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After years on the rise, 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' listenership is slipping

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Another winner in Trump's victory: 'Y.M.C.A.'

The Village People’s 1978 hit just topped the Billboard charts for the first time as listenership surges.
Donald Trump dances on stage
Donald Trump dances on stage

Police killings, 10 years after Ferguson

Documented police killings have risen each year from 2019 to 2023, and people of color are still killed at higher rates.
A line chart showing the cumulative number of people killed by police each year, from the start of 2019 to July 14, 2024. Each previous year’s line starts at 0 and ends between 1,100 and 1,375 killings. So far in 2024, 796 people have been killed by police, the most at this point in the year of any of the years shown.
A line chart showing the cumulative number of people killed by police each year, from the start of 2019 to July 14, 2024. Each previous year’s line starts at 0 and ends between 1,100 and 1,375 killings. So far in 2024, 796 people have been killed by police, the most at this point in the year of any of the years shown.

Find out where in the U.S. can you afford a home on your income

See how many counties where the monthly payments on median-priced homes would fall to affordable levels.
A county map of the U.S., colored according to how much of a difference there is between the county’s median household income and the county’s median-priced home. In the West, Florida and much of Tennessee there’s a great difference in affordability, most of those counties are unaffordable. The Midwest is the most consistently affordable, along with Pennsylvania.
A county map of the U.S., colored according to how much of a difference there is between the county’s median household income and the county’s median-priced home. In the West, Florida and much of Tennessee there’s a great difference in affordability, most of those counties are unaffordable. The Midwest is the most consistently affordable, along with Pennsylvania.

'General Hospital' actor's killing highlights California's plague of catalytic converter thefts

California is by far the worst state for the thefts, and Toyota Priuses continue to rank near the top of the most-targeted vehicles.
A Toyota Prius crossing a street.
A Toyota Prius crossing a street.

Liam and Olivia's reign continues atop baby name ranking

Liam and Olivia were the top names for boys and girls, according to the Social Security Administration, while Mateo entered the top 10 for the first time.
Photo illustration of a close-up of a baby's face; overlaid with a "Hello my name is Liam" sticker
Photo illustration of a close-up of a baby's face; overlaid with a "Hello my name is Liam" sticker

Map: Where the pills for medication abortions are legal

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could upend the distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone.
A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.
A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.

Three charts that show how rare congressional expulsions are

Just five members have been booted from the House chamber in U.S. history.
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., stands alone at the back of the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 18.
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., stands alone at the back of the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 18.

Map: Where the Kaiser Permanente strikes are

Facilities in five states — California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia and Washington — are on strike.
Image: Kaiser Permanente health care employees walk the picket line
Image: Kaiser Permanente health care employees walk the picket line

How the UAW strike compares to the biggest work stoppages in history

The United Auto Workers strike has the potential to be one of the largest strikes of the past 30 years.
UPS worker Roberto Martinez shouts his support for striking Teamsters union members at a rally in in Jersey City, N.J., in 1997.
UPS worker Roberto Martinez shouts his support for striking Teamsters union members at a rally in in Jersey City, N.J., in 1997.

Maps: Canadian wildfire smoke has covered the U.S. for more than a month

It’s not just New York City and Washington, D.C.; wildfire smoke has touched both coasts since early May. 
Animated map of wildfire smoke from fires across the United States each day since May 1, 2023.
Animated map of wildfire smoke from fires across the United States each day since May 1, 2023.

Map: These states had the highest turnouts in the midterm elections

Half of eligible voters cast ballots, Census Bureau data shows. Turnout was highest in the West and lowest in the South.
Voters cast their ballots at official ballot boxes during midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022 in Portland, Ore.
Voters cast their ballots at official ballot boxes during midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022 in Portland, Ore.