North American Community Hub Statistics
Schools spent years buying tablets, laptops and learning apps with little patience for anyone who asked if children actually needed more screen time. Artificial intelligence has now pushed that old argument into more difficult territory. A device no longer displays the lesson. It can read the assignment, write the answer and remove most of the … Read more
A new proposal would replace Social Security’s percentage-based cost-of-living adjustment with the same dollar increase for every beneficiary. The idea could give people with smaller checks a larger annual raise while reducing future increases for recipients who already receive higher benefits. The proposal has not been introduced as a new bill and no change has … Read more
President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on imports from 60 U.S. trading partners, with the duties taking effect on July 24. The move comes only days after he imposed 50% tariffs on selected Canadian goods during a dispute that also included his complaints about wildfire smoke from Canada, although the … Read more
Nearly 19.1 million eggs sold across six states are being recalled because they may contain Salmonella Enteritidis, a bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness. Midwest Poultry Services recalled 1,589,577 dozen white and brown cage-free eggs produced at two farms in Texas, according to the recall announcement published by the Food and Drug Administration. The … Read more
The Trump administration sought phone records belonging to several New York Times journalists and some of their relatives as part of an investigation into who provided information about security problems involving President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One. The requests went further than previously known. Federal prosecutors also subpoenaed three Times reporters to testify before … Read more
Radioactive material has been found on residential properties in Western New York, prompting federal officials to offer temporary relocation assistance to four families as testing expands across Niagara and Erie counties. The investigation is concentrated in and around the Town of Niagara, near Niagara Falls. State and federal survey data identified about 120 properties where … Read more
Lake Mead and Lake Powell have fallen to their lowest combined level since 1957, leaving the two reservoirs with less than one-quarter of their full storage capacity. The record is not limited to an empty marina or another visible white line on the canyon walls. Both reservoirs support a Colorado River system that provides water … Read more
People waiting for a Social Security disability decision can now see more of what is happening with their case without repeatedly calling the agency or waiting for another letter to arrive. The Social Security Administration has added new services to its my Social Security online accounts. People can now follow a disability case through the … Read more
Scientists have calculated that humans could theoretically live to 156 years. That does not mean a new treatment has been discovered, or that people alive today are about to double their lifespans. The figure comes from a mathematical model that removes almost every known aging process and leaves one major source of damage in place. … Read more
The U.S. passport is back among the 10 strongest passports in the world, but the ranking hides a longer decline that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. Americans can now reach 179 destinations without securing a traditional visa before departure, according to the July 2026 Henley Passport Index. That places the United States at … Read more