What are today’s mortgage interest rates: May 14, 2026?

Mortgage interest rates won’t be immune to recent developments in the fight to lower inflation. Getty Images/iStockphoto With the next Federal Reserve meeting not scheduled until June 16, homebuyers and owners looking to refinance may understandably be under the impression that today’s mortgage rates aren’t likely to change anytime soon. That would be a mistake … Read more

Small cities in big Texas metro areas lead as the fastest growing municipalities in the US

Small cities in big Texas metro areas were the fastest growing municipalities in the United States last year, as smaller communities in the South outpaced the rest of the nation, which has experienced a population slowdown since the start of the immigration crackdown last year, according to figures released Thursday. Celina, Princeton, Melissa and Anna … Read more

Immigration authorities detain former Kansas mayor who voted illegally

The former mayor of a conservative Kansas town was taken into custody by immigration authorities Wednesday after acknowledging last year that he had voted in elections despite not being a U.S. citizen. Joe Ceballos, who was born in Mexico and is a legal permanent U.S. resident, was detained during a meeting at a U.S. Immigration … Read more

Neo-Nazi gets 15 years for plotting violent attacks, including Santa poison plot

NEW YORK — The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to recruit others to commit violent attacks against Jews and racial minorities, including one plot that would have involved dressing as Santa Claus to hand out poisoned candy to children. Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 22-year-old … Read more

Jury awards $49.5 million to Boeing 737 MAX crash victim’s family

A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million in damages Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash. The suit was brought by relatives of Samya Stumo, who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash that claimed 157 lives. The jury deliberated approximately two hours, then … Read more

Lutnick backs away from his Epstein ‘blackmail’ claim in interview with House committee

WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in an interview with House lawmakers, backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had blackmailed people. Lutnick agreed to sit for an interview with the House Oversight Committee last week after the release of case files on Epstein contradicted his claim on a podcast … Read more

Blue-green diamond called the “world’s rarest” sells for record $17.3 million at auction

A 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond billed as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist sold for $17.3 million on Wednesday, Christie’s said, calling it a record price for a stone of its kind sold at auction. The “Ocean Dream,” the standout offer at the auction house’s Geneva sale of jewelry, was found in Central … Read more

Dem Senate hopeful’s ‘physician’ campaign pitch under fire after license records reveal key gaps

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has repeatedly described himself as a “physician” on the campaign trail and in public biographies, despite records showing he has never held a medical license in Michigan or New York.  Much of El-Sayed’s campaign has focused on his medical credentials, particularly … Read more

Massie’s ex-girlfriend alleges he arranged her Capitol Hill job, then offered $5,000 to drop termination suit

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An ex-girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., alleges he extended a $5,000 offer to drop a wrongful termination lawsuit against one of his top congressional allies.  Cynthia West, a social worker and school board candidate in Okaloosa County, Fla., said she began dating Massie several months after … Read more