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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.20%, its lowest level since February 2023

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.20%, its lowest level since February 2023

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell this week to its lowest level in 19 months, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week. The rate fell to 6.20% from 6.35% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.18%…

Peraton Appoints Steve Schorer as Chief Executive Officer

Peraton Appoints Steve Schorer as Chief Executive Officer

RESTON, Va., Sept. 3, 2024 — Peraton, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital and next-generation technology provider to government customers announced today that Steve Schorer has been appointed Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will be joining the Company in this capacity on September 9, 2024…

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together at ground…

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Liz Cheney, who herself endorsed Harris on Wednesday, first announced her father’s endorsement when asked by Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic magazine during an onstage interview…

Courtroom clash in Trump’s election interference case as the judge ponders the path ahead

Courtroom clash in Trump’s election interference case as the judge ponders the path ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first court hearing in nearly a year, a lawyer for Donald Trump clashed on Thursday with the judge in the federal election interference prosecution of the former president after suggesting the government was rushing forward with an “illegitimate” indictment at the height of the White House campaign. Prosecutors and defense lawyers are…

Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing’s agenda in exchange for financial benefits worth millions of dollars. Linda Sun, who held numerous posts in New York state government, including deputy chief of staff for Gov. Kathy Hochul and deputy diversity…

As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran’s long-vaunted missile program remains in question

As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran’s long-vaunted missile program remains in question

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital, its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly, but questions loom over just how much of a danger it poses. The program was behind Iran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel…

Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion

Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday. Travis King’s attorney, Franklin D. Rosenblatt, told The Associated Press that King intends to admit guilt to a total of five military…

Harris and Trump squabble over muted mics at upcoming debate

Harris and Trump squabble over muted mics at upcoming debate

The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak…

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