Populations rose in many US cities last year. The two fastest-growing metros were in Florida.

The most populous states — California, Texas and Florida — dominate the map, with the West Coast’s Golden State leading the pack with a population ... than states like Virginia, Oregon ...

Such a deal would mark the first major realignment of states since West Virginia separated from Virginia to stick ... Cook ...

A map comparing obesity rates in U.S. states ... Southern and Midwestern states, such as Mississippi and West Virginia, report the highest levels, while Western states like Colorado and Hawaii ...

Joe Manchin of West Virginia. “I think people are realizing ... and dying on hills about 1 and 2 and 3 percent of the voting population seemed really dumb.” A fresh batch of public polling ...

John Burns Real Estate Consulting has shared a map on LinkedIn ... predicts that West Virginia will continue growing in popularity among older Americans thanks to its winning combination of high ...

Talk about killing the buzz. Despite some news reports to the contrary, the newest influx of periodic cicadas — the red-eyed, at times comically clumsy aggravation with wings — will not descend upon ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population ... West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware, as shown in the map ...

Americans think they need $1.5 million to retire comfortably. But that sum can only take you that far in some states.

While this idea is highly unlikely to actually happen, Canada would be, by leap and bounds, the largest new state in U.S. history (both by population ... add states like West Virginia (1863 ...