Assumable Mortgages: How They Work, Benefits & Insights

Business Insider-With mortgage rates still well above their pre-pandemic levels, borrowers are desperate for ways to keep their monthly payments low. One option is to buy a home with an assumable mortgage, which allows you to take over the seller's loan - and the existing mortgage rate it comes with. If the numbers are right, it could mean snagging a rate significantly lower than today's market rates. An assumable mortgage

Latest FEC filings show where US House members from NC are putting their money

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] U.S. Rep. Don Davis[/caption] As he pursues reelection in the state's most competitive congressional district, U.S. Rep. Don Davis has been donating heavily to county-level Democratic efforts in eastern North Carolina. The incumbent reported giving $154,400 to support local parties and candidates in the latest FEC filing period, which spans from Oct. 1 to Oct. 16, with reports due on Thursday. It's the final FEC filing

‘Take our lives seriously,’ Michelle Obama pleads as she rallies for Kamala Harris in Michigan

[caption id="attachment_9529" align="alignnone" width="1440"] (AP Photo: Jacquelyn Martin)[/caption] KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris ' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House. The former first lady described the assault on abortion rights as the harbinger of dangerous limitations on healthcare for women. Some men may be tempted

HUD and NCCU School of Law partner to create new generation of ‘fair housing practitioners’

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] NCCU School of Law Dean Patricia Timmons-Goodson (left) and HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman (right) display a memorandum of understanding between NCCU and HUD. (Photo: Greg Childress)[/caption]   NC Newsline - N.C. Central University law school students will train to fight housing bias and discrimination as part of a new partnership between the university and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The groundbreaking

Trump appeals to religion, Harris talks jobs as millions vote early

ATLANTA/ANN ARBOR, Michigan Oct 28 (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump on Monday appealed to religious voters in the southern swing state of Georgia as his campaign distanced itself from racist remarks by supporters that could alienate key voter groups. Millions of Americans have already cast their vote before the Nov. 5 election, which national polls including the latest one from Reuters/Ipsos, and surveys in swing states, show is a close race between Trump and his

Quarter of young Black men say they will vote for Trump: Survey

by Cheyanne M. Daniels  The Hill - A new survey shows that more than a quarter of Black men plan to vote for former President Trump in November's presidential election. The University of Chicago's latest GenForward poll released Wednesday found that if the election were held today, 26 percent of Black men between the ages of 18 and 40 said they would vote for Trump, compared to only 12 percent of Black women who said

What The Bible Actually Says About Abortion May Surprise You

By: Melanie A. Howard Fresno Pacific University In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had established the constitutional right to an abortion, some Christians have cited the Bible to argue why this decision should either be celebrated or lamented. But here's the problem: This 2,000-year-old text says nothing about abortion. As a university professor of biblical studies, I am familiar with faith-based arguments Christians use

Gov. Cooper signs second Helene aid bill, calling it a ‘small step’

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a second Helene relief bill this week. Cooper has urged lawmakers to allocate more recovery funds for western North Carolina. (Photo by Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)[/caption] Gov. Roy Cooper signed North Carolina lawmakers' second Hurricane Helene aid package into law Friday, calling it a "small step" and urging them to invest further in the mountains' recovery. The Republican-led bill, passed Thursday, allocates an

An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged the chatbot that had become his closest friend. For months, Sewell had become increasingly isolated from his real life as he engaged in highly sexualized conversations with the bot, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed in a federal court in Orlando this week. The legal

First Lady defends reproductive rights at campaign event in Cary

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] First Lady Jill Biden championed reproductive freedom at a Harris-Walz campaign event in Cary on Oct. 25, 2024. (Christine Zhu/NC Newsline)[/caption]   CARY - First Lady Jill Biden championed reproductive freedom at a Harris-Walz campaign event in Cary on Friday afternoon. It's the latest in a series of increasingly frequent trips to the Tar Heel State by presidential candidates and their surrogates. Addressing an audience of