Americans saw their incomes rise in 2024, with the median household income hitting $83,730, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released on Sept. 9. That's a $1,040 increase from 2023's median, ...

COVID fell out of the top 10 causes of death for the first time since 2020. The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death for the first ...

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is ...

Anna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations' Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York. Crime decreased in every category in 2024, including murder, violent crime ...

Nearly a third of the ballots cast in the presidential election last fall were submitted by mail, despite long-standing efforts from President Trump and other Republicans to discourage the ...

Even if everyone who is eligible to vote in the country would have voted, President Trump still would have won the 2024 presidential election, a new study out Thursday from the Pew Research Center ...

For the most part, voting patterns across demographic groups in the 2024 presidential election were not substantially different from the 2020 and 2016 elections. But Donald Trump’s gains among several ...

Recent presidential elections have featured a lot of continuity. In a politically polarized America, the vast majority of voters stick with the same party from election to election. But in a closely ...

A legal case questioning the accuracy of the 2024 election is moving forward. SMART Legislation, the action arm of SMART Elections, a nonpartisan watchdog group, filed the lawsuit over voting ...

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...

The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. Last year’s election ...

Zion National Park in Utah was the second most visited national park in the country with 4,946,592 recreation visits in 2024. NPS America’s national parks protect a diverse array of landscapes, from ...