Senators on Wednesday slammed increasing airline fees for baggage and seat assignments, saying carriers are looking for new ways to extract more money from passengers. saw Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, attack the carriers in a hearing with executives from American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines and Frontier. […]

Disney World has Mickey Mouse – and New York City has Nicolas Heller. Better known as New York Nico to his avid following, Heller, 35, has built a viral career chronicling the glorious nooks and crannies of life in the Big Apple. But he has trouble answering the most common question people ask. “I can’t […]

A man in Germany is trying to break the Guinness World Record for the longest time spent living in a fixed underwater habitat. Rüdiger Koch has spent more than 60 days so far in an underwater capsule off the coast of Puerto Lindo, Panama, in the Caribbean Sea. He is halfway to his goal. Koch […]

Mortgage rates will continue to average above 6% next year and home prices will continue to rise, Realtor.com®’s economic research team predicts in its new 2025 housing forecast. The report predicts that mortgage rates will average 6.3% through 2025 and end the year at 6.2%. This is a lower rate than the 6.7% average expected […]