Education May 25 Could you spell your way into the National Spelling Bee? Take this quiz Might your nascent spelling prowess place you in the upper echelons of this year’s contest? Take our quiz to find out how your spelling skills size up.
Nation May 19 Morley Safer, CBS newsman for over five decades, dies at age 84 Veteran journalist Morley Safer died at age 84 after a period of declining health, CBS News reported Thursday.
Economy May 19 How often Americans really use Uber, Lyft, Craigslist and Airbnb Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults say they have used at least one out of nearly a dozen shared or on-demand services, according to a new study from Pew Research Center.
Economy May 11 Are you in America’s shrinking middle class? Over the last two decades, the U.S. middle class shrank across much of the country as income inequality grows nationwide.
World May 03 What’s behind the killings of bloggers, activists and professors in Bangladesh? In Bangladesh, progressive voices have been swept up in a growing wave of unprecedented violence. In April alone, four people were hacked to death.
Nation Apr 28 How do 5.1 million children cope with a parent behind bars? More than 5 million children have parents who have been behind bars in the United States. How do children cope with missing an incarcerated mother or father.
Health Apr 27 New report reveals persistent health disparities by race in the U.S. Despite recent improvements, health disparities persist among racial and ethnic groups, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Nation Apr 26 Over the last 13 years, has life improved in Indian Country? The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights wants to know if living conditions for American Indian and Alaskan Native people has improved over the last decade.
Health Apr 22 Suicide rate in U.S. on the rise, with spike for girls age 10-14 After more than a decade of decline, the suicide rate in the United States climbed 24 percent to 13 out of 100,000 people between 1999 and 2014 with men far outpacing women, according to new data from the National Center…
World Apr 21 How Canada is working with indigenous peoples to prevent suicide The Canadian government is working with indigenous communities to improve well-being and prevent suicide.