High gas prices are intensifying inflation and vacuuming up more of Americans' dollars, yet consumers are still digging deep to spend, powering the economy, at least for now.

15 Oct 2026 18:45 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Mortgage rates held steady this week, keeping the average long-term U.S. home loan rate at its highest level in nearly three years.

15 Oct 2026 18:11 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company's popular chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults.

15 Oct 2026 18:04 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Comcast committed $7.5M toward President Trump's new White House ballroom, among other donors such as Apple and Nvidia.

15 Oct 2026 18:03 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A developer looking to get a data center project approved is offering residents of De Soto, Kansas, $20 million in credits toward utilities and property taxes over 10 years.

15 Oct 2026 17:30 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Romanian authorities launched search and rescue operations off the Black Sea coast Thursday after a drone struck a ship which then caught fire, the latest in a spate of strikes that has raised fears that Russia's war in Ukraine is spreading.

15 Oct 2026 17:12 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

California officials on Thursday will order mortgage lenders, including banks and credit unions, to report on how they have handled insurance payouts to survivors of the 2025 Los Angeles-area fires.

15 Oct 2026 17:01 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES