One chart shows how Obama’s job performance compares with his predecessors
The economy today is far from perfect, but as Barack Obama leaves office, he is leaving it far better than he found it. In fact, Obama ends his administration with...
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Life got better for pretty much everyone under Obama, Gallup poll finds
How Americans feel about the state of their lives have improved markedly in the eight years since Barack Obama was elected president, according to Gallup data released Tuesday.In 2008, fewer...
In the modern history of mass shootings in America, Orlando is the deadliest
Americans woke up Sunday morning to horrific news out of Orlando, Florida, where a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub, killing 50 people and injuring 53 more in what...
Study: States are losing out on billions by keeping pot illegal
The federal government and most states are throwing away $28 billion in yearly tax revenue by not legalizing marijuana, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation, an independent...
Why your close friends always buy you such crummy gifts
Let's do a thought experiment. Say you have this close friend -- let's call him Chris. He's a really cool guy -- funny and smart and handsome and all that...
Toddlers have shot at least 23 people in 2016
This past week, a Milwaukee toddler fatally shot his mother after finding a handgun in the back seat of the car they were riding in. The case drew a lot...
Booze forward: Hard liquor’s market share rises again
If it seems like everyone at the bar these days is trading in beer for bourbon, it's not just in your imagination. In 2015, hard liquor continued its decade-long onslaught...
What happens when you get stoned every single day for 5 years
New research published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine confirms what many of us have suspected for some time: If you smoke a lot of weed -- like a...
Americans spent more on legal weed than on Cheetos, Funyuns combined in 2015
Americans spent $5.4 billion on legal medical and recreational marijuana last year, according to new estimates from ArcView Market Research and New Frontier Data, two marijuana industry market research groups....
Gun sales hit record ahead of new Obama gun restrictions
New federal data shows 2015 was a record-smashing year for the American firearms industry, with gun sales appearing to hit the highest level on record. Background checks for gun purchases...