White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004. ...more

August 14, 2008

Hillsborough County's breakneck growth stumbled from 2006 to 2007, marking the smallest population gain this decade -- fewer people than Polk or Pasco counties. ...more

August 7, 2008

On an evening its rivals were preoccupied with Christie Brinkley's divorce and the capture of a Brooklyn murder suspect, New York's WXTV led its local news with a story about graffiti saying "Get out of the USA" painted near a Peruvian restaurant on Long Island. ...more

August 3, 2008

For many Americans, rising unemployment, higher gas and food prices, and the housing slump have felt like an economic downturn. Now the government's data are catching up. ...more

August 1, 2008

You're probably aware that New York is the most populated city in America, and there's a good chance you know that Los Angeles is No. 2 and Chicago is No. 3. But what city is the 12th largest? You might be surprised to learn that it is Jacksonville, with more than 800,000 folks living there in 2007, according to just-released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. ...more

July 15, 2008

It's hard to find a personal upside to high gasoline prices. We see more cars running out of gas on the roadside and family budgets are hurting. ...more

July 12, 2008

Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbade it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

July 5, 2008

At the Corner Pub on Cincinnati's west side, bartender Melissa Metz can count the cost of the economic hangover in the stack of bills she has at the end of a shift. ...more

June 24, 2008

Has the country outgrown the House of Representatives? U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida wonders if that's so. ...more

June 15, 2008

MIAMI - Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbid it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

May 29, 2008