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The American Dream of homeownership is getting harder to reach. According to the Federal Reserve, as reported by Fortune, 49% of adults under 30 lived with a parent in 2025 — up 12% from 2019. About 70% of that group is employed. The problem isn't work ethic: it's that median national home prices are up 34% from pre-pandemic levels, per realtor.com, and in cities like Los Angeles, a studio apartment runs close to $2,000 a month.
Then, two Latino fathers were fatally shot in separate ICE traffic stop encounters just days apart. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a father of three from Houston, and Juan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian father in Maine who was legally authorized to work in the United States, were both killed. Neither was the primary target of the operation. President Trump publicly defended the tactic in all caps. The legal and moral debate around who gets stopped, and why, is very much still open.
And in Bangkok, a fire tore through a packed music venue, killing more than 33 people. Witnesses say flames spread in minutes. Officials are investigating a possible electrical malfunction and whether the building met safety requirements. A reminder to always clock the exits — even on a good night out.