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Women 40 and older accounted for about 4.3% of U.S. births in 2025, up from 1.2% in 1990, according to provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics. The rising share of older parents reflects a broader shift in American…
4 MIN READThe number of employed Argentines age 65 and older increased 12.7% over the past two years, as President Javier Milei's fiscal austerity measures eroded the purchasing power of pensions and pushed a growing number of retirees back into the…
3 MIN READA growing number of young Americans are spending money frivolously with little regard for future financial consequences, a trend dubbed 'doomspending' that reflects deepening anxiety about the economy and a loss of faith in traditional…
3 MIN READRepublican Steve Hilton on Tuesday expressed optimism that he will advance to the general election in California's governor race, even as vote counting continued and the Associated Press had not called the winner of the primary. Hilton,…
4 MIN READPolling data from Uruguayan firm Equipos Consultores indicates that ideological identification among adults aged 18 to 29 has reached rough parity between left and right for the first time in a generation, reflecting a broader regional…
3 MIN READJari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, was drawn to the new pope’s French-sounding surname, Prevost, and what he found in the census rolls was a direct line to a free Black community that predated the Civil War: all four of Pope Leo XIV’s…
3 MIN READIn Maine, many county commissioners are in their 60s and 70s, and some are serving into their 80s, according to reporting on the state’s commissioner class. As Lincoln County’s William Blodgett, 89, prepares to retire, Democrats are…
4 MIN READSingle Gen Z women are buying more homes than single Gen Z men, according to National Association of Realtors data covering July 2024 to June 2025. In that period, single Gen Z women accounted for 35% of homebuyers in their generation,…
4 MIN READMost of Maine’s county commissioners are in their 60s and 70s, according to an Associated Press review, a trend that is deepening as 89-year-old Lincoln County Commissioner William Blodgett prepares to step down at year’s end. Blodgett’s…
3 MIN READMaine’s county commissioners are largely in their 60s and 70s, with some serving into their 80s. In Lincoln County, 87-year-old Walter Voskian is poised to replace 89-year-old William Blodgett, while other counties are seeing younger…
3 MIN READGen Z single women have a larger share of homebuyers than Gen Z single men, even as the overall share of U.S. homes bought by first-time buyers fell to the lowest level on record. The National Association of Realtors said survey data for…
3 MIN READSingle Gen Z women are buying more homes than single Gen Z men, even as first-time homebuyers overall make up the smallest share on record, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. In a survey covering July 2024 through…
4 MIN READThe Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday it will spend millions of dollars to shift control of voter registration efforts from nonprofit advocacy groups to the party itself, starting in Arizona and Nevada with at least $2…
3 MIN READSingle Gen Z women are outpacing single Gen Z men in buying homes, according to National Association of Realtors survey data covering July 2024 to June 2025. Women accounted for 35% of Gen Z homebuyers who were single, compared with 18%…
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The economics newsletter “Planet Money” says a widening divide between college-educated women and men without four-year degrees is reshaping U.S. dating and marriage patterns. It points to a new working paper that links declining marriage…
3 MIN READSmall cities embedded in major Texas metro areas led the nation’s fastest-growing municipalities in a Census Bureau release Thursday, with growth concentrated in smaller places tied to big-city job and housing magnets. The findings also…
3 MIN READRoughly 76,000 fewer students enrolled in Texas public schools this academic year, the first non-pandemic enrollment decline in nearly four decades, according to a report from the policy research group Texas 2036. Hispanic students…
3 MIN READSmall cities in the Dallas‑Fort Worth and Houston metros posted the strongest year‑over‑year population gains among U.S. municipalities with at least 20,000 residents between mid‑2024 and mid‑2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.…
3 MIN READTexas public schools saw their first non-pandemic decline in nearly four decades this academic year, with roughly 76,000 fewer students enrolled, according to a report released Monday. Hispanic students accounted for 81% of the drop, and…
3 MIN READYoung Americans have lost confidence in the job market at a pace not seen since the Great Recession, with the share who say it is a good time to find work in their area dropping 27 percentage points since 2023, according to a new Gallup…
4 MIN READOlivia and Liam held their spots as the most popular names for American babies born in 2025, the Social Security Administration reported Friday, marking the seventh consecutive year the names have topped the annual list.
3 MIN READYoung Americans are much less likely than older adults to say it is a good time to find a job where they live, according to a new Gallup World Poll analysis released Monday. In the United States, 43% of people ages 15 to 34 said it is a…
3 MIN READOlivia and Liam topped the Social Security Administration’s list of the most popular U.S. baby names for children born in 2025, the agency said May 8. The SSA released the rankings from Social Security card applications, a dataset it says…
3 MIN READSouthern Baptist Convention membership dropped to 12.3 million in 2025, its lowest level since 1973, according to data released Tuesday by Lifeway Research, the denomination’s research affiliate. The 3% decline continues a nearly…
3 MIN READThe Southern Baptist Convention’s membership fell 3% in 2025 to 12.3 million, its lowest level since 1973, according to results released Tuesday by Lifeway Research. At the same time, the denomination reported nearly 4% higher weekly…
3 MIN READMost U.S. adults say the United States is no longer a great place for immigrants, according to a new AP-NORC poll released Tuesday. About one-third of Americans say they or someone they know has started carrying proof of immigration status…
3 MIN READHawaii will need nearly 60,000 additional housing units by 2050, driven primarily by a rapidly aging population, according to a new AARP Hawaii report that warns the shortage is pricing young families out of the islands.
3 MIN READTeenagers are more likely than adults to get news at least once a day from social media and from search engines, according to a national poll. The Media Insight Project study found that 57% of teens ages 13 to 17 get news from social media…
3 MIN READHawai‘i will need nearly 60,000 additional housing units by 2050 to meet future demand, according to a new analysis that links the outlook to an aging population and the risk of younger residents being pushed out. The report says residents…
3 MIN READHavana (AP) — On a recent afternoon, elderly residents gathered at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Old Havana for a modest meal, part of a ritual offered three times a week amid a worsening economic crisis. Carmen Casado, 84, said her…
3 MIN READLatino leaders are taking more prominent roles in local government as voters respond to what political scientists describe as rising attacks and dehumanizing rhetoric aimed at Latino communities, including during President Donald Trump’s…
3 MIN READAn analysis by the Flatwater Free Press shows Nebraska has lost an estimated 70,000 jobs relative to its regional competitors since 2010, marking a sharp reversal for a state once recognized nationally for creating jobs. The decline became…
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