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U.S. mortgage rates continue to rise, hitting the highest levels in almost 14 years and pushing even more would-be buyers out of the market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate jumped to 5.89% from 5.66% last week. That’s the highest the long-term rate has been since …

Chicago officials are asking the public for volunteers and donations to help immigrants being bused to the city from Texas, where the state’s GOP governor is waging a political battle against President Biden’s immigration policies. A busload of about 50 immigrants arrived Sunday in Chicago, days after the arrival of …

Nearly 2,000 packages of baby wipes were seized in Laredo, Texas, after federal officers discovered narcotics hidden inside, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release.  The Friday seizure happened at the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge, which runs over the border between the U.S. and Mexico and is a …