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Buying a home doesn’t make sense for everyone, but in several highly sought-after markets, it might be harder to rent.Regions like the Sun Belt have experienced a construction boom, and, in turn, a drop in prices due to more inventory — but for coastal cities, that hasn’t quite been the case.”The US built more new units in 2024 than any year in the past half-century, but that boom largely bypassed the Northeast and coastal California, which is exactly why rental competition there is so intense,” Zillow senior economist Kara Ng said.Zillow ranked the hottest rental markets heading into the summer…

An undated photo of Nolan Wells provided to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, July 4, 2026. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office hide caption toggle caption Jackson County Sheriff’s Office The family of 18-year-old Nolan Wells has retained civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. The Mississippi teenager was found dead Monday morning on Horn Island, a barrier island off the state’s coast, after a Fourth of July weekend trip with friends. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation remains “active and ongoing” and is asking for photos and videos from the northwest part of Horn Island on July 4, where Wells’ body…

A Fulton County, Ga. staff member works as people vote in a runoff election in Atlanta on June 16, 2026. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP With just under four months before the midterm elections, a wave of court rulings, lawsuits and new laws is reshaping how elections are run in the U.S. In its spring session, the Supreme Court significantly narrowed the Voting Rights Act. “The Voting Rights Act of 1965, the most important civil rights law of the 1960s, has no teeth left. And that’s just the beginning of what they’ve done in terms of weakening…

Tesla EVs recharge at a Tesla Supercharger station on July 2, 2026, in South Pasadena, California.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesDETROIT — The Iran war and high U.S. gas prices are causing a surge in demand for used all-electric vehicles, which is making the pre-owned vehicles more expensive, according to Cox Automotive.The company on Wednesday reported that its Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index for EVs — which tracks prices of used vehicles sold at its U.S. wholesale auctions — increased 12% last month compared with June 2025. That compares with a 1.7% increase for non-EVs over the same period.Wholesale EV prices have…

When I met my husband, Tyler, in college, I thought he’d be just another classmate. After all, we were polar opposites.He was studying environmental science, while I was excelling in communications. He loved living in our home state of Maine, and I was planning to move to New York City to pursue my writing dreams.We began dating in 2018 and, by 2023, my desire to leave Maine was stronger than ever.For weeks, I worked up the courage to tell Tyler I was ready to move away, with or without him. I didn’t want to leave Tyler, and I worried he’d…

Tina Knowles — like many mothers before her — was content to let her contributions to her family’s businesses go unsaid. That’s changing.As the matriarch of a family that includes her daughters, Beyoncé and Solange, she’s had a front-row seat to their ascent as two of music’s most influential artists.Knowles isn’t afraid to say she’s not just Beyoncé’s and Solange’s mother, though she doesn’t hold back on that bragging right. She’s also the vice chairwoman of Cécred, the hair-care company she started with Bey, and the chairwoman of the singer’s philanthropic effort, BeyGOOD.”I’m not trying to toot my own horn…

A Delta aircraft taxis to Terminal A shortly before a deep orange winter sunset at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, on Dec. 22, 2025. Austin DeSisto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines is dividing up the front of the plane into even smaller groups, offering a new “basic” fare for business and first classes that comes without perks like free seat selection and airport lounge access.The carrier is following United Airlines, which made a similar change earlier this year to its Polaris long-haul business class and other higher-tier cabins. Carriers are seeking to maximize what they can…

Key PointsDuring the second quarter, 11.02 million square feet of office leasing was signed, 29.4% above the five-year quarterly average and 31.3% above the 10-year average, according to a new report from Colliers.For the full first half of the year, demand was the strongest in more than two decades, according to the commercial real estate services firm. AI leasing volume in the second quarter rose to 800,000 square feet, up from 700,000 square feet in the prior quarter and surpassing all of the leasing by AI firms in Manhattan combined in 2025.A version of this article first appeared in the…

Fox One’s World Cup marketing playbook is all about letting the creators do the scoring.The World Cup is a high-stakes moment for Fox One, which has described the tournament as like a “second launch” for the subscription-streaming service that debuted last August. Fox One had to ensure its creative punched above its weight to stand out among the myriad brands looking to cash in on the event.Enter the influencers.Fox One partnered with Indeed to search for a “Chief World Cup Watcher,” who would be paid $50,000 to watch every game from inside a viewing cube located in New York’s Times…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup may be doing more than entertaining soccer fans — it could also be giving remote work a summer lift.Nicholas Bloom, a Stanford professor who studies hybrid work, says a combination of late-night matches, rising commuting costs, and a summer heat wave could make 2026 “the summer of working from home.””My bet: July 6th will smash UK records for working from home,” Bloom wrote in a recent LinkedIn post, referring to a World Cup knockout game that finished around 4 a.m. UK time on Monday. “After an amazing match ending at 4am, firms may have little…