This City Has The Lowest Poverty Rate In America
The COVID-19 pandemic brought an abrupt end to an era of relative prosperity in the United States. After years of steady economic expansion and job growth, the U.S. poverty rate stood at 12.3% in…
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This Is The American City Where Crime Is Soaring
There were 1.2 million violent crimes — murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults — committed in the United States in 2019, according to the most recent available FBI data. The 2019 national crime rate…
America’s Largest City to Take Brunt of Megastorm
New York City will be as hard as, if not harder than, any city in the country by a new winter megastorm.
Massive Storms Hit This Huge US City the Hardest
overnight. One of America's largest cities, often hit by hurricanes in the summer and autumn, is under siege by winter.
This Is the State With the Most Hate Groups
Montana, one of the least diverse states in the country, is the one with the most hate groups.
Despite Pandemic, US Colleges and Universities Raise Nearly $50 Billion in 2020
Voluntary gifts to U.S. colleges and universities dipped by less than 1% in 2020, even as the pandemic raged across the country.
This Is the Most Dangerous State in America
The United States has gotten safer in the past few decades, but Alaska is the most dangerous state in America.
This Is the Safest State in America
The United States has gotten safer in the past few decades, and Maine ranks as the safest state in America.
US Position on Global Corruption Index Worsens
The United States tumbled to its worst score on the Corruption Perceptions Index since 2012.
This Is the Worst State to Live in America
Because of Mississippi’s comparatively poor socioeconomic and health conditions, the state ranks as the worst in which to live.
This Is America’s Least Popular Governor During the Pandemic
Governor David Ige of Hawaii was the least popular governor in a recent survey of approval ratings during the pandemic.
This Is the State Economy Hit Hardest by COVID-19
In some states, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has been far worse than in others.
This Is the State Where People Spend the Most on the Lottery
Though the odds of winning the jackpot are astronomically low, Americans still spend billions of dollars on the lottery each year in the hopes of striking it rich. Across the 44 states that have…
Donald Trump Will Leave Office as America’s Richest President
It remains to be seen if Donald Trump will leave office on January 20 or will be forced out first. Either way, he is almost certainly the richest man who has served as president.
This Is the State Where People Gave the Least Money to Charity
The average American gave more than $600 to charity last year. Generosity skyrocketed in some states and dropped in others.