Fact check: Why "85% of refugees are Muslim" is false

This claim frequently appears across social media platforms and languages. But what do the facts say? Are certain religious ...

More people are moving to NC than most states, study says. Where are they from?

Nearly 3% of moves to North Carolina in the last year were from out of state, the latest Census data show. That’s compared to ...

US cancer registries, constrained by Trump policies, to recognize only ‘male’ or ‘female’ patients

Under Trump policies, cancer registries in 2026 will have to classify sex data strictly as male, female, or unknown, a change ...
The Virgin Islands Consortium

Kids Count Report Warns USVI Children Face Population Collapse, High Poverty, and Extremely High Rates of Single-Mother Households

From 2000 to 2020, the overall population fell by about 20 percent, but the number of children dropped by half—from 34,289 to ...
Davis Vanguard

Rising Jail Population and Mental Health Crisis Threaten Rikers Closure Plan

A new report by the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College warns that Rikers Island has become the largest mental ...
The Cool Down

New census data reveals 'unprecedented' change in how this state's residents heat their homes: 'Lowering energy costs while growing our economy'

Space heating is the largest expense in U.S. homes, accounting for about 45% of energy bills, according to the Department of ...

Population-specific genetic risk scores advance precision medicine for Han Chinese populations

Researchers at Academia Sinica have developed the first population-specific polygenic risk score (PRS) models for people of ...