Homeowners are afraid to leave behind great deals they locked in years ago, tethered to their property by “the rate-lock effect” or “golden handcuffs.”

A hearing Thursday will include arguments on a proposal that would allow colleges to pay athletes directly. But detractors say the deal still doesn’t offer players enough.

Activists, party lawyers and state officials are mobilizing behind a crackdown on a supposed scourge of noncitizens’ casting ballots. Voting rights advocates say the effort is spreading misinformation.

The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.

In his new novel, Matt Haig goes back to the place where he fell apart — Ibiza, Spain — and reclaims it.

Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the second woman to assume the ceremonial role. She takes the throne as some of the country’s pro-Maori policies are being pared back.

Federal prosecutors charged a North Carolina musician with gaming the system to win royalties from streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

In an interview, Chancellor David C. Banks said migrants had helped schools that were bleeding students. He also promised a big new role for artificial intelligence.

Kimmel mocked Donald Trump for flubbing words before doing so himself on Wednesday, saying, “That’s why I’m not going to be president.”

More than 50 African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world.

Two students and two teachers were shot dead at the high school in Winder, Ga. At least nine others were injured.

Former President Donald J. Trump, at a Fox News event, insisted without evidence that Vice President Kamala Harris was “going to get the questions in advance.”

Linda Sun, a former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul, used her growing influence to push the interests of the Chinese government, U.S. prosecutors say.

The suit is the newest front in an escalating conflict over elections between the Republicans who dominate state government and the Democrats who control the state’s major cities.

In classrooms, screams and voices urging everyone to stay quiet were heard. Some had to stay put for more than an hour.

The Wyoming Republican, once a member of House leadership, lost her post and then her seat after she voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

The site of a school shooting is in a county that has nearly doubled in population since 2000, according to census data.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is expected to raise national security concerns about selling the iconic steel producer to Japan’s Nippon Steel.

Anetra Pattman was teaching class when her daughter texted: “Mom, I heard gunshots. I’m scared. Please come get me.”

The false “stolen valor” claim isn’t sticking, but that hasn’t stopped conservatives from using it.