023 12/20/2023 05:57pm • The tide turned against inflation. Artificial intelligence went mainstream — for good or ill. Labor unions capitalized on their growing might to win more generous pay and benefits. Elon Musk renamed and rebranded the social media platform Twitter, removed guardrails against phony or obscene posts Biden tackles Trump and touts economic progress in Milwaukee visit 12/20/2023 05:41pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden touted his administration's support for minority-owned businesses and the replacement of lead pipes during a visit here on Wednesday while also swiping at Donald Trump's rhetoric toward migrants and his ongoing lies about his election loss. The trip showed how 5-month skid in home sales snapped in November as easing mortgage rates give buyers breathing room 12/20/2023 11:34am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November, ending a five-month skid, as easing mortgage rates provided some breathing room for homebuyers. Existing home sales rose 0.8% last month from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.82 million, the National A You can use your home or car as collateral to get a credit card. Should you? 12/20/2023 07:00am • Secured credit cards are a credit-building solution for people with bad or limited credit. Approval for a secured credit card is largely based on one’s ability to put up the cash deposit, usually $200-$300, which becomes the card’s credit limit. But a deposit requirement can present financial ha Dutch bank ING says it is accelerating its shift away from funding fossil fuels after COP28 deal 12/20/2023 06:06am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch bank ING announced Wednesday that it is accelerating its phasing out of funding for oil and gas exploration and production activities while it increases financing for renewable energy. ING has faced fierce criticism from Dutch climate activists for its funding o