For many Americans, buying your first home feels like a rite of passage. And while rising home prices and high mortgage rates may make it more difficult to put down roots, there are still favorable markets for first-time buyers that are close to major metropolitan areas like Washington, D.C., and Cleveland, Ohio. A recent report…
The start of 2026 means many employees are seeing their PTO balances refreshed for the year. With some strategic planning, and travel know-how, you can make your vacation days go the extra mile. One popular strategy, sometimes called “PTO-maxxing” on social media, involves tacking vacation days onto holidays and weekends to maximize your time off….
A majority, 83% of parents think U.S. kids’ mental health is getting worse, according to the National Poll on Children’s Health by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan. And many blame screens: three-quarters of respondents identify both social media and general device use as major problems for U.S. youth, while 66%…
A 2025 poll from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan asked American parents of children ages one to 18 about their views on various child health topics including bullying, internet safety, lack of physical activity, parental stress and diet. The Mott poll report, released in August, found that a majority of…
Americans are more anxious about the holidays this year, according to the American Psychiatric Association’s Healthy Minds Poll. Forty-one percent of U.S. adults say they anticipate more stress related to the holidays this year than last year, compared to 28% in 2024 and 29% in 2023. They list numerous reasons including missing someone in their…
Bestselling author and wellness leader Deepak Chopra is optimistic about the possibilities of artificial intelligence. “The thing is, AI is here to stay,” he says. Chopra believes that while the technology can be harmful, it can also be beneficial when used very specifically for self-discovery. Chopra recommends using AI chatbots to get to know yourself…
Last month, Skyscanner published its annual report of destinations around the world that are trending for 2026. To determine the ranking, Skyscanner looked at destinations with the biggest year-over-year increases in searches to which shows where exactly travelers are most interested in heading to in the upcoming year. Skyscanner, in partnership with OnePoll, an international…
In 2020, Anita Kinoshita, 28 years old at the time, started looking into buying a house. Kinoshita was living in California and making around $70,000 a year as a software engineer for the Department of Defense. As a first-generation American from a farming family in Mexico, Kinoshita believed the best way to finally achieve the…
For millions of Americans, it is an uncertain time. Amazon, General Motors and Paramount have all been making layoffs, and U.S.-based employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October altogether, according to research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The government shutdown has also left hundreds of thousands of workers without pay, millions of SNAP recipients without…
Last month, J.D. Power released its annual North American Airport Satisfaction Study for 2025. Mega airports are defined as those with 33 million or more passengers per year. The study measured overall passenger satisfaction by examining their experiences across seven core dimensions in order of importance: Ease of travel through airport Level of trust with…
