Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...

As the Trump administration has put housing affordability in the spotlight recently, one of the president’s top economic advisors unveiled how Americans might be able to use 401(k) funds for a home ...

Most analysts predict a drop of about a quarter to a half a percentage point in mortgage rates. "I think psychologically it will help," said Ivy Zelman, executive vice president of research and ...

Mulching can be described as the practice of spreading organic — or inorganic — materials at the base of plants where they not only conserve water, hinder weed growth and stabilize soils, but ...

Toyota Motor Corp.’s sales and production fell in November, weighed down in large part by a sharp drop in China as the country discontinues subsidies meant to boost the sales of electric and ...

The nationwide murder rate fell dramatically in 2025 — in what’s likely the largest single-year drop ever recorded, according to new crime data. Killings in the US plunged nearly 20% compared to last ...

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been digging into target-date funds — an easy way to build a well-diversified portfolio that automatically adjusts its risk as you age. But —and there’s always a “but” — ...

Tesla’s US sales have taken a significant hit in November, dropping to just 39,800 units according to new data. This comes as the market adjusts to the expiration of the federal tax credit, despite ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — After a nice and mild Sunday with some needed sunshine, winter has come roaring back on this Monday. A colder wind out of the north, combined with an upper-air disturbance ...

Tampa, Florida, reported the biggest annual home price drop (-4.1 percent) of any U.S. metropolitan areas in September, according to the latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index, as property values in ...