Teen births in US fall to record low, as overall total drops by 2%: CDC

A CDC report published Thursday found the overall number of births in the United States dropped in 2023 by 2% and teen births reached a record low. Read More

US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say

U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease ... Read More

US births retreat after pandemic-era growth

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the ... U.S. back on trend with the 2% decline seen in 2015-2020. In 2021, births rose 1%. The birth ... Read More

Birth Rate

The country last year saw its lowest number of births since 1979, early data shows. Black women still have the country’s highest rate of maternal death when compared with white and Hispanic ... Read More

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Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers have unveiled a new means of predicting how to synthesize new materials via the ion-exchange. Based on computer simulations, the method significantly reduces the time ... Read More

US plunged into darkness by rare total solar eclipse

The US has been plunged into darkness as a total solar eclipse swept across America. The celestial spectacle arrived in the US, at Eagle Pass in Texas, from Mexico. Its path then takes it to the north ... Read More

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Low Poverty Rate

This metric relies on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, which determines poverty rates by calculating the share of people in a state whose family or individual income falls below poverty thresholds. Read More

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New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose nearly 5% from January through March, as buyers stayed in the market despite high interest rates. Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's ... Read More

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Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in apparent retaliation for the recent drone and missile attack on the Jewish state. The CDC estimates the U.S. could reach 300 ... Read More