Mortgage rates have moved within 11 basis points of their 2025 low since late October. However, President Trump’s push for government mortgage originators Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion worth of mortgage bonds could be the boost mortgage rates need to finally fall below 6 percent. The national 30-year fixed mortgage average … Read more
In early January 2026, when Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their first court appearances in the US when he was captured, an image circulated online that users alleged (archived) showed Flores in court with a bandaged head and a black eye. American forces got his hands on Maduro and Flores … Read more
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 9 (UPI) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday accused the United States and Israel of “direct involvement” in his country’s ongoing anti-government street protests and trying to turn them into violence, while dismissing their military intervention as “a faint possibility.” Speaking during a press conference after meeting Lebanese House Speaker … Read more
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue for some articles through the links below. As skyrocketing land prices and the “Yellowstone effect” prompt a historic sale of ranch land to billionaire foreigners, a Montana family is charting a different course to preserve the Old West. Dale and Janet Veseth, owners of Veseth … Read more
The supranational power, or global governance, exercised by institutions of the international legal system, such as the United Nations, must be strengthened. Their independence must be protected, effective mechanisms must be established and mandatory actions must be defined to guarantee the protection of human rights and democracy. These principles must prevail over the law of … Read more
GM Factory Zero Assembly Line – General Motors Good morning! It’s Friday, January 9, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, the daily roundup of top headlines from around the world in one place. Here you’ll find the top stories shaping the way Americans drive and get around. In this morning’s edition, GM just lost … Read more
By Mark Trevelyan and Andrew Osborn LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s launch of a hypersonic Oreshnik missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of Russian military power to Europe and the United States at a crucial moment in talks to end the war. Putin has repeatedly boasted of the … Read more
As a neurologist, I care for some of society’s most vulnerable individuals – children with severe disabilities who are often mocked, rejected or misunderstood. My career is rooted in supporting people with physical and cognitive differences, educating about empathy and respect for human diversity, and applying the principles of science and medicine to improve the … Read more
Russia said on Friday it had used its latest missile against Ukraine for the second time in the nearly four-year war, a strong signal to Kiev and its Western allies as US-led peace talks entered a crucial new phase. The Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile struck Ukraine’s western Lviv region late Thursday evening. The area is … Read more
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela on Thursday released a number of jailed high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, both citizens and foreigners, in what the government described as a “peace-seeking” gesture less than a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces on drug-trafficking charges. US President Donald Trump, who has pressured … Read more