Lastest Stories by John Harrington

With some exceptions, there are certain professions or activities that are clearly a young person’s game, such as professional sports, mountain climbing, firefighting, and construction work....
Since 1958, the Recording Industry Association of America has recognized achievements from artists through its gold and platinum awards for top-selling singles. In 1997, the organization acknowledged...
Despite warnings from law enforcement, health agencies, and educators, America still has a drinking problem. One in six American adults indulges in binge drinking on a single occasion, according to...
After a week when hospital admissions and test-positivity rates for COVID-19 leveled off, the seven-day moving average for both categories resumed their declines for the most recent reporting period....
The price of gasoline and oil is an important component in the energy sector of the government’s consumer price index, which measures inflation. Gas prices were the largest contributor to inflation...
Two of the most disruptive events in American history extended through the 1930s. The Dust Bowl, resulting from drought and blinding dust storms across the land-parched Plains states, and the Great...
The United States and its allies began what is officially known as the Global War on Terrorism in October 2001 when they attacked Afghanistan in the wake of the terror attacks in the U.S. Two years...