Fertility rates in the U.S. increased in 2021 for the first time since 2014, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The general fertility rate in 2021 was 56.3 births per 1,000 women in the 15 to 44-year-old age range, a 1 percent increase over 2020 numbers. This is...
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) was selected to head a new leadership arm for House Democrats on Monday, giving the congressman an elevated position in the caucus after he stepped down from his top post at the end of the last Congress. Hoyer — who previously served as majority leader — will chair the Regional Leadership Council, a...
A grand jury in New Mexico has indicted a former Republican candidate for state legislature on 14 criminal charges in relation to conspiring with and paying four men to shoot at the homes and businesses of elected officials, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s office said in a statement Monday. Solomon Peña was arrested on Jan. 16...
A new survey found that Americans living paycheck to paycheck increased over the last year, with nearly two-thirds of Americans reporting that they do so. About 64 percent of consumers said they were living paycheck to paycheck at the end of 2022, according to a report from Pymnts and LendingClub. The report found that the number...
Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) announced Monday that the "Good Samaritan" who called 911 after he fell from his roof earlier this month will be attending the State of the Union while the lawmaker continues to recover at home. "While I will still be in Sarasota recovering from my injuries, it is my privilege to share...