The U.S. Capitol building was stormed by an angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6. Overall, five people died as a result of the riot – one woman shot as she tried to break into a room of lawmakers, three people who died of medical emergencies in the crowd and …
The Washington Post counted 1,000 people in the U.S. who were killed by police in 2020. In 2018 and 2019, about an equal amount of people died this way. As the below infographic shows, most of those killed by policeare male and white. While around 432 …
As the weekend approaches, people remain limited in their choices on what to do in their spare time. While businesses have widely reopened across the United States, the majority of Americans are still uncomfortable returning to “leisure as usual”. Acco…
2020 saw an increase in the number of people killed in air crashes around the world despite the Covid-19 pandemic leading to a dramatic reduction in the number of operational flights. Aviation Safety Network data released in early January shows that th…
The World Bank released its latest Global Economic Prospects report this week, providing us with an updated look at the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on the world economy. Striking a cautious tone, the report finds that global economic output will like…
Despite massively growing their fortunes, the amount billionaires donated to charitable causes remained at historic lows in 2020 according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking of the top charitable contributions from individuals and their …
Despite the latest surge in coronavirus cases across the country, the U.S. manufacturing sector continues to rebound from the initial shock brought about by the lockdown in spring. According to the Census Bureau’s latest report on Manufacturers’ Shipme…
Faced with antitrust allegations and the wrath of (some) app makers, Apple extended an olive branch to its developer community in November by introducing the App Store Small Business Program, which reduces the company’s app store commission from 30 to …
After both Democratic candidates have been projected as winners in Georgia’s Senate runoff election, the party has regained control of the upper chamber in U.S. Congress. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock will raise the number of Democratic senators…
President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 U.S. presidential election with 306 electoral votes – a sizeable margin from the 270 he needed for victory. While the election occurred over two months ago, many of President Trump’s supporters continue to believe…
