World News
Contributor: Iran’s crisis is a test of U.S. moral leadership
[ad_1] Right now, as you read this, Iranian protesters are facing live ammunition in Tehran’s streets. Women risk execution for removing their hijabs. Some…
Tag: Population
Sacramento, California Local News
Judge panel rules California’s open carry ban unconstitutional
[ad_1] A dissenting panel of federal judges for the Ninth Circuit on Friday deemed California’s open carry ban in most counties unconstitutional.The ruling comes…
Portland, Oregon Local News
Oregon Tops List Of Moving Destinations In 2025 – KXL
[ad_1] Graphic courtesy of United Van Lines. 2025 Portland, Ore. – For the first time, Oregon tops the list of states people moved to…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ends amid ongoing controversy
[ad_1] Florida’s first black bear hunt since 2015 ended Saturday, closing a three-week season that drew sharp criticism from animal advocacy groups despite assurances…
Breaking News
Map shows how DC compares to world’s new largest city
[ad_1] The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world’s largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows. Tokyo…
World News
Why Pope Leo XIV’s Lebanon visit matters amid Israeli bombardment
[ad_1] BEIRUT — When Pope Leo XIV visits the Middle East this week, he comes to a conflict-weary region struggling to find peace even as…
Breaking News
The world has a new largest city
[ad_1] Tokyo has lost its status as the world’s largest city, with another sprawling Asian metropolis, Indonesia’s vast capital, knocking it off the top…
Breaking News
Japan says population crisis is “biggest problem”
[ad_1] Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has called population decline the country’s “biggest problem” and set out an action plan for her ministers…
Los Angeles, California Local News
4 California wolves were eliminated, but there’s a new pack in town
[ad_1] California wildlife officials have confirmed there’s a new wolf pack in the northern part of the state, as the population of the endangered…
World News
Uzbek workers fill gap as Bulgarian population shrinks
[ad_1] Nilfar Nazarova used to work as an accountant in her native Uzbekistan but for the past four summers she has been cleaning hotel…
World News
Egyptian Parliament Moves to Strengthen Support for People with Disabilities and the Elderly
[ad_1] Delegates from the Forum of Arab Parliamentarians on Population and Development and the Asian Population and Development Association met in Cairo to discuss…
World News
Prostitution an ‘Egregious Violation of Human Rights’—UN Special Rapporteur
[ad_1] Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, at a press conference in which she discusses her findings on…
Business
Hungary birth rate falls to record monthly low despite €30,000 offer to 3 child families
[ad_1] Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s right-wing prime minister, has several populist policies, one of which has been to grow Hungary’s native population. But early successes…
World News
Life or Energy: The Hydroelectric Dilemma in Amazonian Brazil
[ad_1] An igapó, a flood-prone wooded area on the Vuelta Grande of the Xingu River, with fruit on the dry ground. This is where…
Detroit, Michigan Local News
Detroit’s population growth masks glaring racial disparities
[ad_1] click to enlarge Steve Neavling Downtown Detroit is buzzing with new businesses, lofts, and entertainment, but the city’s neighborhoods continue to struggle. You…
US News
California’s population increased last year for first time since 2020
[ad_1] California’s population rose last year for the first time since 2020, according to new state data. The state’s population increased by 0.17% —…
US News
Steelhead trout, once thriving in Southern California, are declared endangered
[ad_1] Southern California’s rivers and creeks once teemed with large, silvery fish that arrived from the ocean and swam upstream to spawn. But today,…
World News
UN Lives CEO Katja Iversen Talks About the Power of Popular Culture and Sounds Right
[ad_1] UN Live’s CEO Katja Iversen at the launch of ‘Sounds Right’. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (new york) Monday, April 22, 2024 Inter…
Self Help
2024 World Happiness Rankings: USA Falls Out of Top 20, Youngest Hit Hardest
[ad_1] What are the top 20 happiest countries in the world? How do mental health and well-being trends look in the United States and…
World News
WHO Calls for More Data on Violence Against Older Women and Women With Disabilities
[ad_1] Older women and women with disabilities are underrepresented in global data on violence against women. Credit: WHO/Kiana Hayeri by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Friday,…