Special Report
On March 17, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the United States Refugee Act of 1980 into law, establishing the nation’s…
Suburbs, residential areas detached but linked to nearby cities, have grown over the past century to represent family living for…
The average transaction price for a new vehicle in the United States hit an all-time high of $47,077 in December,…
Over six decades years, Walmart Inc. has gone from one humble discount store in Bentonville, Arkansas, to a $555-billion-a-year retail…
From the high price of prescription medications to necessary surgeries and life-saving treatments, the United States spends more on healthcare…
Because of the nature of the grocery business, independent operations are far outnumbered by units of major chains — whether…
Volcanic eruptions don’t occur only in faraway lands. The U.S. is dotted with active volcanoes poised to erupt at any…
The Netflix film library is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re gonna get. That’s truer…
“The customer is always right” is a motto dating back more than a century, popularized in one variation or another…
The best beers in the world are more than just beers. They’re something closer to alchemy, concoctions that somehow convert…
Cities are centers for commerce, industry, transportation, and city dwellers benefit from the education, employment, and social/recreational opportunities that an…
Even cinema’s foremost masterpieces generally represent a compromise between artistic vision and economic demand. In order to please audiences, directors…
J.K. Rowling unleashed a sensation when she published the first book in the Harry Potter series in 1997. Four years…
U.S. business and employment activity took a beating during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic that claimed nearly a…
The police procedural and legal drama “Law & Order” premiered in 1990, launching an entire franchise of crime dramas. Created…
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