Here’s how far HELOC rates have fallen in the last 18 months (and what to do now)

A HELOC currently stands out as one of the better, more affordable ways to borrow home equity. Getty Images/iStockphoto With multiple economic developments occurring in 2025, from changing domestic policies to drops in inflation and interest rates, homebuyers may have understandably missed an important revelation: home equity levels are at an all-time high. Homeowners started … Read more

Why was daylight saving time started? Here’s what you need to know.

Clocks “spring forward” an hour this Sunday — to the chagrin of many Americans. But as the time changes, why daylight saving time started — and who was behind the effort — remain complicated. For more than 100 years, proponents and opponents of daylight saving time have argued over whether to keep observing the twice-yearly … Read more

House hunting? Here’s what to know as the spring buying season arrives.

Aspiring home buyers can look forward to a modestly more favorable real estate market heading into the spring house-hunting season. Although home prices remain historically elevated, purchase costs are growing more slowly. According to Redfin data, median home prices in January rose at an annual rate of 1.1%, down from 4.1% a year ago. “Conditions are … Read more

House hunting? Here’s what to know as the spring buying season arrives.

Aspiring home buyers can look forward to a modestly more favorable real estate market heading into the spring house-hunting season. Although home prices remain historically elevated, purchase costs are growing more slowly. According to Redfin data, median home prices in January rose at an annual rate of 1.1%, down from 4.1% a year ago. “Conditions are … Read more

Will the price of silver hit $200 per ounce this March? Here’s what to consider.

After dropping considerably in February, the price of silver has been rising again in March. Rocco-Herrmann/Getty Images After the price of silver smashed through a record $100 per ounce milestone in late January, many investors would be forgiven for expecting the metal to continue its remarkable surge upward largely unimpeded. After all, that’s what largely … Read more

Daylight saving time 2026 starts soon. Here’s when the time changes and more key details.

Daylight saving time, the yearly time change colloquially known as daylight savings, is set to start for 2026, meaning most Americans will lose an hour of sleep when they “spring forward” this weekend. For nearly 20 years, the annual ritual of moving clocks an hour ahead has taken place on the second Sunday of March. … Read more

Gas prices are up 26 cents since last week. Here’s how much Americans around the U.S. are paying.

The Iran war continues to push up prices at the pump, with U.S. consumers now paying about 26 cents more per gallon to fuel their cars than a week ago, according to new data from GasBuddy. As of Thursday morning, the average gasoline price was $3.246 per gallon, the highest level since April 2025. The … Read more

Clues in Nancy Guthrie case include video, backpack, possible DNA. Here’s what we know about the evidence so far.

The investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has uncovered several notable pieces of evidence as authorities in Arizona continue to search for the mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie. Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was forcibly taken from her Tucson home in the middle of the night before being reported missing Feb. 1. … Read more

U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.

Since the war in Iran started on Saturday, six American service members have been killed, including a Minnesota mother of two, an Iowa college student and a Florida native remembered by his family as the “life of the party.” Four of the fallen service members, all members of the U.S. Army Reserve, have been identified … Read more

Iran says a girls’ school was hit by a deadly air strike. Here’s what we know.

Mourners gathered in the Iranian city of Minab on Tuesday for the funerals of victims of what Iranian authorities say was an air strike at a school they have blamed on Israel and the U.S. Neither the U.S. nor Israel has said it was behind the strike. An Israeli military spokesman told CBS News they … Read more