Is this really the worst time to buy a house in California? The answer is complicated
Home seekers around Southern California were feeling profound sticker shock. Median prices had hit records never seen before. First-time buyers...
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The False Fear of Noncitizen Voting
—Douglas Rissing—Getty Images There is no epidemic of noncitizens voting in our elections. Federal law already bars it, and despite...
Mark Cuban wants companies to give their employees more stock. Could that narrow the divide between the bottom and the top?
In today’s CEO Daily: The idea of giving workers more access to the tools of wealth-building is getting traction The...
The German Far Right Is Poised for a Breakthrough
Imagine that it’s October 2026, and one of Germany’s 16 federal states has come under the control of a far-right...
How Ikea Turned a Controller Thumbstick Into the Star of Its Xbox Gaming Range
Ikea has taken another swing at a gaming gear collection, but this time it brought in a ringer: Xbox. The...
Dolly Parton’s approach to aging was simple: Keep working, loving, and looking ahead
Dolly Parton stayed active in her career, including live performances, well into her 70s. Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesCountry superstar Dolly Parton...
Reno became an affordable, booming destination. Fires show the limits of all that growth
Over the last 15 years, the population of Reno — the so-called Biggest Little City in the World — has...
Nobody wants this trade war with Canada
LONDON, Ontario — President Donald Trump seems dead set on escalating his trade war with Canada. And no one is really sure...
Why I Stopped Fighting AI in My Classroom and Started Teaching With It
—Andrii Dodonov—Getty Images At a recent academic retreat I attended, the air was thick with what I can only call...
Get better at work today: The simple habit that will help you build a powerful network
Networking shouldn't start when you need a favor. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty ImagesToday's tip to get better at work: Build a stronger...
Attempted drone incursion at Virginia prison leads to $324K contraband haul with meth, 17 cellphones
Virginia prison officials intercepted a package containing an estimated $324,000 worth of contraband, including a pound of suspected methamphetamine and more...
Why Dubai has become a city of retail traders
Welcome to this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief. Regular readers might notice a different author byline today, that’s because Melissa is...
3 key takeaways from Bill Gates’ stark warning about AI and jobs
Bill Gates. Bloomberg/Getty ImagesBill Gates said robots could begin competing with workers in construction and hospitality by the end of...
Ex-Long Island lacrosse star, medical supplies CEO killed in Hudson Valley head-on crash
A former Long Island lacrosse star and a medical supplies executive were killed in a head-on crash when the teen’s...
A couple who quit their 9-to-5s and built a 7-figure net worth say their first step to financial independence had nothing to do with money
Kelan and Brittany Kline built an online business that allowed them to quit their 9-to-5s. Kelan KlineKelan and Brittany Kline...
