Tag: Demographics
More states ease lingering virus rules as vaccine rates rise
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, more U.S. cities and states are shrugging off lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates...
South Africa starts jabs for elderly as virus surge looms
ORANGE FARM, South Africa — Spry and gray-haired, many dressed in their Sunday best or colorful African prints — and all sporting masks —...
Census Bureau’s use of ‘synthetic data’ worries researchers
ORLANDO, Fla. — First came the “noise” — small errors the U.S. Census Bureau decided to introduce into the 2020 census data to protect...
Century after massacre, Blacks struggle for political voice
TULSA, Okla. — In the early days of Oklahoma’s statehood, an angry white mob fanned by rumors of a Black uprising burned a thriving...
US wildlife managers propose protections for rare chicken
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. wildlife managers on Wednesday proposed federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, saying its habitat across five states is in...
In NYC’s furthest flung neighborhood, vaccine a tough sell
NEW YORK — If there’s one place where people could fear the coronavirus more than a vaccination needle, it's the Far Rockaway section of...
Ohio, Census Bureau reach agreement on redistricting data
The state of Ohio and the U.S. Census Bureau asked a judge on Tuesday to place on hold their court fight over when data...
San Diego gives vaccines to Mexican workers at border plants
MEXICO CITY — MEXICO CITY — San Diego County and private businesses have donated 10,000 coronavirus vaccines to vaccinate workers at U.S.-owned border assembly...
Leaving home: West Virginia population drop is largest in US
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After her company told employees in 2017 to start working remotely, customer service representative Haley Miller decided to break from her...
Analysis: Vaccinations jumped 33% after Vax-a-Million news
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The number of people in Ohio age 16 and older who received their initial COVID-19 vaccine jumped 33% in the week...