Facts & Trends

All 25,000 students who took an entrance exam for the University of Liberia failed the test. A university official said all the students “lacked enthusiasm ...

Portion of hogs slaughtered in the United States that are raised by a single Chinese company: 1/6 ...

Percentage of the world’s population that could fit in Texas by living with the population density of New York City: 100 ...

Nearly 50% of American adults now use some form of alternative medicine, spending an estimated $27 billion a year on herbal and other supplements and on such treatments as acupuncture, chiropractic, and energy healing ...

Percentage of Americans aged 18 to 31 with credit-card and student-loan debt, respectively, in 1989: 43, 18 Today: 36, 40 ...

A British pilot momentarily lost control of his passenger plane when his artificial arm fell off during landing. The captain of the FlyBe turboprop was approaching Belfast City Airport in windy conditions with 47 passengers on board when his prosthetic ...

Portion of U.S. jobs held by humans today that are at high risk of being automated by 2024: 1/2 ...

Lake Mead, the main reservoir on the Colorado River, is now just 38 percent full — lower than at any time since it was filled in the 1930's.  If the lake sinks lower still during summer months, officials may cut ...

Trameka Pope has a lot to be proud of.  The 19-year-old was homeless as a child and had a daughter right before she entered ninth grade, but next week she'll graduate as valedictorian of Chicago's Wendell Phillips Academy High School ...

Young Muslims are still flocking to radical jihadist groups in record numbers. A United Nations study found that at least 25,000 people from more than 100 nations have left home to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and ...