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US mortgage rates ease after Fed cut 2025

US mortgage rates ease after Fed cut 2025

US mortgage rates ease after December 2025 Fed cut; fixed and adjustable loans respond differently, shaping borrower costs and global investment dynamics.
Powell to stay on Fed board

Powell to stay on Fed board

Jerome Powell plans to remain on the Federal Reserve Board after his chair term ends, citing Trump administration legal attacks as the Fed holds rates.
Kabul bombing: ISIS-K verdict

Kabul bombing: ISIS-K verdict

A federal jury in Virginia convicted Mohammad Sharifullah of an ISIS-K conspiracy linked to the 2021 Kabul airport Abbey Gate bombing; sentencing pending.
Kabul bombing: ISIS-K conviction

Kabul bombing: ISIS-K conviction

A US jury convicted Mohammad Sharifullah of an ISIS-K conspiracy linked to the 2021 Kabul airport bombing; jurors deadlocked on deaths and sentencing.