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Southern California’s rent boom is losing steam and landlords across much of the region are trimming prices to keep units filled. Over the past year, rents have fallen in 33 of 53 SoCal cities tracked by ApartmentList, the Orange County Register reported. That works out to roughly 62 percent of the
Approximately 12% percent of Texas car owners are uninsured. A new study from Texas Appleseed and United Way of Greater Houston finds that, for Harris County, that total is more than 14%.
Approximately 12% percent of Texas car owners are uninsured. A new study from Texas Appleseed and United Way of Greater Houston finds that, for Harris County, that total is more than 14%.
Peering at New York City’s landscape more than 400 years in the past — when the marshes, ponds and streams crisscrossed our string of islands — can help planners and policymakers better understand the city’s flooding future. Researchers at the New York Botanical Garden looked at where water used to
An analysis of Census data by the small business advocacy group We Pay the Tariffs shows Texas businesses have paid at least $26 billion in presidentially imposed tariffs between March 2025 and the end of this January.
An analysis of Census data by the small business advocacy group We Pay the Tariffs shows Texas businesses have paid at least $26 billion in presidentially imposed tariffs between March 2025 and the end of this January.
According to Pew Research Center data, 79 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions that focus on health, exercise, or diet. At-home fitness equipment and tech can help achieve some of your health, exercise, and fitness goals. The convenience of working out at home eliminates the need to make it
According to Pew Research Center data, 79 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions that focus on health, exercise, or diet. At-home fitness equipment and tech can help achieve some of your health, exercise, and fitness goals. The convenience of working out at home eliminates the need to make it
A group of scientists with the University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that a potential chemotherapy drug was causing an immune response that usually occurs in response to viral infections.
The ads for an online survey targeting transgender youth and their parents seem innocuous at first. “Navigating gender dysphoria?” asks one of many ads that have cropped up on social media in recent months. “Tell your story, challenge preconceptions, and have YOUR experience reflected in the science
The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration has brought population growth in New York City to a screeching halt. The city’s population in July 2025 was 8.58 million, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday, down about 12,200 from July 2024 and significantly less
“South Florida by the numbers” catalogs the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics. Alongside Miami’s record-breaking luxury and penthouse sales, another kind of real estate story is reshaping the city, measured not in price per square foot, but in thousands of units at a time. A
Alpha School, a pricey private school with campuses nationwide, uses artificial intelligence to instruct students. AI schools have been praised by the Trump administration, but researchers say there's limited evidence the model works.
A Southern California industrial portfolio just fetched a record sale price. Irvine-based Praelium Commercial Real Estate acquired a 17-building office, industrial and research and development portfolio in Goleta for $235 million, Commercial Property Executive reported, citing data from Yardi Matrix
The state is adjusting its income eligibility criteria for Empower+, which helps tenants and homeowners pay for energy-saving building upgrades. Previous rules made it hard for city households to qualify: since 2010, only 7 percent of the program's retrofit projects were in the five boroughs. The po
The majority of 911 calls routed to the NYPD last year were described by dispatchers as unrelated to criminal activity, according to a new study released Wednesday by a criminal justice reform group. The nonprofit Vera Institute analyzed more than 3.6 million calls that resulted in a police response
Squatters have occupied hundreds of New York City public housing apartments in recent years, as the number of empty units continues to rise, a new report shows. According to the report released Tuesday by the city’s Department of Investigation, the number of vacant NYCHA units increased from 2,840 i
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