Fifth Consecutive Year U.S. Poverty Rate Falls
According to the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics the poverty rate in the United States decreased 10.5 percent in 2019.
Fifth Consecutive Year U.S. Poverty Rate Falls
LM Otero / AP
September 16, 2020

FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men
The FDA announced draft guidelines that would do away with the three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men.
By Francois Mori / AP
Police say 3 dead, 4 hurt in latest California shooting
This marks the fourth mass shooting in California this month.
By Matt Rourke / AP
Trump kicking off 2024 run with stops in early-voting states
The former president has visits to both New Hampshire and South Carolina on his agenda.
By Andrew Harnik / APTop Stories
1:39

Here’s how our planetary defense system works
NASA has been funding search programs to observe the night sky in order to discover as many asteroids as possible.
By NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/CSA/York/MDA via AP
Police say 3 dead, 4 hurt in latest California shooting
This marks the fourth mass shooting in California this month.
By Matt Rourke / AP
FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men
The FDA announced draft guidelines that would do away with the three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men.
By Francois Mori / AP