Welcome back: The number of young adults living with their parents has risen by 1.5 million over the past decade. Maskot/DigitalVision via GettyImagesA potentially worrisome trend is emerging among young adults. Instead of landing a job and moving to the big city after graduation, many are moving back into their childhood homes instead.
Lawmakers limited Affordable Care Act subsidies to a few years, setting the stage for a fight over them in 2025. Ted Eytan/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAAs the federal government entered a shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025, competing narratives quickly emerged about the cause.
The White House set a relatively low tariff on imports of timber and lumber, and a significantly higher tariff on furniture and kitchen cabinets.
Jacob Lund/ShutterstockUK chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out a “youth guarantee” aimed at ending long-term unemployment among young people. Under the plan, a young person who has been out of work for 18 months would be offered a temporary job, apprenticeship or college place.
Policymakers have entered uncharted territory without employment data that the government withheld because of its shutdown.
FAMILY STOCK/ShutterstockSince 2024 I have been researching the social dynamics surrounding the establishment of one of the most prominent European battery manufacturers in Skellefteå, Sweden.
GaudiLab/ShutterstockDoes all music sound the same these days? Many listeners – and artists – think so. There’s a concern that today’s hits are increasingly generic, predictable and indistinguishable. And it might all come down to money.
It's a long way down. IAISI/Moment via Getty ImagesThe economic consequences of the current federal government shutdown hinge critically on how long it lasts. If it is resolved quickly, the costs will be small, but if it drags on, it could send the U.S. economy into a tailspin.
When Shohei Ohtani stepped onto the field at the Tokyo Dome in March 2025, he wasn’t just playing a game – he was carrying forward more than 100 years of baseball ties between the U.S. and Japan.
Nearly 1 in 7 Americans had trouble consistently getting enough to eat in 2023. Patrick Strattner/fStop via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration announced on Sept. 20, 2025, that it plans to stop releasing food insecurity data.
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