A drug overdose epidemic has exploded in the United States. Nearly 100 thousand people overdosed and died in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's an average of 256 Americans dying each day.
During a large portion of 2021 Peru had the highest COVID-19 death rate per capita in the world. New variants of the deadly virus have emerged as the country races to vaccinate its population.
The Ancient Mayans were one of the most advanced civilizations of their time, with their greatest period, a thousand years ago. Their descendants still inhabit the Yucatan Peninsula in southeast Mexico and they defend their roots and culture.
When it comes to unemployment in the U.S., the numbers for black Americans far exceed the numbers for whites. As of November 2021, over 7 million African Americans were unemployed, that’s twice as many as white Americans.
