What are today’s mortgage interest rates: April 9, 2026?

Homebuyers and owners hoping to refinance should begin by familiarizing themselves with the current mortgage interest rate environment. carlofranco/Getty Images Shopping around for mortgage interest rates has been shown to result in a mortgage interest rate around half a percentage point below average. And that makes sense. Mortgage lenders will respond to market conditions in … Read more

Takeaways from the Gilgo Beach case as Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 7 murders and admits to an 8th

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island man who carried out a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings pleaded guilty to murder charges this week, bringing finality to the long-unsolved case more than 30 years after the first killing. Rex Heuermann, an architect who led a secret life as a serial killer, pleaded … Read more

Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

RAINELLE, W.Va. — Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more than her check. It makes no sense. She turns the lights off during the day and … Read more

An Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit

RALEIGH, N.C. — An Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist, which one official said put the country, members of the U.S. military and the nation’s allies at risk. Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, is accused of violating federal law, as well as … Read more

Last month was hottest March on record for continental U.S. — by most for any month ever, federal data shows

Washington — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño … Read more

Israel’s attacks devastate Beirut and threaten U.S.-Iran ceasefire

New attacks Thursday Israel vowed to press ahead with its campaign in Lebanon, insisting the country was not included in the truce. It began its latest ground and aerial assault on Lebanon last month after Hezbollah launched strikes on Israel’s north in retaliation for the joint attack on Iran and the assassination of Supreme Leader … Read more