I recently wrote about how the flow of newcomers into Washington has slowed considerably since the pandemic. That column relied on the state Department of Licensing data on driver’s licenses and ID ...

NHK has found that the number of foreign children registered in Japanese municipalities has risen in more than half of Japan's local administrative units since 2015. NHK analyzed how the number of ...

Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, anti-abortion rights advocates have continuously pursued laws and court cases to make access to abortion more difficult. A report published Tuesday finds ...

Bishops are trying to understand what’s behind the wave. People joining the church described their reasons as highly personal. By Elizabeth Dias People are joining the Roman Catholic Church in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s ibuprofen sold nationwide have been recalled. In an enforcement report, the federal agency said that 89,592 ...

62% of U.S. adults hold stocks, with mutual funds and retirement accounts most common. Wealth distribution is skewed: the top 10% own 87% of stocks, while the bottom 50% own just 1%. Baby boomers ...