Recent annual sales data from Kelley Blue Book, a vehicle valuation and automotive research provider, shows that this shift away from sedans and toward SUVs continues unabated. Of course, many Americans would still prefer…
As members of the baby boom generation age into retirement — approximately 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day — more and more are relying on pension benefits for their main source of income. Millions…
When getting out into nature means waiting in traffic for two hours, there’s a problem. In 2017, U.S. National Parks saw over 330 million visits — that’s slightly more than the population of the…
When we think of factories, we probably think of assembly lines staffed by workers performing repetitive tasks — or, increasingly, of sophisticated robotic machinery cutting, shaping, assembling, and packaging whatever products are being made.…
As anyone who has spent any time in the United States knows, Americans love to drive bigger, heavier vehicles, especially mid-size SUVs and large pickup trucks. Recent annual sales data from Kelley Blue Book,…
La Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos publicó los datos de 2018 para las grandes áreas geográficas, que incluyen los estados, las áreas metropolitanas y las ciudades de tamaño mediano a grande. A nivel…
Animated movies are among the top grossing Hollywood films today. As seen with the animated “The Addams Family” movie set to be released in theaters Friday, Oct. 11, these films attract some of today’s…
¿Hay un frasco de adobo Goya en la mesa de su cocina? ¿Hay un recipiente de mantequilla lleno de sobras en el refrigerador? Hay varias cosas que solo las personas que crecieron en una…
Hundreds of teams have competed in America’s four major sports leagues for more than a century. Every year, one team wins its league championship and makes its claim as one of the best ever.…
Measuring smarts is no easy feat — but schools across the country certainly try. American high school students, depending on the state, may take over 100 standardized tests before they graduate. These assessments help…
The idea that hours can be happy goes back centuries: Medieval sundials were often inscribed with the motto “Horas non numero nisi serenas” — I only count the happy hours. As for the kind…
Los dueños de perros harán lo que sea para que sus amigos peludos de cuatro patas estén felices y sanos. Los mileniales gastan más de $1.200 al año en sus mascotas, y la mayoría…
In the earliest days of American independence, members of the federal government were not paid a salary as most of them were wealthy to begin with. This included members of Congress. Today, though all…
In September, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released, highlighting the importance of acting to lower global climate emissions and keep global temperature to below 1.5 C above preindustrial…
There were more than 24 million overnight hospital stays in the United States in 2017 alone. While the likelihood of a full and speedy recovery following treatment varies depending on the nature of the…
