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.

The brand extension of the NBC News morning franchise, which airs daily at 10 a.m., will be renamed “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle” on Jan. 12. Hager has handled the hour alongside guest hosts since Hoda Kotb left “Today” in January.

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.

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Jones has been with the Today show for more than a decade, joining the morning program’s weekend edition in 2014. In 2019, Jones was named co-host of the show’s third hour. She will leave that hour to join Bush Hager in the fourth hour.

It's unclear if Starbucks is restocking the Bearista Cold Cup that went viral in November or if it's part of a larger promotion.