The COVID-19 virus has started another wave of infections in America–the fourth by most measures. It has been triggered, primarily,by the new Omicron variant, which currently accounts for three-quarters of the new cases in…
Since the FBI started to keep its National Instant Criminal Background Check System in November 1998, gun sales in the U.S. have steadily risen almost every year. They may have started to taper off,…
Directors are important enough to the success of films that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gives an Academy Award for Best Director. There is a range of how much directors contribute…
Batman first showed up in 1939, as part of what is now called the DC Comic universe. His alter ego Bruce Wayne, a fabulously wealthy citizen of Gotham City showed up at the same…
The retirement age in America has changed over time. The Social Security Administration keeps a record it calls “normal retirement age.” For people born in1937 and earlier, the age was 65. Over time, the…
The CDC devotes a fair amount of research to what it calls “Excessive Alcohol Use.” It does so because of the terrible toll it takes on Americans both in terms of their health and…
A new U.S. Census Bureau study presents extraordinary population figures. The Census’ Vintage 2021 report shows that America’s population rose by only 0.1%, or 392,665, between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021. That…
As the late summer surge of COVID-19 began to fall sharply in late October, people began to believe they would get a holiday respite. Restaurants resumed indoor dining. Sports arenas opened. Vaccinated people were…
While every year there is speculation about where in the U.S. there might be a white Christmas, increasingly in recent years expectations have been tempered with the realization that global warming is slowly changing…
A 24/7 Wall St. analysis reveals that Tiktok was the most visited website in 2021.
A 24/7 Wall St. analysis reveals that a city in Utah has the most property crime in America.
A new U.S. Census Bureau study presents extraordinary population figures. The Census’ Vintage 2021 report shows that America’s population rose by only 0.1%, or 392,665, between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021. That…
2021 may be the year when U.S. home prices were the hottest both in terms of prices and total homes sold. There are several reasons. Among them are historically low mortgage rates (which have…
A 24/7 Tempo analysis reveals that the highest-grossing movie directed by a woman was “Wonder Woman.”
A 24/7 Tempo analysis reveals the largest dog breed recognized in the United States.
Sugar is bad for you. Or, maybe it’s not. Like salt and fat, the debate about how much sugar people should eat ranges from “it’s good for quick energy” to “it is a primary…
When Americans buy cars, they often turn to car magazines and well-known research firms for reviews. Usually, such reviews include measures of reliability, price value, acceleration, braking, MPG, and, relatively recently, electronic systems that…
Since COVID-19 began to affect people in late 2019-early 2020, there have been over 274 million confirmed cases worldwide, and over 5.3 million deaths. These numbers are considered by many experts to be much…
A home near Tampa, Florida, was the most popular on the Realtor.com website in 2021.
A recent analysis reveals that the U.S. city with the highest-paid doctors was Charlotte, North Carolina.
