The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.
Empty nesters are sitting on America's family-size homes. Why it matters: The people who have the space aren't necessarily the ones who need it — and that's making a tight housing market even tighter. By the numbers: Compared to millennials with kids, boomer empty nesters own nearly twice the share of homes with three-plus bedrooms (28%). - Millennial parents own 16% and Gen Z parents own less than 1% of large homes, according to a Redfin analysis of the latest census data, from 2024. Zoom in: The highest shares of millennial families who own large homes are in Austin, Texas, Columbus, Ohio, and Minneapolis, at roughly 19%. - The lowest are in Los Angeles (11%), Miami (13%) and San Jose, California (13%). - And empty-nester boomers…
The Long Island Rail Road that serves the city's eastern suburbs ceased operations early Saturday morning after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.