Economy - Page 3

4 days ago

Are humanoid robots now coming for retail jobs?

Figure AI signs commercial deal with Catalyst Brands to deploy humanoid robots at a Reno warehouse handling sorting and packing for JCPenney and more.

4 days ago

College grads expect to earn $80,000 a year, but the math isn’t mathing

College graduates expect $80,000 starting salaries but average just $56,000, with over 40% underemployed in jobs not requiring a degree at all.

4 days ago

Albuquerque uses weed tax to fund 'no-strings-attached' guaranteed income, sparking policy debate

Albuquerque made history with one of the few guaranteed income programs funded by taxpayer dollars. City officials say the pilot has helped families financially.

4 days ago

Trump expands Cuba sanctions beyond US companies in major crackdown on foreign enablers

Trump administration rolls out unprecedented secondary sanctions on Cuba targeting foreign firms doing business with military-linked conglomerate GAESA.

5 days ago

Seattle seniors beg city for help as ‘absolute anarchy’ erupts outside LGBTQ housing complex

Seattle residents say their Capitol Hill neighborhood has become a nightly nightmare of street takeovers, loud engines and fears of gunfire nearby.

6 days ago

Walgreens didn’t abandon Chicago’s South Side. We let crime drive them out

Walgreens left the South Side because theft exceeded a million dollars a year and security costs made operations untenable, a community pastor argues.

6 days ago

Wisconsin Dem touts endorsement from union pushing back against CDL crackdowns on illegal alien truckers

Wisconsin Democrat Rebecca Cooke promotes ties to AFSCME, which published a toolkit on circumventing CDL restrictions for undocumented immigrants.

6 days ago

Californians fleeing to red states are driving up home prices and rents in their new cities, data shows

People leaving Los Angeles and California were found to be raising the cost of living in popular red-state destinations like Nashville, Dallas, Austin and Phoenix.

6 days ago

Taxpayer-funded 'Meth Mansion' under fire as crime concerns mount around homeless campus

The Skid Row Care Campus in downtown LA faces mounting criticism over reported violence, drug activity and reportedly 693 police calls in roughly five months.

June 1, 2026

Housing First is a disaster. I saw Sacramento's homeless chaos firsthand

Sacramento County's homeless population more than doubled after California adopted Housing First in 2016, stripping accountability from the system.