The Hill

Map: See the number of SNAP participants by county as benefit lapse looms

(NEXSTAR) – Over 40 million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance Saturday if the government shutdown continues into November. Barring a deal in Congress that would end the stalemate, ...
New Scientist

Why zero is the most important number in all of mathematics

What is the most important number in the entirety of mathematics? Ok, that’s a pretty silly question – out of infinite possibilities, how could you possibly choose? I suppose a big hitter like 2 or 10 ...
CNBC

The number of singles in the U.S. is growing: 'What people look for in a romantic partner has changed,' says scholar of singlehood

The internet is full of stories of adults lamenting their single status — from the many personal essays about being "single forever" to the millions of TikTok videos under the "dating" hashtag of ...
Forbes

Number Of Centenarians Skyrockets In The U.S.

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 16: Mamie Underhill (L), 104, and her daughter Leita Chapman laugh while reading a birthday card for Mamie during a birthday celebration for five women residents at the ...
PBS

There’s a growing number of Americans who think violence might be necessary to get the country back on track

Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. It’s a sharp rise from 18 ...
FactCheck.org

Trump Again Overstates Number of Drug Overdose Deaths in U.S.

Reviving an unfounded claim he has made for several years, President Donald Trump on Sept. 5 overstated the number of Americans who died in 2024 of drug overdoses, saying that he believed 300,000 or ...
Pew Research Center

Q&A: How Pew Research Center estimates the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S.

Between 2021 and 2023, the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States grew from an estimated 10.5 million to 14 million, according to a new Pew Research Center report. That is the ...
Today

How Many Steps a Day Can Prevent Chronic Disease? New Study Offers Most Definitive Answer Yet

Daunted by the concept of 10,000 steps? Not to worry, a new study finds that 7,000 might be enough for a host of important health benefits. From cancer to heart disease, the risk of a host of chronic ...
ABC News

Number of missing in Texas floods drops from nearly 100 to 3 in hard-hit county

The death toll across the state stood at more than 130. Officials in hard-hit Kerr County, Texas, which was ravaged by flooding earlier this month, say the number of people believed to be missing has ...
CNN

Texas officials revise number of people missing in Kerr County following catastrophic flooding down to 3

Texas officials have revised the number of people missing in the catastrophic floods in Kerr County, Texas, from 97 people down to three on Saturday. “Through extensive follow-up work among state and ...
LAist

LAHSA moved hundreds out of LA city homeless count without informing elected officials

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. L.A.’s homelessness agency revised ...
KSAT

Number of missing people down from 161 to 97 in Kerr County after July 4 floods, Gov. Abbott says

UPDATE (8:42 p.m., 07/15/2025): The Upper Guadalupe River Authority is advising the public to avoid being near or in waterways in Kerr County “due to debris, fast-moving currents, and poor water ...