County With the Highest Smoking Rate in Every State
Cigаrette sales climbed in the U.S. in 2020 for the first time in two decades. Americans bought a total of 203.7 billion сigarettes last year, up from 202.9 billion the year before, according to…
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COVID-19: These Are the States Fighting It Most Successfully
It has now been 61 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of February 17, 684,648,105 doses…
US Counties With the Worst Health Insurance Coverage
The share of Americans under the age of 65 without health insurance fell every year between 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, and 2016, when President Barack Obama left office.…
This American City Is the Easiest To Relocate To
Americans have continued to move from place to place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the reasons for the moves during the pandemic were the desire to leave expensive coastal cities like New York and…
Worst Movies You Can Watch on Netflix Right Now
Even as the days get longer and spring gets that much closer, much of America is still captive to winter. Spending more nights inside means more opportunities to stream movies on Netflix. Big-budget flicks…
The 25 Most Liberal Colleges In America
A college education is becoming a major political dividing line in the U.S. In many recent presidential elections, voters with and without at least a bachelor’s degree tended to be relatively aligned, with both…
States With the Longest Life Expectancy According to the CDC
According to a report by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, the average life expectancy for a person born in the US in 2019 was 78.8 years nationwide. That’s the overall number, though,…
Cars Americans Don’t Want to Buy
Throughout 2021, a shortage of computer chips caused disruptions in the production of new cars, resulting in slowing sales. Dealers face scant inventories, and sales in August 2021 were even lower than August of…
Best SNL Celebrity Hosts of All Time
Few shows in television history have had the lifespan of “Saturday Night Live.” The sketch-comedy show has been a fixture on Saturday night for 46 years, boosting the careers of Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray,…
This City Has the Most Homeless People in America
The problem of homelessness has been improved in America over the last several years. While the number of people experiencing homelessness had begun to decline over the decade that just ended, the COVID-19 pandemic…
This Is the Hardest American Law School to Get Into
In the United States, many lawyers earn over $180,000 a year, which makes the profession among the highest paying in the country. Some lawyers earn much more. Michelman & Robinson, one of the most…
Most Expensive States to Live In
Inflation is on the rise at a historic pace in the United States. The consumer price index surged 7.5% on an annual basis in January 2022, the highest increase in about 40 years. While…
Biggest Surprises in Winter Olympics History
Viewers of the Winter Olympics are thrilled by the exploits of multi-medal winners like Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst. They appreciate the determination, if not necessarily the skill, of competitors such as Michael David…
States Where the Most People Are Vaccinated
The omicron variant pushed new daily cases of COVID-19 to all-time highs in the United States and underscored the urgency of the national vaccination effort. So far, an estimated 214,104,148 Americans have been fully…
These Are the Cities With the Most COVID-19 Cases
The U.S. reported over 1,167,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending February 15, bringing the total count to more than 77.0 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than…