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Disillusioned Floridans pack up, and more
feature Florida lost 58,000 residents over the past year, the first time in a century that it has lost population.
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Landfills receive 30% less trash, and more
feature Due to the sputtering economy, landfills are getting up to 30 percent less trash.
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A “pole tax” for the adult-entertainment business?, and more
feature With the adult-entertainment business one of the few bright spots in the economy, states and municipalities are thinking of raising taxes on dirty magazines, sex toys, and strip clubs.
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New governors warn of budget cuts, and more
feature New governors warn of budget cuts; Tea Party may challenge Scott Brown in 2012; Air Force to deploy the Gorgon Stare; Sales of midsize sport-utility vehicles jump
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No fatalities for U.S. airlines, and more
feature U.S. airlines didn’t have a single fatality in 2010, despite more than 10 million flights involving more than 700 million passengers.
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College seniors plan to move back with parents, and more
feature Many college senior plan to move back home with their parents after graduation.
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Jersey Shore captures 8.45 million, and more
feature The season premiere of MTV’s Jersey Shore was viewed by 8.45 million people, more than the average audiences of network news broadcasts on ABC and CBS.
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American foreign aid to Egypt, and more
feature The U.S. has been sending an average of $2 billion in cash and military arms to Egypt every year since 1979, when it agreed to a peace deal with Israel.
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Aging inmates and health-care costs, and more
feature The increasing age of the nation’s inmates is causing steep rises in health-care costs for prison systems.
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and more
feature Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years as Great Britain’s monarch this week.
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A new trend in teenage sex?, and more
feature According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 57 percent of girls in the U.S. between 15 and 19 have not had sexual intercourse.
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Suicide deaths surpass battle deaths, and more
feature More active-duty U.S. troops have committed suicide this year than have been killed in battle.
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Robots on the battlefield, and more
feature The U.S. military has deployed about 3,500 robots to search for bombs or enemy soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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The wealth gap between blacks and whites, and more
feature The median white household has 22 times more wealth than the median black household.
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