Houseplants are a great way to bring greenery inside and uplift the mood of a home. Many people, however, hesitate to own plants due to…
The national average price for a regular gallon of gas is now $4.11, falling seven cents since last week. Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices…
The average U.S. gas price as of Monday tumbled six cents from last week, following President Biden’s release of 1 million barrels of oil per…
U.S. crude futures fell on Tuesday, March 29, extending losses of nearly 7% on Monday. Fears of a drop in fuel demand after Shanghai’s COVID-19–related…
Wildfires have consumed more forestland and fields across the western U.S. in recent years. While most fires are caused by human activity, the ramifications of…
In 2020, more than 41 million Americans were classified as needing treatment for substance use, including 28 million with alcohol use disorder, 18 million with…
Mark the year 2059 on your calendar—that’s when data shows that women will finally achieve equal pay to their male counterparts. It’s hard to believe…
The music industry is dominated by powerful women, whether that be the record-breaking albums coming from acts like Taylor Swift or glass-ceiling-shattering boardroom executives. Of…
The feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s reminded the world that women have always played important historical roles, despite often being overlooked. But even…
On March 1, 2022, against the backdrop of Putin’s premeditated and unprovoked war on the sovereign state of Ukraine and democracy at large, President Joe…
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, doctors had limited knowledge of how to respond to this new disease. Physicians in hard-hit…
Cybercrimes continue to grow in number. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaints Center (IC3), founded in 2000, received an astounding number of complaints in 2020: 791,790.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention breaks the opioid epidemic into three waves. The first wave began with the introduction of OxyContin—the highly addictive…
Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos // Getty Images Whether it’s a Hollywood film, prime-time television, Broadway, or another form of talent, Black people in the entertainment industry…
For many, along with financial independence, becoming a homeowner is considered the quintessential American dream. Homeownership is one of the fundamental tools for building wealth…
If you’re anything like the overwhelming majority of 90s kids, last night wasn’t about a football game. Last night was about a superb halftime show…
For more than 100 years, Black athletes have shaped the course of American sports. In the early 20th century, it was much harder for Black…