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American Express Launches Pay With Points Through Apple Pay 07/08/2026 08:00pm • American Express has launched Pay With Points with Apple Pay. This new feature allows eligible cardholders to redeem their Membership Rewards points directly via Apple Pay when shopping online or in apps on an iPad or iPhone. Read on to learn more about how this new convenient redemption option work Today's Mortgage Rates Rise Past 6.7%: July 9, 2026 07/08/2026 08:00pm • Today's average interest rate on a 30-year purchase mortgage is 6.716%, up from 6.655% yesterday, according to Zillow data provided to U.S. News. For refinancing mortgages, today's 30-year rate is 6.785%, and the current 15-year rate is 5.807%. Rates drifted upward after the June Federal Reserve mee Homebuyers Are Crowdsourcing Their Loan Estimates on Reddit. Is That a Good Idea? 07/08/2026 08:00pm • If you're in the process of getting a mortgage, one key document to watch for is your loan estimate. It's a standardized three-page form that lenders must provide after you apply, outlining the loan's interest rate, monthly payment, closing costs and other key terms. It's one thing to run your loan These Pieces Make Up a Fair Credit Score 07/08/2026 08:00pm • If you have a fair credit score, your FICO score is between 580 and 669. Overall, FICO scores range from 300 to 850. The average score in the U.S. is 714, which is considered a "good" credit score. Now, that does mean that your fair credit score is below the national average, but don't let that disc Everything You Need to Know About Affirm 07/08/2026 08:00pm • Affirm is a lender that allows you to buy now and pay later, whether you're shopping in-store or online. After qualifying for one of these short-term loans, you choose a payment schedule and then pay at affirm.com or in the Affirm app. Borrowers know up front how much they will pay for each installm What Is an Escrow Shortage? Why Your Mortgage Payment Just Went Up 07/08/2026 08:00pm • Get ready to rework your budget. The average homeowner will see their mortgage payment rise $175 per month in 2026, according to property information and analytics firm Cotality. That cash is needed to shore up their loan's escrow account -- a pot of money used by lenders to pay insurance premiums a Life returns to streets around damaged NYC high-rise. Here is what comes next 07/08/2026 07:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The streets around a midtown Manhattan high-rise where buckled columns forced evacuations gradually returned to life Wednesday, as roads reopened, residents and hotel guests were allowed back into nearby buildings, and workers shored up the damage. After crews worked through the n A Mexican village warned of a cartel offensive during the World Cup. Then the drone attacks began 07/08/2026 07:57pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The bombs started raining down from cartel drones at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, just as the sun crested over the mountains of central Mexico. The cluster of rural communities known as Guajes de Ayala now under siege had spent weeks warning law enforcement in the state of Guerrero of m The Latest: US says it's carrying out more strikes after Iran’s attacks in Strait of Hormuz 07/08/2026 07:52pm • The U.S. carried out another round of strikes on Iran late Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ceasefire. The strikes come a day after the U.S. military hit a variety of military sites and port facilitie All-Stars Dingler of Tigers and Kurtz of A's exit game in 2nd inning due to injury, illness 07/08/2026 07:47pm • DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers All-Star catcher Dillon Dingler left Wednesday's game against the Athletics with a injured right hand. Dingler was hit on the throwing hand by a foul tip off the bat of Jacob Wilson in the second inning. Dingler stayed in the game after a lengthy consultation with Det Mark Cuban accuses Mavericks owners of freezing him out in proposed arena move, newspaper reports 07/08/2026 07:46pm • DALLAS (AP) — Mark Cuban is accusing Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont of freezing the team's former majority owner out of business opportunities in a proposed move of the club out of downtown, according to a newspaper report. The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday that Cuban alleges Du Maine Democratic Party says it will hold a convention to replace Graham Platner if he drops out of the US Senate race 07/08/2026 07:46pm • SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Maine Democratic Party says it will hold a convention to replace Graham Platner if he drops out of the US Senate race. Phil Regan, former MLB pitcher dubbed 'The Vulture' by Sandy Koufax and a longtime coach, dies at 89 07/08/2026 07:38pm • Phil Regan, who pitched for four major league teams over 13 years before spending five more decades in the game as a coach, manager and scout, died on Wednesday. He was 89. Regan died peacefully of natural causes, his attorney, Matthew Blit, told The Associated Press. Nicknamed “The Vultureâ Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition 07/08/2026 07:18pm • Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington. The letter released Wednesday from Beshear, a Democrat wh John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement 07/08/2026 07:16pm • It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the