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Median household income rose sharply last year, while poverty declined to 10.5% — the lowest since records began in 1959, according to the Census Bureau.

American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit

Median household income jumped to $68,700 in 2019, the highest since record-keeping began in 1967. Many of those gains have likely been erased this year, as the pandemic left tens of millions jobless.

Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor with the Michigan "Block M" shown through wrought-iron fencing.

U. Of Michigan Students Under Stay-In-Place Order, But Football Can Still Kick Off

The public health order does not apply to varsity sports such as the football team, which plays University of Minnesota on the road Saturday. The two-week order was prompted by surging virus cases.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, here depicted in a mural in New York City, is "a proud son of Brooklyn" who is helping the country get through the COVID-19 pandemic, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said.

'The Vaccine Is On Its Way, Folks,' Fauci Says As Brooklyn Names Him A COVID-19 Hero

Dr. Anthony Fauci was honored Tuesday as "a reassuring champion of science and reason" by the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where he was born and raised.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little speaks at a news conference in Boise on March 13. Less than four months after the state confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, it has emerged as one of the nation's biggest hot spots.

In Idaho, One Of The Last States Hit By The Coronavirus, Cases Are Now Surging

Idaho's case count has quadrupled since mid-June, and about half of the more than 15,000 confirmed cases in the state have come in the past two weeks.

Food that fell from the shelves at a Walmart following an earthquake in Yucca Valley, Calif., on Friday.

Southern California Hit With Another Big Earthquake

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude was 7.1. It's the biggest earthquake in the area in 20 years and follows a 6.4 magnitude earthquake Thursday.

Detroit quietly bans many Airbnb rentals, law department says it's under review

Detroit may have quietly banned many Airbnb rentals with a new zoning law that went into effect this week. The zoning change as written bans Airbnb room…

UAW corruption investigation casts shadow at the bargaining table as GM workers strike

GM workers have been on strike since midnight Monday.Company and union leaders are back at the bargaining table in Detroit. They’re trying to hammer out a…

"I just feel like that kind of just followed me all throughout my life. I've always kind of been slept on a bit," Ari Lennox says.

Ari Lennox Has Always Felt Slept On. That's What Motivates Her.

Lennox became the first female signee to J. Cole's Dreamville label in 2015. Now, with the release of her debut album, Shea Butter Baby, fans are showing up for her soulful sound and storytelling.

The best and worst roads in Michigan

A recent study, that no Michigander needed, confirmed that we have the worst roads in the country.But, all roads in our pothole-plagued state are not…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to unveil a Senate GOP proposal this week estimated to cost around $1 trillion.

White House And Congress At Odds Over Pandemic Relief Package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is set to unveil a GOP proposal this week that is facing some opposition among GOP senators and the White House.

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