Nation Dec 21 U.S. population growth drops to lowest rate since nation's founding in pandemic's first year This past year was the first time since 1937 that the nation’s population grew by less than 1 million people.
Nation Nov 04 Santos confirmed as first person of color to lead Census Bureau The Senate has confirmed Robert Santos as the next U.S. Census Bureau director. As a third-generation Mexican American, he will be the first person of color to lead the nation's largest statistical agency on a permanent basis.
Politics Oct 12 Florida fines key county $3.5 million for mandating vaccines The Florida Department of Health issued the $3.5 million fine Tuesday for Leon County, saying the municipality violated Florida’s “vaccine passport” law.
Education Sep 22 Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students Florida's new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Politics Sep 13 Florida governor threatens cities with fines for vaccine mandates DeSantis said Monday that local municipalities potentially face millions of dollars in fines for implementing a requirement that their employees get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Politics Aug 12 Census shows U.S. is diversifying, white population shrinking The agency on Thursday released a trove of demographic data that will used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.
Politics Aug 12 WATCH: Census Bureau releases new population data The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.
Politics May 17 Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges Greenberg pleaded guilty to charges including sex trafficking of a minor and admitted he paid at least one underage girl to have sex with him and other men.
Nation May 06 Residents left big metros during pandemic for family, study finds A new study and Census Bureau data show migrants moved out of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas and into smaller ones during the pandemic.
Nation Apr 26 Census: Texas gains Congress seats, California loses for the first time The nation's political center of gravity keeps shifting further to the Republican-led South and West.