Facts & Trends

Percentage of millionaires who said in a recent survey that they are concerned about global unrest: 94 ...

Drivers are doing more than just texting behind the wheel.  In a new study by Braun Research, 33 percent admitted they regularly send and read emails while driving, while 28 percent said they browse the internet and 27 percent said ...

Special deliveries, after a Florida postal worker exposed potentially lethal security flaws in Washington by flying his gyrocopter over the city and landing on the Capitol lawn.  “At no point did I feel it was not a good idea,” said ...

A homeless man suffering a medical emergency in Washington state attached a note to his dog and sent it for help. Not long after, a local resident found the dog walking along some railroad tracks, read the note, and dialed ...

A record 38 million people were displaced in their own countries at the end of 2014, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council. Here’s a sampling: Syria - 7.6 million Colombia - 6 million Democratic Republic of Congo - 2.8 million ...

By 2021, the White House forecasts, the U.S. will be spending more on interest for the national debt than on the entire defense budget ...

Gun violence now costs Americans an estimated $229 billion a year, including the expense of imprisoning gun offenders, medical treatment for the roughly 31,000 people killed and 75,000 wounded each year, lost wages, and loss of quality of life among ...

Boston police found a scribbled checklist on suspected burglar Evan Dorsey that included such goals as "find crystal meth," "sell drugs," "rob a dealer," and "do one altruistic thing for a stranger." ...

Some addicts hooked on opioids such as OxyContin and Percocet turn to heroin when they lose access to prescription pills. Heroin, far cheaper than pills, is available through networks that source it from Mexico and Colombia ...

A new wave of demonstrations across Australia is planned for June after the government of Western Australia moved to close remote Aboriginal settlements, saying it could no longer afford to subsidize communities plagued by social problems such as alcohol and ...