United States
US Space Shuttle Program closes with successful Atlantis landing
Soaring across the predawn haze, Atlantis glided to Earth early July 21, successfully ending a 30-year program that saw hundreds of astronauts go into space. The end of the program translates into the fact that now the United States has no way to lift humans into space for the first time in decades, leaving Russia as the only option to ferry American astronauts to orbit in the future. Full article.
United States remains fastest-growing industrialized nation
Despite the slowest decade of population growth since the Great Depression, the United States remains the world's fastest-growing industrialized nation and the globe's third-most populous country at a time when some are actually shrinking. Full article.
Rise seen in births to illegal dwellers
Data from the Pew Hispanic Center indicate that children born to illegal immigrants on U.S. soil jumped to 4 million in 2009, which represents 5.4 percent of all children under the age of 18 in the U.S. The study comes as some legislators, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are calling for a revision of the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States. Full Article.
US Maintained Medal Count Lead in 2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics are over, and the United States maintained its lead in the total medal count, ending up with 37 medals: 9 Gold, 15 Silver and 13 Bronze. Germany came in second with 30, and Canada third with 26. Full Article.
And The Winter Olympic Medal Count Is
The United States continues to lead in the overall Olympic medal count. As of Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, the US 2010 Winter Olympic medal count was a solid 24 medals! The US has 7 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze. Next in line is Germany, with an impressive 18: 6 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze. Norway is in third place with a very respectable 12 medals: 5 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze. Full Article.
2010 Winter Olympic Medal Count for United States
As of Sunday, February 14, 2010, the United States won six Olympic medals: 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals. Germany followed closely behind, with a total of four medals. Full Article.
