Lastest Stories by Michael B. Sauter

This November, in addition to the presidential election, 11 U.S. states as well as two territories will hold elections for governor. Governors are the highest-ranking public official in a state...
It has been seven months since COVID-19 was declared a national emergency in the United States, and in that time, nearly 220,000 Americans died from the novel coronavirus — by far the highest death...
Over 720,000 cars were stolen in the United States in 2019, or 220 motor vehicle thefts for every 100,000 Americans. Those thefts disproportionately occurred in the nation’s urban areas. In some...
It has been about seven months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in the United States, and in that time, more than 210,000 Americans died from the novel coronavirus — by far the highest death...
According to a survey conducted in August, about half of U.S. school districts planned to reintroduce full-time in-person learning this fall, with the remainder either resuming the virtual learning...
According to a report published earlier this summer, college enrollment in the United States this fall is expected to be between 5% and 20% lower compared to the fall of 2019. The decline is likely...
Evidence continues to mount that the surge in COVID-19 cases that began earlier in the summer is subsiding. On Aug. 30, 36,939 new cases were reported across the U.S., just over half the 68,543 cases...
On Aug. 24, 33,618 new coronavirus cases were reported across the U.S., the lowest such figure since June 22. While the spread of COVID-19 has begun to slow down nationwide, the nation likely has a...
Evidence continues to mount that the surge in COVID-19 cases that occurred this summer is subsiding. On Aug. 23, 36,422 new cases were reported across the U.S., the lowest single-day total since late...
While the number of new COVID-19 cases reported each day has begun to decline nationwide, life is by no means returning to normal. While daily new cases are declining nationwide, they remain high...
As the Coronavirus continues to affect the American economy, the value of the country’s currency has taken a hit in international markets. Even so, the U.S. dollar remains one of the most...
After a surge in coronavirus cases that began in June and continued through most of July, it appears that the growth in new cases nationwide has leveled off. On Aug. 16, the U.S. reported Just over...
One of the reasons that many Americans get up and go to work every day is to put some money away for retirement. While Social Security payments can be a helpful financial foundation in retirement, it...
The nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases that began in early June appears to be finally slowing down. On Aug. 10, just over 40,000 coronavirus cases were reported in the United States, the fewest daily...