In Brief

BASKETBALL

Baylor throttles Tennessee, reaches Final Four

DES MOINES, Iowa — Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks before being ejected with less than a minute left, and top-seeded Baylor rolled over No. 2 seed Tennessee 77-58 Monday night to advance to the Final Four from the Des Moines Region.

New Mexico police shootings prompt demands for investigation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico activists have ramped up their call for a Justice Department probe into Albuquerque police after officers shot and killed two men last week, bringing the total of such shootings to 18 in a little more than two years.

PHOTOS: Nellis change of command

Brig. Gen. Charles L. Moore Jr. took the reins of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base on Monday. As commander of the 57th Wing, he oversees 38 squadrons and four groups including the U.S. Air Force Weapons School.

Southwest hikes fares; competitors follow suit

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. says it’s raising ticket prices to offset the high cost of jet fuel, and several other big airlines are following its lead.

Home Improvement

It’s not just the overall average size of the new American homes that are shrinking – down to 2,377 square feet last year from 2,438 square feet the year before, according to the National Association of Home Builders – but the stuff that goes in it, too.

Down & Up Payments

I obtained a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage in 2008. Six months after closing I was notified of a severe shortage in my tax and insurance account. I am now in default. My taxes and insurance have consistently declined and the property value has dropped, yet my monthly payment has gone up. How is this possible?

All About the ‘Boom’

Over the next two decades, baby boomers and their children, the echo boomers, will be the major players in the housing market

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