Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets major U.S. cities for third straight day

Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets major U.S. cities for third straight day – CBS News Watch CBS News Millions of Americans across major cities continued to face dangerous air conditions on Friday as smoke from Canadian wildfires lingered. Tom Hanson reports. Source link

Household growth fell for third straight year in 2025, study finds

A new study shows high costs and short supply are hurting the U.S. housing market. Harvard University’s State of the Nation’s Housing 2026 report found that household growth, the net change in the total number of occupied housing units or households from year to year, slowed for the third straight year in 2025. Chris Herbert, … Read more

Bessent sets record straight on Trump team dinner clash that nearly turned into a throwdown: ‘Kick his a–’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his past clash with Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s newly tapped acting intelligence chief, after senators pressed him Wednesday over reports that he once threatened to punch him at a dinner party. “Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch … Read more

Overdose deaths fall for 3rd straight year amid a changing drug supply and funding cuts

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest decline in decades, according to federal data released Wednesday. The 2025 total is about the same as the tally in 2019, before … Read more

Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady for third straight meeting

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, marking the central bank’s third consecutive pause in 2026. The decision comes as the U.S. economy grapples with rising inflation due to the Iran war and fitful job growth. The Fed maintained the federal funds rate — what banks charge each other for short-term loans — in … Read more