Tag: Demographics
Latinas left workforce at highest rate, see slow recovery
PHOENIX — Teresa Marez spent 14 years building a strong clientele base as a hair stylist in San Antonio. When her son, who is...
Donated US vaccines arrive for Mexican border cities
MEXICO CITY — Mexico received 1.35 million doses of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines donated by the United States Tuesday and Mexican officials said...
Report says technology kept 2020 census below expected cost
The 2020 census is expected to cost $14.2 billion, well below a previous estimate of $15.6 billion, reflecting a slowdown in the price tag...
As COVID-19 cases wane, vaccine-lagging areas still see risk
JACKSON, Miss. — New COVID-19 cases are declining across the most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all...
Latino group sues to block Democrat-drawn maps in Illinois
CHICAGO — Illinois Democrats used inadequate data and an opaque process to draw new legislative districts, a Latino civil rights organization argued in the...
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks....
Haiti fights large COVID-19 spike as it awaits vaccines
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ever since the pandemic began, Haiti had perplexed experts with seemingly low infection and death rates from COVID-19 despite its rickety...
US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID
NEW YORK — The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020, and...
German panel suggests pension age of 68, politicians say no
BERLIN — An expert panel advising the German government has suggested the country's retirement age could be raised to 68, an idea that was...
Study: Racial diversity stagnated on corporate boards
NEW YORK — Many U.S. companies have rushed to appoint Black members to their boards of directors since racial justice protests swept the country...