Though cancer survival is improving thanks to early detection and treatment, diagnosis rates continue rising, with 23.6 million new cases predicted by 2030 per the National Cancer Institute. A key driver is an aging…
The first aircraft to achieve supersonic flight was the Bell X-1, a rocket-powered research plane of the US military, which attained speeds approaching 1,000 mph in 1947. This groundbreaking feat paved the way for…
According to one calculation, World War II, humanity’s most devastating conflict, claimed the lives of approximately 45 million civilians, a toll that far exceeded the number of military casualties on the battlefield. While the…
The R rating on a movie has hardly been a scarlet letter when it comes to box-office appeal. Regardless of the genre or the era in which the film was released, R-rated motion pictures…
About a third of all American adults own at least one firearm. And the vast majority of American gun owners have firearms for legitimate reasons, including personal protection, target shooting, and hunting. But, the…
Around 800,000 people with student loans in the United States will be notified of debt relief by the U.S. government this week, the White House announced on Monday Aug. 14. According to the Biden…
Two recent surveys – one from the The Economist and YouGov and the other from the medical research distributor medRvix – suggest that as many as four in ten Americans believe a civil war…
On a single night in 2022, 582,462 people experienced homelessness in the United States, and numbers are on the rise. Since 2017, there has been a 6% increase in homelessness, with a disproportionate amount…
The technologies we rely on today, particularly smartphones, have largely superseded devices that were groundbreaking just a few decades ago. However, nearly every modern gadget evolved from an earlier pioneering version that transformed how…
The U.S. defense budget topped $850 billion in fiscal 2022, more than the combined military spending of the next 10 countries combined. This money goes to fund a wide range of obligations, from operations…
City names are meant to describe and distinguish one community from another. But many cities are often named after a person who made a significant impact on the country as a whole. The result…
The U.S. population experienced historically slow growth in 2022, increasing just 0.4% compared to the previous year. While some American cities over the past half decade or so have undergone extreme population growth, a…
Many people have a love-hate relationship with social media and networking sites. At their best, they can keep us connected to friends and loved ones all over the world, provide a platform for creative…
The first movie to win an Oscar was a war movie – a 1927 silent film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Clara Bow called “Wings,” which took home the Best Picture statuette…
Nearly 18 million firearm background checks were conducted in the United States this year through July, according to data compiled by the FBI. That figure is more or less in line with the same…
