After years of increasing to record-high levels, the homeless population in the U.S. dropped more than 6% in 2025. That amounts to roughly 49,000 fewer people without housing. It's the second year in a row that homelessness has declined, with a smaller drop in 2024. (Ludden, NPR)
Read MoreResearchers say that young people in the United States really are drinking less than previous generations were at the same age. But the decline has been less drastic than some coverage suggests — more of a dip than a dive. And to be clear, plenty of Zoomers are still drinking. (Holtermann & Blum, The New York Times)
Read More[A] wave of young people who have reinvigorated moviegoing and contributed to a banner summer at the 2026 box office, propelled in part by youth-led horror hits like “Obsession” and “Backrooms”…. Some in the industry call them the Letterboxd Generation. (Ryzik, The New York Times)
Read MoreAn estimated 1.2 million people use the drug daily, according to data from national online surveys completed by more than 25,000 Britons. One in 14 adults reported using the class B drug in the past year, the research found. (Koronka, The Times)
Read MoreThe leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. (Musambi, AP News)
Read MorePastor Xianfeng Edward Cui, who founded Beijing Jiaquan Church, was arrested on Oct. 23 on charges of fraud, said his wife, Jin Young Gu, who lives outside of China. Cui was first detained on Sept. 4 as part of a raid on his church that involved around 100 police officers, Gu said. (Mistreanu & Tang, AP News)
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