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A new analysis from Lending Tree shows that renting is less expensive than owning a home with homeowners paying roughly 37% more per month than renters. A border district in Texas is flashing warning ...

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In the middle of the night, San Diego County residents began the difficult task of locating and counting San Diego County’s homeless population.<br/><br/>KPBS ...

Because of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles County, the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count will not take place at the end of this month as originally planned, the Los ...

The next major U.S. national census is in 2030, but this year, the Census Bureau will conduct field tests to try to come up with better ways to count the most hard-to-reach populations. In Alaska, ...

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is about participating in and paying attention to nature. Long before technology became the primary means of measuring bird populations, a handful of ...

Whether we like to admit it or not, most distance swimmers have been there. You’re in the middle of racing a mile when your mind suddenly goes blank, and you silently thank the swimming gods that ...

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --Steve Yzerman follows NHL scores every night. Even when his own team is in the middle of a game, the Detroit Red Wings general manager monitors other games, especially those ...