What credit score do you need for the lowest mortgage rates right now? Experts weigh in

Mortgage rates aren’t set in stone, meaning you could snag a lower rate if you have a great credit score. jayk7/Getty Images  Mortgage rates have finally settled in. After a volatile end to 2025 — and an uncertain start to 2026 — mortgage rate fluctuations have started to mellow out. While minor changes have occurred, … Read more

Walz approval rating craters to lowest level ever and trails Trump amid massive fraud scandal: ‘Tired of it’

Expect to see ‘real accountability’ in alleged Minnesota fraud investigation, Rep James Comer Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, reveals that Minnesota state leaders, including Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, ignored whistleblower warnings and allowed $300 million in federal nutrition fraud. Comer emphasizes that the decision was driven by … Read more

Up for frozen margs? The Ninja Slushi is back at its lowest price ever just in time for summer

There’s rarely ever a bad time to make a frozen margarita, and summer is arguably the best time to do it. But making them from scratch isn’t as easy as drinking them — this is why the Ninja Slushi may become your favorite kitchen gadget. The popular frozen drink and dessert maker is nearly $100 … Read more

Press freedom worldwide is at lowest level in 25 years, watchdog group warns

Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned on Thursday. The media rights watchdog also known as RSF cited as examples President Trump’s “systematic” attacks on journalists and Saudi Arabia, which executed a journalist in 2025. “For the first time in the (RSF) Index’s 25-year … Read more

Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter level on record as warming Earth shatters records across the planet

Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to basically tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s climate because without the ice reflecting sunlight, more heat energy goes into the oceans. … Read more

Planned release of strategic reserve would put U.S. supplies at lowest levels in 44 years

The Trump administration ordered the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve this week, making it the second-largest release from the reserve in its history after former President Joe Biden’s 2022 withdrawal of 180 million barrels. The move was meant to stem oil prices, which hovered over $100 a … Read more

China sets lowest growth target since 1991 as economy struggles to keep momentum

BEIJING — China announced its lowest growth target in 35 years Thursday as the world’s second-biggest economy struggles with challenges at home and growing uncertainty around the world. This year, China will aim for GDP growth of 4.5% to 5%, “while striving for better in practice,” Premier Li Qiang, China’s No. 2 official, said in … Read more