Angela Underwood

Newsweek • 13th June 2021

College Majors With the Biggest Jump From Early to Mid-Career Earnings

Career choices are often based on future financial gain, with many college grads picking occupations that promise job growth and increased wages. Of course, loving what you do matters—and seeking out a job with meaning beats out the amount of money to...

Newsweek • 6th June 2021

The 50 Most Common Jobs in America

Keeping America's economy moving would be impossible without office workers, package handlers, food prep workers, and truck drivers. What would the sick do without the millions of hospital workers, nurses, and home health aides? Whether fixing...

Newsweek • 14th May 2021

100 College Majors That Earn the Most Money

Choosing a college major is a big decision. Students must select to study something that challenges and interests them while balancing the hard realities of the job market and outlook of career paths. A good salary coming out of college is key to a...

Newsweek • 20th March 2021

50 Most Popular Names for Baby Boomers

It's been nearly 450 years since Shakespeare asked, "What's in a name?" In 2012, The Washington Post sought to answer, reporting on how the government tracks baby names and monitors trends over time. Unsurprisingly, traditional names dominate the top...

Newsweek • 17th January 2021

Highest-Paid Nursing Roles in America

If there was ever a time the United States needed more nurses, it's now. The latest forecasts received Dec. 30 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest as many as 21,000 new confirmed COVID-19 hospital admissions by Jan. 25. As...

Newsweek • 17th January 2021

These Are the 50 Most Covered Songs of All Time

If you agree with the old proverb that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then cover songs serve as tributes to their original artists. Sometimes, a cover version vastly outshined its original. Such is the case with "Summertime," originally...

Newsweek • 17th January 2021

25 of the most expensive TV series of all time

Bingeing on television shows is one of the great new American pastimes. TV watching peaked in 2010, with the average household watching more than eight hours and 55 minutes per day, according to Nielsen data. As of 2019, households spent closer to...

Newsweek • 28th November 2020

100 Vintage Baby Names Coming Back Into Style

What's in a name? That question, once posed by William Shakespeare in "Romeo and Juliet," is now being answered every day by parents ushering in (on average) one baby every 8 seconds in the U.S. With that welcome comes the tradition of naming a...

Newsweek • 3rd November 2020

Voter Demographics of Every State

More Americans are calling the 2020 general election one of the most critical since the turn of the century, according to a report by Pew Research Center. American voters must make a crucial decision amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened racial...

Newsweek • 18th October 2020

Could You Pass the U.S. Citizenship Test?

Passing the U.S. citizenship test is a vital step toward becoming an American citizen. To pass the civics portion of the naturalization test, an applicant must correctly answer six of up to 10 oral U.S. history and government-related questions...

Newsweek • 11th October 2020

These Zip Codes Are Donating the Most Money to Joe Biden

The 2020 presidential election is rapidly approaching, with both Democratic challenger Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald J. Trump fighting for every available campaign dollar. Each candidate has received total contributions in the...