The Midterm Winner Will Be Whichever Party Americans Hate Less U.S. voters continue to be motivated more by whom they loathe than whom they like. Reason · Oct 9
Your Adult Child Makes $60,000 but You Still Pay Their Phone Bill — When Do You Stop? Your son has a full-time job, earns $60,000 a year, and pays his own rent, but his phone is still sitting comfortably on the family... Saving Advice · Oct 3
Should a Teen Pay Rent After Turning 18 if They Still Live at Home? Turning 18 makes a teenager a legal adult, but it does not automatically make them financially independent. With housing, education, groceries, transportation, and insurance taking sizable bites out of young workers’ paychecks, many families are reconsidering what adulthood at home should look like. Recent research from Pew Research Center found… Kids Ain't Cheap · Oct 3
Parents Are Sacrificing Their Own Savings to Help Adult Kids — When Is It Too Much? Helping an adult child with rent after a layoff can feel completely different from paying their cellphone bill for the tenth year in a row,... Saving Advice · Oct 2
The Baby Boomer Population Is Shrinking — Here’s How Many Are Left in the U.S. For decades, Baby Boomers were America’s demographic giant, influencing everything from suburban housing and the workplace to retirement planning and Social Security. Now that enormous... Saving Advice · Oct 1
Proteinmaxxing shows a ‘meaningful shift’ in how Gen Z takes supplements versus baby boomers, new survey shows Young shoppers are putting protein into more parts of their diet, from powders and bars to cereal and soda. Fortune · Sep 29
Chatbots as oracles: How AI is giving new life to the ancient practice of seeking answers from inscrutable sources People are increasingly turning to AI for advice. A 2026 Pew report found that 10% of Americans are using chatbots for emotional support or companionship. Some even find a charismatic leader in AI. The Conversation · Sep 29
Inside Pope Leo XIV's 12-Day Journey Home to Latin America: Here's Why U.S. Latinos Care. Pope Leo XIV tours Uruguay, Argentina and Peru Nov. 6–17. See the stops, the presidents he meets and what it means for U.S. Hispanic Catholics. Latin Times · Sep 24
X Numbers Let You Control Your DMs Without Giving Away Your Phone Number X Numbers lets people you choose text or ring you on X Chat despite a closed inbox. Learn how to enable, refresh and protect the code. Latin Times · Sep 23
The Tragic Paradox of Venezuelans in the U.S.: ICE Shoots One of Their Own as Chavista Delcy Rodríguez Arrives in New York Venezuelan delivery driver Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot and detained in Austin while Rodríguez, now Washington's recognized partner in Caracas, arrived for the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with Trump. Neither administrations are addressing the situation of the Venezuelan community in the U.S. Latin Times · Sep 21
'Hispanic or Latino? Please, Just Call Me Mexican' : New Data Reveals How 70 Million Americans See Themselves New Pew data: most of the record 70 million U.S. Hispanics skip the label "Hispanic," choosing their family's home country instead. Latin Times · Sep 20
She Makes More Money Than He Does — Why Is That Still a Problem for Some Couples? A woman earning more than her husband or partner can change far more than the number on a paycheck. It can challenge assumptions about who pays for dinner, who makes major financial decisions, who carries the household, and what each person contributes. Clever Dude · Sep 18
Asian-American Voters Swung to Trump in 2024, and Nearly 70% of Them Now Disapprove of His Presidency Asian-American voters and Trump approval have moved apart, so see how a 30% job rating, 90% turnout intent, and missing party contact frame the 3 November midterms. International Business Times UK · Sep 18
Trump Says the US Is Respected Again and 'Everyone Stands Up' but Global Survey Finds Little Confidence Donald Trump said America is respected again, but a Pew Research Center survey found median international confidence of 23% in his handling of world affairs across 36 countries. International Business Times UK · Sep 17
The Guardian - US · Sep 13 ‘It’s just straight bigotry’: wave of Islamophobic rhetoric looms over US midterm elections As Muslims win historic victories, experts describe rise in anti-Islamic sentiment that rivals post-9/11 climate
Salon · Sep 10 "Bible Belt" oversimplifies the South Beneath commonalities, religious life was divided by both race and class
The Conversation · Sep 9 A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago – it’s been oversimplifying the South ever since “Look No Further!” a billboard on the side of the highway beckons, drawing my gaze toward the red cover of a Bible. “You Are Worthy of Redemption!”
The Independent UK · Sep 3 Musk unleashes Tesla Cybercabs with no steering wheel or pedals onto US streets Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs missing steering wheels and brake pedals onto Austin, Texas, streets Thursday in a bet Americans will get over their fears of “no control” rides and hop inside
International Business Times · Sep 3 6 in 10 Americans Call Themselves Working Class. Even Half of Upper-Income Adults Do. Americans without four-year college degrees are considerably more likely to identify as working class.
Latin Times · Aug 31 As Latino Parents Struggle With Kids' Screen Time, Tech Companies Are Building New Digital Guardrails Most parents of young children already have rules about screens, but relatively few say those rules are followed consistently. At the same time, smartphones, gaming systems, tablets and social media have become embedded in children's daily routines, leaving families searching for ways to manage not only how much time children…
Clever Dude · Aug 31 Who’s Working Harder on Dating Apps? Men or Women? Dating apps have created a strange little marketplace where one person can stare at a screen wondering why nobody is messaging, while another person wonders why the phone will not stop buzzing. So, who is actually working harder on dating apps, men or women? The honest answer depends on what…
Budget and the Bees · Aug 30 Your Adult Child Is Moving Back Home — Decide These Money Rules Before the Boxes Arrive When an adult child asks to move back home, saying yes may feel like the easiest part of the conversation. The harder questions often involve money: Will they pay rent, buy groceries, cover utilities, or save toward moving out? Those details matter because an adult child moving back home can…
Kids Ain't Cheap · Aug 21 Should Parents Charge Adult Kids Rent When They Move Back Home? Moving back home as an adult is no longer unusual. In 2023, 18% of Americans ages 25 to 34 lived in a parent’s home, according to Pew Research Center, and housing costs, job changes, student debt, divorce, and saving for a home can all make returning to the family home…
The Independent UK · Aug 21 More than a third of the internet is now being written with AI, study suggests Research comes amid increasing fears of ‘dead internet theory’
International Business Times · Aug 19 Young Americans' AI Anxiety Keeps Growing. Unlike Older Adults, Their Concern Hasn't Leveled Off. For the first time, a majority of U.S. adults under 30 say they are more concerned than excited about AI in daily life.