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How to Choose a Medicare Plan: 5 Essential Steps 04/12/2026 08:00pm • Making the move from private, employer-provided health insurance to Medicare can be daunting because there are so many plan options on the market today. Seniors just entering the Medicare beneficiary pool often need a clear orientation, and those who are choosing a new plan during open enrollment ca Everything You Need to Know About Dementia Care in Assisted Living Communities 04/12/2026 08:00pm • Aging makes independence more challenging for many adults, particularly those with dementia. Long-term care facilities, such as assisted living and memory care, however, can help fill the gaps for adults who may be experiencing cognitive impairment or just need assistance with daily tasks. Here, we' 10 Best Low-Cost Index Funds to Buy in 2026 04/12/2026 08:00pm • Just as dividends can compound positively over time, fees work in the opposite direction by steadily eroding returns. While many brokerages have eliminated trading commissions and account maintenance fees, investors who use mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) still pay an expense ratio. Th Today's Mortgage Rates Hold Steady: April 13, 2026 04/12/2026 08:00pm • Today's average interest rate on a 30-year purchase mortgage is 6.406%, according to Zillow data provided to U.S. News. That's essentially unchanged compared with Friday, when rates were 6.399%. For refinancing mortgages, today's 30-year rate is 6.591%, and the current 15-year rate is 5.601%. Intere Astros lose another starter, Cody Bolton leaves Sunday’s 6-1 loss to the Mariners with back injury 04/12/2026 07:52pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Houston Astros starter Cody Bolton left Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners in the second inning because of mid-back tightness. During his first major league start last Monday, Bolton was hit on the back by a 102.5 mph line drive, but still threw 4 1/3 innings in a 9-7 loss. Justin Rose rues his miscues through Amen Corner and another lost chance at winning the Masters 04/12/2026 07:50pm • AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Perhaps the only solace Justin Rose can take from another Sunday heartbreak at the Masters is that he didn’t finish second again. He finished in a four-way tie for third. The popular 45-year-old Englishman, who lost a playoff to Rory McIlroy last year, ended up two shots behi Padres top Rockies 7-2 for 4-game sweep but Nick Pivetta exits with stiff elbow 04/12/2026 07:50pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ty France went 3 for 3 with a home run and scored three times as the surging San Diego Padres finished a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 7-2 victory Sunday. Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer and Jackson Merrill also went deep for the Padres, who have won five in a Ty Gibbs earns first NASCAR Cup victory at Bristol, beating Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney 04/12/2026 07:46pm • BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Outdueling two NASCAR CupSeries champions for the first victory of his career, Ty Gibbs made an emphatic and emotional breakthrough Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win came in the 131st Cup start for the grandson of NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner and former Super Bowl-w Ulberg delivers first-round KO to win light heavyweight belt as Trump takes spotlight at UFC 327 04/12/2026 07:37pm • MIAMI (AP) — Hobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night. With President Donald Trump sitting cageside, Ulberg delivered a perfect left hook to Jiri Prochazka’s chin and won the undisputed light heavyweight belt wi Oil prices rise after the US says it would block Iranian ports starting Monday 04/12/2026 07:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose in early market trading Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday. The price of U.S. crude oil rose 8% to $104.24 a barrel and Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose 7% to $102.29. Brent crude has swung dramatically durin Gilbert, Raley lead Mariners to 6-1 win that extends Astros' losing streak to 7 04/12/2026 07:04pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert threw seven innings of one-run ball, and the Seattle Mariners beat Houston 6-1 Sunday to extend the Astros' losing streak to seven. Luke Raley had three hits and two RBIs for the Mariners, who won the first three games of the four-game series after a five-game losing s Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Bet $10, Get $200 Bonus For Nuggets-Spurs, More 04/12/2026 07:00pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services The NBA regular season comes to a close tonight, and multiple playoff matchups are still to be determined, so now is the time to act Masters Champions 04/12/2026 06:59pm • 2026 — Rory McIlroy 2025 — x-Rory McIlroy 2024 — Scottie Scheffler 2023 — Jon Rahm 2022 — Scottie Scheffler 2021 — Hideki Matsuyama 2020 — Dustin Johnson 2019 — Tiger Woods 2018 — Patrick Reed 2017 — x-Sergio Garcia 2016 — Danny Willett 2015 — Jordan Spieth 2014 — Bubba Wat Cuba's president warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him 04/12/2026 06:59pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the U.S. has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press program, the president said an invasion of Cuba would be costly an Former major league infielder Phil Garner, who managed Astros' first World Series team, dies at 76 04/12/2026 06:57pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. Garner's family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic cancer. “Phil never