What Countries Are Doing to Address the Next Pandemic
Nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic, the worst worldwide outbreak since the Spanish flu over 100 years ago, the Omicron variant of the virus is in retreat in most parts of the world.…
Special Report
All Special Report Articles
Newest first · Page 241
US Cities Becoming More Unaffordable for Low-Income Americans
Most neighborhoods in America’s largest cities are becoming increasingly unaffordable to low-income renters, mostly Black residents, according to a recently published report by the National Equity Atlas, an organization that conducts research on racial…
States With the Most Used Public Libraries
Public libraries are one of a community’s anchor institutions, a source of pride, a place for reflection, and a quiet refuge from the sometimes chaotic outside world. Americans visited public libraries 1.3 billion times…
The Most Racially Diverse Art Museums
Following protests and civil unrest nationwide over the police killings of unarmed Black Americans, notably the May 25, 2020, murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, many of the nation’s organizations looked…
Big Cities Where The Fewest People Rent Their Homes
For the first time in the nation’s history, median rents in the United States crossed $2,000. According to a report from real estate listing site Redfin, the median rent on all apartments listed nationwide…
Countries With the Most Dangerous Roads
The latest Global Status Report from the World Health Organization, released in December 2018, showed that about 1.3 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes around the world. About…
At Least 2 Out of 5 Children Live in Poverty in These 50 Cities
More than 40 million Americans live below the poverty line – an income threshold of about $35 per day, or $1,073 a month. Of those facing such extreme financial hardship, children are disproportionately affected,…
This Is the Most Dangerous State for COVID Right Now
COVID-19 daily cases across the United States have remained largely flat in the past four weeks, though they increased almost 6% in the past 14 days, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Best Barbecue Joint in Every State
Pit-smoked meats have deep cultural roots in many American locales, from North Carolina to Kansas City to central Texas. Across the United States, the term “barbecue” can conjure drastically different images, from the cut…
These 25 Highest-Paying Jobs for Women Still Pay Men More
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a federal law that prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of gender. The EPA is an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act and was enacted to…
25 Best Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
You’re sitting at home with nothing to stream. What do you do? What. Do. You. Do? You check out the following list of the best movies you’ve never seen, that’s what. It comes fully…
This Is the Highest Paying Company in America
There is a huge difference between major U.S. companies that pay their employees the most and those that pay the least. The highest-paying companies have several things in common, as do those who pay…
These Are the Cities With the Fewest COVID-19 Cases
The U.S. reported over 741,000 new cases of coronavirus in the seven days ending June 14, bringing the total count to more than 84.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than…
Towns Where the Most People Use Food Stamps
Inflation has driven up the prices of nearly all goods and services, including necessary items such as groceries. The cost of a gallon of milk is up 25% compared to pre-pandemic prices. According to…
Rising Mortgage Rates Cost Homebuyers at Least $100K in Every State
The average rate of a 30-year fixed mortgage hit 6.22% on June 15. That was up from 3.29% at the start of the year and could still climb higher as the Federal Reserve commences…