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5 Steps B.S.-M.D. Applicants Should Take Before Early Deadlines 08/03/2026 08:00pm • For students applying to combined bachelor of science and doctor of medicine programs, the college application timeline often begins earlier than expected. While many traditional undergraduate applications are due in January, some B.S.-M.D. programs have priority deadlines as early as October or Nov What Is a VantageScore? 08/03/2026 08:00pm • When you check your credit score on websites or apps, either through credit card companies or lenders, one of two scoring models will be used -- FICO or VantageScore. VantageScore is the newer of the two scoring models, and its usage has grown in the financial industry, including by credit card comp Is the Home Depot Credit Card Worth It? 08/03/2026 08:00pm • That big home improvement purchase, like a new appliance or supplies for a bathroom renovation, could be more affordable if you open a Home Depot�� Consumer Credit Card. Do-it-yourselfers with the no-annual-fee card can access special financing options to make it easier to pay for their purchases -- Today's Mortgage Rates Ease to 6.91%: Aug. 4, 2026 08/03/2026 08:00pm • Today's average interest rate on a 30-year purchase mortgage is 6.91%, which is lower than yesterday's reading of 6.93%, according to Zillow data provided to U.S. News. For refinancing mortgages, today's 30-year rate is 6.985%, and the current 15-year rate is 5.998%. Interest rates on home loans hav 5 Best Schwab ETFs to Buy in 2026 08/03/2026 08:00pm • You'll often find Charles Schwab exchange-traded funds (ETFs) among the core building blocks of a diversified portfolio. Schwab is among the largest ETF providers, with 33 ETFs holding about $594 billion in assets under management, according to ETF Database. The largest is the Schwab U.S. Dividend E Sticking to a Tight Budget? Here Are 6 Credit Cards That Could Work 08/03/2026 08:00pm • As life gets increasingly expensive, more credit cards are offering features that can help offset the ever-increasing cost of living. If you're able to manage credit wisely by paying in full each month to avoid paying interest, you could potentially come out ahead. From earning cash back on grocerie How Parents Can Help Adult Kids Buy Homes 08/03/2026 08:00pm • Rising housing costs have complicated saving for a down payment and qualifying for a mortgage for many young adults. Parents often step in to help. Parents can offer support with simple down payment gifts, but additional options include co-borrowing or cosigning, buying a home for an adult child, or Jacob deGrom told Rangers before trade deadline that he wanted to stay in Texas 08/03/2026 07:57pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom told the Texas Rangers before Monday's trade deadline that he wanted to stay with the team. ���I want to be here. I believe in this group,��� deGrom said. The right-hander, who has a full no-trade clause in his contract, addresse Pirates make Mets reliever Luke Weaver among several additions to the bullpen at the trade deadline 08/03/2026 07:50pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� The Pittsburgh Pirates made a significant push to improve their beleaguered bullpen at the trade deadline Monday, acquiring a handful of relievers, most notably veteran right-hander Luke Weaver from the New York Mets. Pittsburgh, looking to end a decade-long playoff drought, sent Astros acquire center fielder Daulton Varsho from Blue Jays for pitcher Spencer Arrighetti 08/03/2026 07:44pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Daulton Varsho was taking swings in the visitors' batting cage at Daikin Park early Monday before the start of a series against the Houston Astros when he was called into Toronto manager John Schneider's office. It was then that Varsho learned he was on a new team and he'd have an i Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain's Ceuta after mass crossing 08/03/2026 07:41pm • CEUTA, Spain (AP) ��� The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of thousands of people surged through the breakwater, trying to leave Morocco behind. The tragic sto MLB trade deadline: Red Sox, Phillies, Padres are the biggest buyers at the buzzer 08/03/2026 07:40pm • The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies took big swings Monday ahead of baseball's trade deadline, with the Red Sox adding three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman a few hours after the Phillies picked up three-time batting champion Luis Arraez. The pair of aggressive moves highlighted a hec Lindsay Clancy's diary chronicled desperation and 'brain fog' before she killed her 3 kids 08/03/2026 07:29pm • PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) ��� After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumed Monday with diary entries from the months leading up to the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023. Clancy described Shafique and Babar Azam put Pakistan on top in 2nd cricket test against West Indies 08/03/2026 07:23pm • PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) ��� Abdullah Shafique posted his sixth test century in an unbroken 168-run third-wicket stand with Babar Azam to put Pakistan on top after Day 2 of the second cricket test against West Indies. West Indies was bowled out for 344 in its first innings right on lunch after h ���Concrete jungle���: As Amazon details plans for new Ashburn data centers, some residents are fed up 08/03/2026 07:22pm • Amazon has filed an application to transform George Washington University���s campus in Loudoun County, Virginia, into new data centers, a proposal that's drawn pushback from residents and an elected official. Last week, Amazon submitted a site plan application seeking approval for four data cen