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The sun sets behind the New York skyline, Nov. 13, 2022, as seen from Calvary Cemetery. New York City appears to have gotten an additional 1,090 people added to its population total recently after asking the Census Bureau to double-check the city's numbers from the head count of every U.S. resident, city officials said. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

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Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Wed,01/17/24-11:03PM , 71 Reads
Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced sailors on an aircraft carrier put in the right location, after successfully asking for a review of their
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Fox News Channel town hall Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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Florida welcomes students fleeing campus antisemitism, with little evidence that there's demand
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Wed,01/10/24-4:11PM , 126 Reads
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov.
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The briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. Eleven small cities in Illinois and Iowa are the only municipalities so far to have signed agreements with the U.S. Census Bureau for a second count of their residents in 2024, the first year the special censuses can be conducted, in a repeat of what happened during the 2020 census. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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Several Midwestern cities are going to be counted again like it's 2020
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Tue,01/02/24-11:06PM , 60 Reads
Four years after the last census, almost a dozen small communities in the Midwest are going to be counted again in hopes of getting a new grocery store or more state funding to build roads, fire stations and parks.
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People look up at Christmas lights as crowds stroll around downtown Lisbon's Chiado neighborhood, Saturday evening, Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

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World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Thu,12/28/23-1:47PM , 69 Reads
The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year's Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.
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