Current mortgage rates are up today and higher than they were seven days ago. Rates are lower than they were in early 2025, when the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached above 7%. But rates are still relatively high as fears around stubborn inflation have kept the Federal Reserve from lowering its benchmark rate until now.

There's a new No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll after Purdue was dealt its first loss of the season in emphatic fashion.