Fewer than 4 in 10 prospective homebuyers can afford a starter home, study finds

Buying a first home remains out of reach for many Americans, with fewer than 4 in 10 non-homeowner households able to afford a typical starter home, a new LendingTree analysis found. A typical starter home costs $200,000, with LendingTree defining entry-level homes as owner-occupied properties valued at the 25th percentile of the housing market. The … Read more

Jury finds alleged MS-13 members guilty of murder and racketeering in Nevada

LAS VEGAS — A jury convicted three men who prosecutors say were members of the violent MS-13 gang in a federal racketeering case involving nine killings in Las Vegas and Los Angeles between 2017 and 2018. Jose Luis Reynaldo Reyes-Castillo, David Arturo Perez-Manchame and Joel Vargas-Escobar were found guilty of multiple charges, including murder and … Read more

Biden’s illegal immigration surge caused higher rent and home prices, Fed study finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new Federal Reserve working paper found the record surge in illegal immigration during the Biden administration came at a cost to one of the nation’s fiercest political debates: higher home prices and rent rates. The findings arrive as immigration remains a defining political issue, with Republicans … Read more

Voters of both parties want tighter AI regulation, poll finds

An overwhelming majority of likely voters want powerful AI systems to undergo mandatory formal safety reviews before they are released to the public, according to a new survey about Americans’ views on AI, going further than the existing Trump administration policy of opt-in reviews for new advanced models. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News … Read more

Young Americans break sharply from older Americans on China threat, new poll finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Young Americans are far less likely than older generations to see China as a major threat to the United States, according to a new poll, revealing one of the sharpest generational divides in U.S. foreign policy. Some 93% of Americans age 65 and older … Read more

California’s AI job tracker finds no early evidence of unemployment from AI

California now has the nation’s first dashboard to publicly track artificial intelligence-related job trends, ones created and ones lost. As of now, early findings show no evidence of rising statewide unemployment from jobs exposed to AI. Till von Wachter, a faculty director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA, joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Source … Read more

Judge in Charlie Kirk murder case finds prosecutor in contempt for public comments, but won’t take death penalty off the table

A prosecutor has been found in civil contempt after making comments on the strength of the murder case against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting and killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.  Judge Tony Graf Jr. ruled in a virtual hearing on Friday that the prosecutor was in civil contempt for making comments to the … Read more

Most Trump supporters still back NATO despite years of Trump’s criticism, new poll finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Most Americans, including majorities of Republicans and self-identified MAGA Republicans, say keeping the United States in NATO is important to the nation’s security and prosperity, according to a new poll.  The Reagan Institute Summer Survey found that 73% of Americans say remaining in NATO matters to U.S. … Read more

More favor than oppose data centers in their area, but few admit knowing a lot about them, CBS News poll finds

Many Americans are skeptical about having a data center in their area, fueled largely by what they perceive as negative impacts on the environment and resources. The construction of data centers in the U.S. has accelerated in recent years, but most Americans feel they don’t know a lot about them yet.  People’s own lack of … Read more

Blue state shield laws allowed 330K abortion pills to be sent to abortion ban states, pro-life group finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A pro-life group has released a new report marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, finding that nearly 330,000 abortion pills have been shipped to states with abortion restrictions since the summer of 2023 under the protection of blue state shield … Read more