The 20 Best Colleges in America
Total overall student debt in the United States reached $1.6 trillion in June 2019, six times higher than in 2004. While students are having a hard time paying for college, getting a degree can…
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Car Brands With the Best and Worst Buyer Experience
Deciding what car to buy can be a difficult process. Car buyers often have to contend with a stressful sales environment, negotiating the price they are willing to pay, and filling stacks of paperwork…
Brands That Disappeared in the Last Decade
Running a company is never easy, and 2020 was even more challenging, presenting business owners with an unprecedented set of circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions to the American economy, with the unemployment…
The NFL Teams That Have Lost the Most Super Bowls
On Feb. 7, the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet in Super Bowl LV. At the end of the evening, While one fan base will be thrilled with a title, the…
States Where Alzheimer’s Is Soaring
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder that causes memory loss and impairs speech, behavior, and cognitive functions. The most common risk factor for the disease is age. The vast majority of Americans with…
These People Own the Most Land in America
Trailing just Russia and Canada, The United States is the third-largest country in the world by landmass, covering nearly 2.3 billion acres. The largest overall landowner in the country is the U.S. government, with…
The Richest Town in Every State
The median annual household income in America is just over $60,000. While many of the highest paying jobs tend to concentrate near large population centers, there are also smaller towns that are very prosperous.…
Poorest City in Every State
The U.S. median household income reached its highest level in 2019 since record keeping began decades ago.. Yet incomes nationwide are not evenly distributed. In fact, income inequality is at its highest level in…
States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (and Where It’s Still Getting Worse)
On Dec. 21, Congress approved a long-awaited economic relief bill to help Americans contend with the financial fallout from COVID-19. The $900 billion bill includes $600 direct payments for adults, $300 of additional benefits…
The 5 Longest Games in Sports History
When a sporting event is an exciting, back and forth matchup, fans wish that the game would never end. Sometimes, these games are tied up at the end of regulation. To determine a winner,…
Cities Where People Live The Longest
After declining for several years, life expectancy in the U.S. is beginning to level off. An American born in 2020 has an average life expectancy of 79.1 years — but this can vary widely…
20 Teams With the Most Hall of Famers
Pro sports teams can often go years or even decades without having a Hall of Famer on their roster. But some franchises have been fortunate enough to have dozens of all-time great players throughout…
States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (and Where It’s Still Getting Worse)
Intensive care nurse Sandra Lindsay on Dec. 14 became the first New Yorker and one of the first Americans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Millions of Americans will soon be vaccinated as well. This…
America’s 20 Cheapest Cities Where Everyone Wants to Live Right Now
Each year, millions of Americans relocate to somewhere else in the country, whether it is for retirement, college, or a new job. Yet 2020 offered some Americans a new reason to move — the…
50 Cities Where the Most People Graduate High School
Nationwide, 88.6% of Americans age 25 and over have finished high school. Americans with higher educational attainment tend to earn higher incomes and live healthier lives than those with lower educational attainment. High school…
Cities Losing the Most Jobs in Every State
While some of the jobs lost in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have since returned, it appears the job market is in decline again. More than 850,000 Americans filed for initial jobless…
The Next 9 States to Legalize Marijuana
In the November 2020 elections, four different states voted to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes — Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. Once those initiatives go into effect, there will be 15 U.S.…
29 American Cities Losing the Most Jobs
Since COVID-19 was declared a national emergency, the American job market has struggled. The November 2020 unemployment rate of 6.7% was nearly double the November rate of just 3.5%. While job losses in some…
Places in Every State Where COVID-19 Is Growing the Fastest Right Now
U.S. health authorities have reported at least 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases each day since Nov. 4, including a single day record high of over 194,000 on Nov. 27 — the day after Thanksgiving. Health…
Cost of a Thanksgiving Meal the Year You Were Born
Like many other things in 2020, Thanksgiving is going to look a lot different this year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, because of the surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide, “The…