Of all the collective problems facing the world today, nuclear proliferation ranks among the most dire and unpredictable. Currently, nine countries are known to be in possession of a total of 13,865 nuclear warheads…
“Old Town Road,” the western-themed hit song from rapper Lil Nas X feat. country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, has been the No. 1 song in the U.S. since April. While the song represents one…
Everybody across the United States uses the dollar as currency — but just how far a dollar goes varies, as some places are far more expensive than others. Cost of living is a measure…
Midsummer — it’s time to head to the beach or the cabin at the lake or Nevada’s cavernous air-conditioned casinos. The sad truth is, too many people are not going anywhere. They’re not leaving…
Landing the best price on a plane ticket can be tricky. Prices change constantly, and there’s no definitive way to guarantee you’re paying the lowest price out there. But there are methods that can…
Throughout the United States, 18.4% of Americans under age 18 — a total of 13.4 million children — live in poverty, one of the highest child poverty rates of any developed nation. Children born…
According to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), in a report on ice cream sales and trends in the U.S., America’s favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla, followed (in this order) by chocolate, cookies…
Fast food is as American as, well, apple pie. More than a third of Americans consume fast food on any given day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some items on…
President Donald Trump stepped into the simmering battle between newly elected progressive Democrats and establishment Democrats on Sunday, in a series of tweets bordering on xenophobia, suggesting that freshman progressive Democrats “…go back and…
Fast food is a big part of the American diet. People in the United States spend millions of dollars a year eating and drinking at fast food establishments. The biggest chain, in terms of…
Automobiles have revolutionized the world, allowing people to travel with unmatched ease. Unfortunately, the speed and size of cars can make them dangerous — more than 37,000 Americans lost their lives in car crashes…
People first started calling a late morning/early afternoon weekend meal “brunch” in 1895, but neither the term nor the idea grew popular in the U.S. — or elsewhere around the world — until the…
Many people just want to relax or be entertained on their hard-earned vacation, while others want to explore the world and its treasures, or set out on a true adventure. With the many pluses…
Cellular phone technology has come a very long way since the first commercial handheld cellular phone hit the market in the United States in 1983, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. The name might sound like…
The price of gasoline is one of the most closely watched markets — and it has been since Henry Ford put America in automobiles early in the 20th century. Gas prices are affected by…
