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Mortgage rates have been rising sharply as supply chain delays have slowed construction. That has many people in a costly bind - some can't afford the house they agreed to buy 6 months ago.

The pain of rising mortgage rates when you're waiting for your home to be built

Many Americans put down deposits of $20,000 or more with builders to put up new homes. But with mortgage rates rising, some can no longer afford the homes. And they could lose their deposits.

Safia Elhillo takes a leap in new poems, writes about shame and the body

In her latest poetry collection Girls That Never Die, Safia Elhillo writes about the shame and violence that often comes with being a woman.

Laura Veirs discusses the uphill road to independence and 'Found Light'

Singer-songwriter Laura Veirs releases her first album produced without her ex-husband, who she divorced in 2019.

Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan performs during its 2010 revival in Camden, New Jersey.

25 years on, Lilith Fair is a reminder of how one woman's radical idea changed music

Lilith Fair brought an eclectic array of women's music to millions of fans and was the top grossing music festival of the 1990s.

Both home prices and the pace of home sales are falling nationally as higher mortgage rates cool off the market.

Home prices see biggest drop in 9 years, thanks to higher mortgage rates

The super-heated housing market is cooling off. Home prices have fallen about 6% since their peak in June. The pace of sales also fell for the 7th straight month.

As the work-from-home crowd returns to the office, they're left wondering what to wear.

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

Many people traded in slacks for sweatpants during the worst of the pandemic and are now figuring out what to wear back to the office. Here's what that looks like, from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.

President Biden is pictured in the Oval Office on St. Patrick's Day. Biden, who is Irish Catholic, is traveling to Ireland on Tuesday.

Poetry-loving Biden heads to Ireland, home of the 'best poets in the world'

President Biden's penchant for Irish poetry is likely to come through during his upcoming visit to the Emerald Isle, where he'll mark the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Conservative activist Ginni Thomas sits with her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, at a Heritage Foundation event in October in Washington, D.C. Ginni Thomas reportedly encouraged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Ginni Thomas reportedly pressed Trump's chief of staff on overturning the election

Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, who's married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent a number of texts to then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows between November 2020 and January 2021.

Scientists have analyzed a huge number of brain scans to learn more about how the brain develops, from infancy all the way until the end of life.

Scans reveal the brain's early growth, late decline and surprising variability

A study of more than 120,000 brain scans shows rapid growth before age 2 and accelerating decline after age 50. The results may one day help pick up abnormalities in the developing brain.

Usually, colleges and universities are competing for students, for staff and on the athletic field. This new Northeast University Semiconductor Network brings them together with more than 20 college presidents and officials meeting this week in Syracuse.

More than 20 universities across the Northeast are joining forces to create Micron's workforce

A new university semiconductor network hopes to fill many of the 50,000 jobs coming to central New York when Micron builds four microchip plants in the Town of Clay.

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