Nation Jan 27 Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in U.S. population growth rate last year By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
World Apr 24 India's population to become the world's largest by end of April, UN projects The news comes at a moment when India is promoting itself as a rising global power as the host of this year’s G20 Summit. It’s also becoming a more attractive destination for multinational companies seeking to reduce their reliance on… By Krutika Pathi, Joe McDonald, Associated Press
World Nov 15 Global population to hit 8 billion mark Tuesday, U.N. says The upward trend threatens to leave even more people in developing countries further behind, as governments struggle to provide enough classrooms and jobs for a rapidly growing number of youth and food insecurity becomes an even more urgent problem. By Dan Ikpoyi, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
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. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
World Jan 17 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Amid protests, Iran's Khamenei lashes out at U.S. In our news wrap Friday, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at the U.S. amid new unrest in his country. He addressed Friday prayers for the first time in eight years, telling crowds the U.S. is lying when it says…
Sep 28 Asians will become largest U.S. immigrant group in 2055, study finds By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a major shift in immigration patterns over the next 50 years, Asians will have surged past Hispanics to become the largest group of immigrants heading to the United States, according to estimates in a new immigration study. Continue reading
Jul 07 A world of woe: Why Malthus was right By Gregory Clark If you had to choose between living in a hunter-gatherer society and pre-industrial England, which would you pick? The more violent hunter-gatherer society was better: you’d live just as long, with more dietary variety and fewer working hours. Economic historian… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch Economists Explain Why Hints of the Economic Crisis Eluded Them Some of the nation's brightest economists failed to predict the foreclosure crisis and economic recession that followed. Paul Solman asks them why no one connected the dots in time to warn the public. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Immigration Shapes Las Vegas' Political, Economic Growth Although Las Vegas is internationally known as an entertainment capital, job growth has spurred a population and development boom in the city. As part of the Big Picture election series, Ray Suarez looks at the changing demographics of the city's… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch New Home Numbers Continued Decline in May Home construction figures fell again last month, as mortgage rates began to climb. Economists from around the nation talk about the housing market conditions in their respective areas. Continue watching