America Right Now
Upstormed News series on the changes American families are living through: jobs, prices, housing, schools, marriage and family, generations, health and hope.
U.S. hiring picks up: 165,000 jobs in October, but raises still trail prices
Employers added 165,000 jobs in October and unemployment dipped to 4.1%. Here is where the job market stands for families, who is…
Americans Say Stress Is the New Normal: What the Latest Data Shows and How to Cope
The APA’s new Stress in America survey finds 77% of adults stressed by the cost of living and 72% saying stress is…
Lines grow at food pantries, and so do the helpers: Where Americans are finding hope
Food banks from Omaha to Phoenix report rising need as prices pinch families. Churches, volunteers and small businesses are stepping up, and…
Strong growth, hot prices, a likely rate hike: The U.S. economy for families now
The economy grew 3.4% last quarter and hiring beat forecasts, but prices are outrunning paychecks and the Fed may raise rates again…
Gen Z to Boomers: Living together, caring for each other and feeling the squeeze
Half of adults under 30 live with a parent, most 40-somethings are sandwiched between kids and aging parents, and many Boomers are…
Phone bans, AI and new loan rules: How school is changing for families
From phone-free classrooms and AI lesson planning to slow attendance gains and a student loan repayment overhaul, here is how education is…
Why everything feels expensive: The family budget squeeze heading into winter
Housing and food now eat the biggest share of household budgets in 15 years, and heating, insurance and health premiums are rising…
Later weddings, fewer births, fewer divorces: How the American family is changing
Americans are marrying later and having fewer babies, but divorce is near a 50-year low and most kids still live with two…
Fewer students, fewer schools: Why districts across America are closing campuses
From Olathe to Los Angeles, school boards are voting to close and merge schools as enrollment falls. Here is what is driving…
A generation locked out? Rent burdens hit a record as young adults’ homeownership slips
Half of U.S. renters now spend more than 30% of their income on housing, and homeownership among adults under 35 fell again…
Health Insurance Costs Rise Again for 2027: Key Dates and How Families Can Save
ACA benchmark premiums are up 13% for 2027, employer family premiums top $28,000 and Medicare drug costs shift. Here are the newest…
Child care tops $13,000 a year: How working parents are coping with the crunch
Child care now averages more than $13,000 a year, licensed centers are shrinking and mothers of young children are slipping out of…