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Nov. 9, 2026Updated Nov. 10, 2026, 5:59 p.m. ETThe University of California system has purchased the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay, which sits along San Mateo County's oceanfront, for about $193 million, according to the San Francisco Chronicle and CoStar.Records filed on Oct. 20 with the San Mateo County Recorder’s Office show a deed change of the property to the hotel buyer, Regency Half Moon Bay LLC, whose listed address traces back to the university system’s headquarters in Oakland.Although university officials have not publicly discussed or disclosed their intent...

Nov. 10, 2026, 8:43 a.m. ETVeterans Day is on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and while banks and post offices will be closed on the holiday, the U.S stock market will remain open. Grocery stores, restaurants and retailers will also largely remain open, with numerous restaurant chains offering free meals and discounts for active-duty military personnel and veterans.The U.S. bond market, however, will be closed, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and will reopen for regular business on Thursday, Nov. 12.The celebration of Veterans Day, a federal holiday, dates back...

Updated Nov. 7, 2026, 5:37 p.m. ETA Venezuelan man who told Secret Service officers that voices in his head were telling him to kill President Donald Trump was arrested near the White House after authorities found three firearms and ammunition inside a vehicle he was occupying, federal officials said.Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos was approached by Secret Service on the night of Nov. 5, while parked on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC, according to a Nov. 6 statement from the Department of Homeland Security.Officers noticed Chrinos acting suspiciously in the vehicle...

Nov. 1, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ETIf you own stocks, you might be wondering whether the impending midterm elections will be good or bad for the stock market. Does the market flourish after Election Day? Do traders care if a unified government becomes divided, or if one party remains in control? The answer to both, apparently, is yes. Morningstar examined 100 years of U.S. stock returns in election months and found that elections tend to boost the market.  Since 1926, Morningstar found, stocks have done better in November in election years than in non-election years....

Oct. 30, 2026, 10:49 a.m. ETIf you’re saving for a home, you’ve probably wondered when you’ll finally have enough. For a typical two-income household, putting down 20% plus closing costs takes about 6.5 years, according to a Veterans United analysis of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas.That’s a long time to stay on track, especially when housing costs, everyday bills and rising home prices keep getting in the way. The good news is that 20% isn’t your only option. A smaller down payment can shorten the wait, and some loans...

Oct. 25, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ETAmericans hold more of their wealth in stocks than real estate for the first time since World War 2, reflecting a possible shift in what defines the American Dream, some financial experts say.U.S. households held nearly half (48.2%) of their financial assets in equities in the three months to June, according to Federal Reserve data. That's up from the trough of 9.5% in 1982 and a record high. Comparatively, real estate lingered in the 20% range, data showed.The flip in favor of U.S. equities underscores...

Oct. 23, 2026, 8:05 p.m. ETStevie Wonder is seeking to evict his former fiancée from a Hollywood Hills home where she has lived rent-free for nearly 40 years.The "Superstition" singer's legal team filed an eviction lawsuit against Carmen Efferson in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 22, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY.She has lived in the three-bedroom Hollywood Hills home since 1988, when she and Wonder, 76, allegedly entered an oral agreement that she could stay for free.In July, Efferson allegedly refused requests for the musician...

Updated Oct. 22, 2026, 8:44 p.m. ETOlympic gold medalist Simone Biles revealed her emotional reaction to putting her Houston-area home on sale in a TikTok video posted on Oct. 20.“Today is the first day the house is going to be on the market,” Biles says in the video. "This house will be on the market for the first time and I don’t know why I’m boohoo crying."Biles showed the empty house in the video and said that she "grew up" in it."I was here for six years, and I feel...

Updated Oct. 22, 2026, 6:24 a.m. ETA South Florida police officer is accused of orchestrating a yearslong scheme to use a dead man's identity and gain control of his home after helping discover the man's body during a 2022 welfare check, authorities said.Brian Louis Sguros, 35, a Lauderhill Police Department officer, was arrested on Oct. 20, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. He faces several felony charges, including official misconduct, criminal use of a deceased person's identification, criminal use of personal identification information, offense against a computer user, and unlawful...

Oct. 16, 2026Updated Oct. 17, 2026, 8:13 a.m. ETThis outdoor security camera can monitor more of your property without adding more camerasWhen it comes to home security, most homeowners struggle with finding an outdoor camera that offers a wide view and won't miss important details or sacrifice visibility elsewhere.It's particularly noticeable around the front of a house, where activity rarely stays in one place. A package may be delivered to the porch while someone walks up the driveway or around the side of the home. Covering every angle usually means...