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Average long-term US mortgage rate drops to 6.19%, lowest level in more than a year 10/23/2025 12:35pm • The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, extending a recent trend that’s helped give lagging U.S. home sales a boost. The average long-term mortgage rate fell to 6.19% from 6.27% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year US strikes two more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean 10/23/2025 12:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America. It Federal agents sent to San Francisco area, which mayor says is meant to incite ‘chaos and violence’ 10/23/2025 11:01am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it is providing a base of operations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the San Francisco area as part of its effort to support federal efforts to track down immigrants in the country illegally and provide border and maritime s Roundabout project to keep commuters moving begins in Loudoun Co. 10/23/2025 09:51am • The four-way stoplight at the intersection of Virginia Routes 9 and 287 in northern Loudoun County has long been a chokepoint for commuters, including some traveling from Frederick County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, West Virginia. A major road project — construction of a roundabout to keep Takeaways from AP's report on the growing dangers of heat on pregnant agriculture workers 10/23/2025 08:44am • Agricultural workers are already among the most vulnerable to extreme heat. For pregnant workers, those risks are higher because the body must work harder to cool down and requires more liquids, making it more easily dehydrated. While protections exist, experts say they need better enforcement and m As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk 10/23/2025 08:42am • One hot day last summer, Clarisa Lugo was inspecting and counting corn and soybean plants in the middle of a 300-acre farm field in Illinois when she started throwing up and panting. Her heart raced, she stopped sweating and a pounding headache didn’t go away for hours. The heat index — a blend Influencer-point guard Jada Williams brings million-plus followers along with her to No. 14 Iowa St 10/23/2025 08:10am • AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jada Williams is just 20 years old and already knows the ups and downs of home ownership. There's a lawn to get mowed, a garage to clean, air filters to change and a handyman to call for some minor repairs at the four-bedroom fixer-upper she bought recently. Williams also has qui Vice President JD Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult' 10/23/2025 07:19am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Vice President JD Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult.' People use garden tools to protect millions of migrating red crabs on Christmas Island 10/23/2025 06:16am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tens of millions of red crabs are making their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island, where a much smaller human population uses leaf blowers and garden rakes to help them on their way. Christmas Island National Park acting manager Alexi Arsenal tops Premier League again, but can Mikel Arteta finally deliver title? 10/23/2025 06:00am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal is back in familiar territory at the top of the Premier League. But can Mikel Arteta finally get the job done? After only eight games, no one at the Emirates will be celebrating yet, although this season looks like Arsenal's best chance to win the title for the f Demolition company at White House gets taken apart over taking the East Wing job 10/23/2025 04:27am • Call ACECO's Silver Spring, Maryland, office and the recorded message will tell you it's the "premier demolition contractor in the D.C. metro area." But that's not how many on social media see it since the contracting company's work on the White House's East Wing started this week. The White Hou Isak sustains groin injury to extend his tough start to Liverpool career after British-record move 10/23/2025 04:08am • LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Alexander Isak's underwhelming start to his Liverpool career hit another bump when he sustained a groin injury in the Champions League win at Eintracht Frankfurt. The Sweden striker, signed from Newcastle for a British-record fee of 125 million pounds ($170 million) at th Dutch general election focuses on migration and housing crisis as Wilders seeks another win 10/23/2025 03:31am • HAARLEM, Netherlands (AP) — Palwasha Hamzad wants the Dutch election to be not about migration, but about tackling the chronic housing shortages in the Netherlands. For Daniëlle Vergauwen, it's about putting "our own people" first. Their opposing views sum up two of the key issues in campaigning Analysis: Iran faces 'a permanent state of crisis' as time wanes and sanction pressure grows 10/23/2025 03:06am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has been bombed, seen United Nations sanctions reimposed and its economy collapse further into the red this year. But its theocracy so far hasn't taken any major action to halt the slide, restart crucial nuclear negotiations with the West nor fully prepare f European Union agrees on new sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow oil fleet and LNG imports 10/23/2025 02:41am • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has agreed on a new raft of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and banning its imports of liquefied natural gas, the Danish EU presidency announced Thursday. “Today is a good day for Europe and Ukraine,” Danish Foreign Minister