Jan 24th, 2010 · On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau kicks off its 2010 count in a rather far out location: Noorvik, Alaska, about 500 miles northwest of Anchorage. Population yet to be determined, but at last check it was 634. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Bobby Wells, mayor of the small Inupiat Eskimo community.
Jan 24th, 2010 · On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau kicks off its 2010 count in a rather far out location: Noorvik, Alaska, about 500 miles northwest of Anchorage. Population yet to be determined, but at last check it was 634. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Bobby Wells, mayor of the small Inupiat Eskimo community.
Jan 8th, 2010 · The Census Bureau says it includes "Negro" as a way for individuals to classify their race in the 2010 Census because some older African-Americans wrote it on their forms in 2000. The bureau says the word has been included on census forms since at least 1950.
Dec 14th, 2009 · Spending online this holiday season is expected to break records. Although shopping on the Internet has become more convenient, it can still be tough to determine which businesses to trust. A new Web tool from the Better Business Bureau is designed to help.
Dec 7th, 2009 · Chinese media reported that students were charging out of study sessions Monday night at Xiangxiang city's private Yucai Middle School when they began to fall on top of one another on the steps. The head of the education bureau was immediately fired.
Nov 24th, 2009 · The newspaper said it would close bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago at the end of the year to save money and will focus news efforts on covering the nation's capital. Six correspondents are being offered jobs in Washington, while three news aides will be let go Dec. 31.
Oct 30th, 2009 · The Census Bureau doesn't just count people, it also counts pumpkins and places to trick-or-treat. On that list: Transylvania County, N.C., Tombstone, Ariz. and Skull Creek, Neb. As for pumpkins, Illinois is the top producing state. And, California has the most chocolate factories.
Sep 23rd, 2009 · The Census bureau this week released figures showing that the number of foreign-born Americans in this country tapered off slightly in 2008. It marks the first time in more than three decades the U.S. has seen such a decline. Experts say that a dwindling workforce makes the United States less appealing than it once was. Demetrios Papademetriou, president and co-founder of the Migration Policy Institute,.explains the census findings.