United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today that the U.S. will “withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies”. The Treaty on Open Skies, signed by President Bush in August 1992, allowed “the use of unarmed observation aircraft” to conduct “observation flights” over the signing members’ territories. Parties to…
Births in United States Lowest Since 1985, Birth Rate Lowest Ever
May 20, 2020
In 2019, births in the United States totaled “the lowest number of births since 1985”, a report published today by the National Center for Health Statistics revealed. The total number of births was 3,745,540, down 1% from 2018, marking the fifth year in a row that the number of births…
Americans’ Income Grew 3.4% in 2018
May 19, 2020
Americans’ personal income grew 3.4 percent in 2018, after increasing 2.9 percent in 2017. Citizens in Wyoming experienced the greatest percent change increase in personal income at 6.7 percent, while wages for residents of Mississippi grew the least in the country at 0.9 percent. This data, however, will likely see…
FBI says al-Qaeda Responsible for December Shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Station
May 18, 2020
An attack at Pensacola Naval Air Station, which killed three U.S. sailors and severely wounded eight others, was executed by a member of al-Qaeda, the FBI revealed today. Evidence obtained by the FBI showed the shooting was a “culmination of years of planning and preparation” by al-Qaeda. The shooter coordinated with…