The spike in prices in those areas happened as the 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranged from 6.60% to nearly 7%, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows....

A pilot managed alcohol program in San Francisco provides free glasses of beer and vodka shots to homeless alcoholics so that they won't use the city's emergency services....

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hinted at the frustrations he faces as he and his family have been under intense scrutiny in recent months....