The U.S. population is spread out among 3.8 million square miles across 50 states, yet nearly one-third of Americans live in just three states: California, Texas and New York. New York City alone has more people — 8.5 million — than 38 states.

The U.S. is in peak flu season, as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says "seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country." Case counts vary by state, however. Each week, the CDC releases a map of influenza ...

States across the central and eastern U.S. are under extreme heat watches and warnings as the areas face a dangerous heat wave throughout the first half of the week, according to the National Weather Service. "Extremely dangerous heat wave expands from ...

The Indiana House approved new congressional maps designed to hand Republicans all nine of the state’s US House seats on Friday, setting the stage for a showdown next week in the state Senate.

The US remains the world's richest country with a GDP of $29.18 trillion. Each state's GDP compares to that of another country US GDP fell in Q1 this year, the first decline since 2022. The US still dominates the global economy as the richest country in ...