North and South Korea have adopted different approaches to dealing with their falling birth rates and impending population decline. North Korea’s fertility rate, or number of children expected per woman’s lifetime, is 1.78 births per woman, according to projections by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). South Korea is at 0.72, the lowest in the … Read more
More than 70,000 people fighting in the Russian army have died in Ukraine, according to data analyzed by the BBC. And for the first time, volunteers – civilians who joined the armed forces after the start of the war – now make up the highest number of people killed on the battlefield since the large-scale … Read more
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Vermont increased last week compared to the week before, the US Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, rose to 196 in the week ending Sept. 14, from 187 the week before, the Labor Department said. US jobless claims fell to 219,000 last week, … Read more
New York police have arrested one of two people suspected of taking and crashing an empty subway train. The person arrested, a 17-year-old girl, is charged with criminal mischief for the incident at the Briarwood subway station in Queens, shortly after midnight on September 12. She and her partner are accused of entering the train … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea tested new tactical ballistic missiles using super-large warheads and modified cruise missiles on Wednesday, as leader Kim Jong Un called for stronger conventional weapons and nuclear capabilities, he said. state news agency KCNA. The tests to improve the weapons’ capabilities are required because of the serious threat posed by … Read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-C., met Wednesday with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican lawmakers to discuss how the state allocates its electoral votes, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trip. . Graham, who is acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, worked to encourage Pillen to call a special … Read more
When Vennard Wright promotes the two companies he founded in the last four years, he also explains how the technological talent is developing in his home county – a place that has overcome obstacles to establish itself as one of the drivers of Maryland’s strongest growth. The change in Prince George’s County is obvious to … Read more
Sawyer McCarthy communicates best through music. The 13-year-old from South Carolina is blind. But his other senses – like his voice – are strong. In April, he sang the national anthem at a Columbia Fireflies game, reaching millions of viewers – not only in America, but around the world. “I remember asking him one day, … Read more