The consistency of the global pattern shows how hard these trend lines are to budge. Several nations have preceded the U.S.

Physical decline does not wait for old age. A new study tracked the same people for nearly half a century, finding that measurable drops in fitness and strength begin at around age 35 and continue ...

The number of drug overdose deaths continued to fall in 2025, albeit at a slower pace than the year prior, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows. The data, released ...

Everybody loves pizza, right? Or they did, anyway. Pizza joints no longer dominate the U.S. landscape like they once did, now outranked by coffee shops and Mexican restaurants. The humble pie is just ...

US job openings fell in November to a more than one-year low and hiring slowed, indicating most employers remain reluctant to make big changes to headcount. The number of available positions decreased ...

Talk to a random member of the public and they're likely to say that people's behavior is getting worse. From brazen shoplifting, to listening to music out loud on public transport, to violence ...

Dec. 24 (UPI) --The United States is witnessing an unprecedented decline in murders with 2025 projected to mark the largest one-year drop on record, an analysis of crime data indicates. Crime analyst ...

A broad measure of investment fell more than 10 percent in November, continuing a recent reversal and signaling the depth of China’s property crisis. By Daisuke Wakabayashi Daisuke Wakabayashi, the ...

Car sales -8.5% y/y in Nov vs -0.8% y/y in Oct Boost from front-loading of govt subsidised purchases faded Sales estimated to be 5% y/y in 2025 2026 sales expected to be largely flat, CMBI says ...

(RNS) — Religion in America might be best described in the words of rap artist LL Cool J: Don’t call it a comeback. At least not yet. Despite claims of a revival of religion in the United States, a ...

FOREIGN carmakers doing business in China once avoided talk of “technology transfer”. Their Faustian bargain with the country’s government allowed them to access its vast car market in return for the ...