News in Numbers
Approximate number of eligible Wisconsin college students who didn't get need-based financial aid this year because of shortfalls in state funding.
Percent of New Jersey voters who approve of Chris Christie's job performance, which is the governor's lowest net approval rating since August 2011.
Number of subway cars removed from the New York City system after riders found bedbugs on trains this week. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the bedbugs were an isolated incident and no one reported being bitten.
Amount in unpaid parking and speeding tickets owed by former Washington, D.C., Mayor and current City Council member Marion Barry.
The percent of U.S. newborns who are breastfed, ranging from 56.9 percent in Louisiana to 92.8 percent in California.
The number of official holidays that will be celebrated in Puerto Rico next year -- down from 19 this year because of complaints that too many holidays cost the government millions in lost productivity.
Percent of marijuana tickets issued by the city of Seattle in the first six months of 2014 that were written by a single police officer. The officer has been reassigned.
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.
