Tag: Population growth and decline

‘Past the point of no return’? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading

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KEOKUK, Iowa — Democrats lost last year's election for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District by the narrowest margin in a House race in almost 40...

China faces strains as population ages, birth rate falls

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BEIJING — Yue Yan is glad to have two daughters but sees why, even with the ruling Communist Party urging them to have more...

Massachusetts vaccinations up; Montpelier to lift mask rule

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BOSTON — Coronavirus developments around New England: MASSACHUSETTS ...

Century after massacre, Blacks struggle for political voice

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TULSA, Okla. — In the early days of Oklahoma’s statehood, an angry white mob fanned by rumors of a Black uprising burned a thriving...

US wildlife managers propose protections for rare chicken

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. wildlife managers on Wednesday proposed federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, saying its habitat across five states is in...

Leaving home: West Virginia population drop is largest in US

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After her company told employees in 2017 to start working remotely, customer service representative Haley Miller decided to break from her...

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LONDON — “You come here often?” There may be more creative...

Study: Residents left big metros during pandemic for family

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Cece Linder was living in a 770-square-foot apartment outside Washington, D.C., last spring when the area went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic....

Study: Residents left big metros during pandemic for family

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Cece Linder was living in a 770-square-foot apartment outside Washington, D.C., last spring when the area went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic....

76K California violent, career felons get earlier releases

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With little notice, California on Saturday is increasing early release credits for 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, as it...