Mortgage rates this week have held steady for the most part. Rates for 30-year mortgages average 6.78% as of July 25, Freddie Mac reported. This is up only slightly from last week’s 6.77%. Last year, rates were in a similar place, averaging 6.81%. “Mortgage rates essentially remained flat from last week but have decreased nearly half a percent from their peak earlier this year,” Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater said. “Despite these lower rates, buyers continue to pause, as reflected in tumbling new and existing home sales data.”Rates on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages also rose slightly. Averaging 6.07%, these rates…

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A former PepsiCo executive who says he created Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is suing the company for fraud, defamation and discrimination, arguing that his career was affected when his ex-employer denied he created the popular snack flavor. Richard Montañez is seeking an “order preventing PepsiCo and Frito-Lay from claiming that Mr. Montañez is not the creator of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos,” a press release from the law firm of Ellis George LLP said. The suit was filed with the Superior Court of California in San Bernardino.Montañez started as a janitor for Frito-Lay before climbing up the ladder to become PepsiCo’s vice president…

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Governor Gavin Newsom is urging Oakland city leaders to revise the city’s police pursuit policy.He sent a letter to Mayor Sheng Thao, the City Council, and the police department.MORE: Gov. Newsom says CHP expanding patrols to reduce crime in Oakland”CHP has brought to my attention that they observed criminals often fleeing with impunity because it’s common knowledge that the Oakland Police Department’s pursuit policy allows vehicle pursuits in only very limited circumstances,” Newsom said in the letter. “I urge you to reconsider whether OPD should be permitted to pursue suspects in more circumstances.”This comes just two…

Céline Dion closed out the opening ceremony with her first performance since she announced her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome in 2022. Dion performed “L’Hymne à l’amour” by the French singer Édith Piaf, from a stage at the base of the Eiffel Tower. Lady Gaga kicked off the Olympics opening ceremony performances with a rendition of Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc En Plumes” on a set of stairs along the Seine River. Surrounded by pink feathers, Gaga’s brief set was reminiscent of her Jazz and Piano residency in Las Vegas. It also appeared to pay tribute to Jeanmaire’s performance of the song…

Ralph Lauren got dragged by critics for Team USA’s outfits at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony Friday.The company’s “Chariots of Fire” vibe jacket, paired with jeans, got a thumbs-up from some. But many on social media still participated in one of America’s favorite non-Olympic sports: trashing Ralph Lauren at Olympics time.This was the fashion mainstay’s ninth time dressing the U.S. squad, so perhaps familiarity is breeding contempt as well. Read the full article here

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images There was a hearing in Justin Timberlake DWI case on Friday, July 26. Us Weekly can confirm that Timberlake, 43, was not in court today nor did he appear virtually as he is in Poland as part of his world tour. He is expected to appear virtually on Friday, August 2, for arraignment is on one count of DWI. Timberlake’s lawyer Edward Burke Jr., asserted during the hearing that his client “was not intoxicated” when he was arrested June 18. Following the arraignment, Burke Jr. released a statement about the charge, telling Us, “The most…

A missing 12-year-old Georgia girl last seen in May was found in Ohio, and a suspect has been arrested. Maria Gomez-Perez was found in Dover, Ohio, Thursday, Fox Atlanta reported. She was found at a shopping center with 31-year-old Antonio Agustin, a citizen of Guatemala.CALIFORNIA MOM WHO FAKED KIDNAPPING ACTS LIKE HOAX ‘NEVER EXISTED’ AS ‘BLINDSIDED’ HUSBAND BREAKS SILENCE “Maria had indicated that she was unhappy, and she would like to leave home,” Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said. Agustin allegedly drove to Georgia to meet Gomez-Perez at her home May 29.Investigators said a break in the case came last week when the…

A top Democratic super PAC has launched a massive ad buy across several battleground states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy leading up to the Democratic Party’s convention in Chicago next month.Future Forward, the largest Democratic-leaning super PAC, announced this week it will spend $50 million supporting Harris in six states in the next three weeks ahead of the convention in Chicago, The Washington Post reported. Additionally, the outlet reported that the second-largest independent supporter of Democrats, American Bridge 21st Century, will start placing ads Friday in the key swing state of Michigan.On top of that, Women Vote, part…

I want to know why no one besides Bibi is talking about “we win, they lose” total de-Hamasification and that’s the subject of the riff.  While thousands of useful idiots and antisemites were protesting, Prime Minister Netanyahu met privately with President Biden, Vice President Harris and then former President Trump. So, that’s a lot of meetings. Perhaps it represents three separate governments for all we know, but I am concerned that even after his stirring, inspiring, forceful speech before Congress, the prime minister seemingly has not made any real progress toward convincing the leaders of all three potential governments that…

COVID study shows mask and vaccine mandates saved lives – CBS News Watch CBS News A new study is revealing the true impacts of COVID-19 rules and restrictions across the U.S. According to a JAMA Health Forum investigation, up to 447,000 lives could have been saved if every state had imposed rules similar to those in the 10 most restrictive states. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder joins with more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

New York    Warner Bros. Discovery sued the NBA on Friday after the league rejected the media company’s matching offer to continue broadcasting its live games, ending their four-decade long relationship. The suit, which was filed in New York County Supreme Court, comes less than 48 hours after the NBA officially rejected WBD’s offer to match a $1.8 billion per year bid from Amazon, entering into new 11-year contracts with the ecommerce giant, as well as NBCUniversal and Disney, starting with the 2025-26 season. “Given the NBA’s unjustified rejection of our matching of a third-party offer, we have taken legal action to…

Just yesterday, July 25, 106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park continued its 2024 program, bringing the best of Broadway back together for free performances, every Thursday in July. This week’s performances featured: Dan Rosales, Dariana Mullen, Jeff Kready (The Great Gatsby); Jacqueline B. Arnold, Sophie Carmen Jones, Heather Makalani, Andres Quintero, Hailee Kaleem Wright, Jack Cahill-Lemme (Moulin Rouge!); Paul Schwensen, Cody Jamison Strand (The Book of Mormon); Nadia Dandashi, D’Kaylah Unique Whitley, Emily Skinner (Suffs); John Cardoza, Jordan Tyson, Alex Benoit (The Notebook); Mary Claire King, Celina Nightengale (Chicago); with hosts Rich Kaminski and Jacqueline B. Arnold.Tune in next week for performances from & Juliet, A Wonderful World, Six, and The…

Sonya Massey’s family questioned how the deputy charged in her death was hired by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office after he had been employed by six agencies in a four-year period, admitted to driving under the influence and was the subject of two previous complaints.“I feel like he never should’ve been hired,” Massey’s cousin, Shadia Massey, said Friday in an interview with NBC News. “How did he even … reach this point?”Massy’s uncle, Raymond Massey, said “there were so many red flags.”Former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and…

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