Axios

The cost of buying a house has been soaring for the past few years, and prices are finally starting to fall. But things aren't much easier for first-time buyers.

• Also, the kidnapping of Americans spotlights violence in Mexico.
• And, the NTSB investigates Norfolk Southern Railway.
• Plus, we want to hear how you use your local library.

Guests: Axios' Emily Peck and Marina Franco.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Naomi Shavin, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

Go Deeper:

• Home prices fall year over year for the first time since 2012
• Criminal Violence in Mexico(CFR)
• NTSB to investigate Norfolk Southern safety practices amid accidents
• Three Years Later: How the pandemic has reshaped libraries (American Libraries)

Transcript

The DEA has proposed new rules that would require doctors to see patients in person before they can prescribe medications like OxyContin and Adderall. The rules would also impact medications like buprenorphine, which is used to treat opioid addiction.

• Plus, San Francisco weighs a hefty reparations plan.

Guests: Axios' Sabrina Moreno and Megan Rose Dickey.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Naomi Shavin, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

Go Deeper:

• DEA rules on prescribing controlled substances roil behavioral health
• San Francisco's reparations plan set for public hearing

Editor's note: This episode has been corrected to reflect that OxyContin is one of the drugs that would be affected by new proposed DEA rules for remote prescribing, not oxytocin.