CENTCOM Says 4 Killed When It Lost a KC-135 Tanker Aircraft Over Iraq

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Reaches Highest Level In Almost A Year Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The average weekly rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is at its highest level in nearly a year, contributing to elevated housing costs and dampening buyer interest. A home for sale in Alhambra, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images For the most recent week, the mortgage rate was at 6.55 percent, according to a July 16 statement by Freddie Mac. This is the highest level since the week ending Aug....

Judge Rejects States' Attempt To Block Medicaid Work Requirements Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on July 30 declined to block new work requirements for Medicaid recipients that states must implement by Jan. 1, 2027. Judge Richard Stearns of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts turned down a request for a preliminary injunction made by Massachusetts and 25 other states to block the work requirements as the states’ legal challenge proceeds. Stearns said in a six-page decision that the harms about which the states complained—added...

A UN inquiry into the Israeli war against Gaza found that the IDF is targeting children.  “Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank,” the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the […]