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Sam Stebbins | Sep 29, 2015 at 6:52 AM EDT

Cities With the Fastest Growing (and Shrinking) Economies

Thinkstock U.S. economic output grew by 2.2% in 2014 to $15.77 trillion. Some sectors — such as the manufacturing and…

Mike Sauter | Sep 28, 2015 at 6:46 AM EDT

Cities Spending the Most (and Least) per Student

Thinkstock Through federal, state, and local funding, the U.S. public school system spends an average of $10,700 per student a year.…

Sam Stebbins | Sep 25, 2015 at 5:15 AM EDT

Richest and Poorest School Districts

ThinkstockMany factors determine the quality of education in a particular state, including federal, state, and local funding levels, the curriculum,…

Evan Comen | Sep 23, 2015 at 12:07 PM EDT

America’s Most and Least Educated States: A Survey of All 50

ThinkstockThe United States offers some of the most expensive college educations in the world, and costs have risen to record…

Sam Stebbins | Sep 22, 2015 at 11:42 AM EDT

10 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick

ThinkstockAbout 440,000 people die in the United States each year as a result of a preventable hospital error. Despite the…

247alexkent | Sep 21, 2015 at 6:17 AM EDT

10 Countries Sheltering the Most Refugees

ThinkstockBy the end of 2014, 59.5 million individuals had been displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, violence, conflict, or…

Thomas Frohlich | Sep 17, 2015 at 12:03 AM EDT

America’s Richest (and Poorest) States

ThinkstockThe United States added 3.2 million jobs in 2014, a greater addition to the workforce than in 2013, when 2.3…

Mike Sauter | Sep 16, 2015 at 6:49 AM EDT

Cities With the Most Dangerous Natural Disasters

Thinkstock More than 35 million U.S. single-family homes and condos, the equivalent of $6.6 trillion in residential property, are at high…

Mike Sauter | Sep 14, 2015 at 6:07 AM EDT

10 States Burning the Most Coal

ThinkstockPresident Barack Obama released in August the final version of his climate policy and energy use program, the Clean Power…

Sam Stebbins | Sep 11, 2015 at 4:21 PM EDT

Highest Paid Public Employee in Every State

ThinkstockNick Saban, the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, earns close to $7 million per year —…

Evan Comen | Sep 10, 2015 at 3:58 PM EDT

The Least Healthy City in Every State

thinkstock.comThe long debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has, if nothing else, put the spotlight on the poor state…

Mike Sauter | Sep 9, 2015 at 6:19 AM EDT

10 Cars Most Likely to Be Dumped

Thinkstock Car buyers consider many factors when purchasing a new car, but perhaps their own previous experience is the most significant…

Sam Stebbins | Sep 3, 2015 at 4:52 PM EDT

8 States Running Out of Water

ThinkstockWhile drought conditions have improved in many regions of the United States, higher than average summer temperatures and patchy rainfall…

Sam Stebbins | Sep 3, 2015 at 2:24 PM EDT

Companies Paying Americans the Least

Amid soaring corporate profits and stagnating worker wages in the past decade, growing numbers of low-wage workers are demanding higher…

247alexkent | Sep 3, 2015 at 11:18 AM EDT

America’s Fastest Growing Jobs

Thinkstock Some occupations are better positioned to capitalize on economic, demographic, and workplace trends than others. From 2005 through 2014, for…

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Cities With the Fastest Growing (and Shrinking) Economies

Cities Spending the Most (and Least) per Student

Richest and Poorest School Districts

America’s Most and Least Educated States: A Survey of All 50

10 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick

10 Countries Sheltering the Most Refugees

America’s Richest (and Poorest) States

Cities With the Most Dangerous Natural Disasters

10 States Burning the Most Coal

Highest Paid Public Employee in Every State

The Least Healthy City in Every State

10 Cars Most Likely to Be Dumped

8 States Running Out of Water

Companies Paying Americans the Least

America’s Fastest Growing Jobs

In Half the States, a Married Couple Can Make the Family Home Nearly Lawsuit-Proof by Changing a Few Words on the Deed

Lifting the Wage Cap to Save Social Security Won’t Just Hurt Higher Earners

An $18,000 Deposit Added 12 Air Force Years to His Civilian Pension. Social Security Had Already Counted Them.

In Half the States, a Married Couple Can Make the Family Home Nearly Lawsuit-Proof by Changing a Few Words on the Deed

Lifting the Wage Cap to Save Social Security Won't Just Hurt Higher Earners

In Half the States, a Married Couple Can Make the Family Home Nearly Lawsuit-Proof by Changing a Few Words on the Deed

Lifting the Wage Cap to Save Social Security Won’t Just Hurt Higher Earners

Special Report Articles

All Special Report Articles

Cities With the Fastest Growing (and Shrinking) Economies

Cities Spending the Most (and Least) per Student

Richest and Poorest School Districts

America’s Most and Least Educated States: A Survey of All 50

10 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick

10 Countries Sheltering the Most Refugees

America’s Richest (and Poorest) States

Cities With the Most Dangerous Natural Disasters

10 States Burning the Most Coal

Highest Paid Public Employee in Every State

The Least Healthy City in Every State

10 Cars Most Likely to Be Dumped

8 States Running Out of Water

Companies Paying Americans the Least

America’s Fastest Growing Jobs

In Half the States, a Married Couple Can Make the Family Home Nearly Lawsuit-Proof by Changing a Few Words on the Deed

Lifting the Wage Cap to Save Social Security Won’t Just Hurt Higher Earners

An $18,000 Deposit Added 12 Air Force Years to His Civilian Pension. Social Security Had Already Counted Them.

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