News in Numbers
Square feet of municipal convention center "exhibition space" in the United States, which is nearly double the amount in 1989.
Approximate fraction of American adults with debts that have been sent to collections agencies.
Percent increase in pickup truck sales between 2009 and 2013, which is generally seen as an indication that an economy is improving.
Percent of the voting-age population that cast ballots in the 25 states have have had primary elections so far this year. In 15 of those states, turnout was the lowest ever.
Percent of pedestrian stops conducted by the Newark, N.J., Police Department that were unconstitutional, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report.
Amount awarded by a Pensacola, Fla., jury last week to Cynthia Robinson. The jury determined that the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, through its negligence in informing consumers of the dangers of tobacco, caused the death of Robinson's husband, Michael Johnson, a chain smoker who died of lung cancer at the age of 36.
Percent of land in California that's now experiencing "extreme drought," according to new data by the National Weather Service.
Fine for carrying up to one ounce of marijuana in Washington, D.C., under a marijuana decriminalization law that went into effect July 16.
Percent of U.S. population that identifies as gay or lesbian, according to the Centers for Disease Control's first national survey on sexual orientation and health.
Cost of tickets issued to Washington, D.C., drivers who park in a way that blocks the tracks of the city's new streetcar even though it isn't in operation yet.
Number of murders per 100,000 people in Flint, Mich., in 2012 -- the highest rate in the country.
Number of U.S. counties that account for half of the country's 316 million people. The rest of the population is distributed across 2,998 counties.
Percent decline in the number of full-time statehouse newspaper reporters since 2003.
The cost of a 15-minute in-state call for San Francisco inmates, which will soon drop to $4.05 as the city becomes one of the first to change its contract with phone companies to dramatically reduce the cost of jail calls.
Fraction of U.S. households using only cellphones, which is twice the rate from five years ago.
Percent of employer costs for public workers' compensation that goes to pay for health insurance and defined-benefit pensions. That's up from 16 percent in 2004.
Number of poll workers hired by Los Angeles County for election days. With 4.8 million registered voters, it's the largest jurisdiction in the United States.
Total price for the town of Swett, S.D., which was listed for sale two weeks ago by Lance Benson, who currently owns all of the property in the 6.16-acre village and is one of its two residents.
Amount the U.S. Postal Service has lost shipping food and other consumer items to remote villages in Alaska for the last three decades.
Amount of fines that Whole Foods has to pay for overcharging customers on weighed foods, a problem uncovered by state and local inspectors. The settlement includes paying $210,000 to the city attorneys of Santa Monica, Los Angeles and San Diego.
Final bid for Hollywood memorabilia, including the original 1934 New Jersey driver's license issued to singer Frank Sinatra. The document was issued to "Francis Sintra" of 841 Garden Street in Hoboken.
Number of states that require elementary schools to provide at least 150 minutes of physical education a week -- the minimum recommended by the Society of Health and Physical Educators.
Percent increase in cost allowed for rent-stabilized apartments in New York City. The city's Rent Guidelines Board rejected a rent freeze, though landlords argue the increase isn't enough.
Factor by which the number of religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions for kindergarten students increased in Ohio between 2000 and 2014. The state is now struggling to contain a measles outbreak.
Number of California eighth graders given an essay assignment this year about whether the Holocaust occurred.
Amount provided in public financing to "Duck Dynasty" (per episode) from Louisiana, which has earned the state the nickname “Hollywood South.”
The last year Connecticut legislators had a pay raise. The state is waiting for "a general improvement in the economy" to raise base pay above $28,000 a year.
Estimated financial commitment made by the billionaire Koch brothers to the 2014 midterm elections, equivalent to the average annual income of 5,270 U.S. households.
