Nation Sep 21 A quarter of all renters spend half of income on housing About one quarter of all renters spend at least half of their paychecks just to keep roofs over their heads, and those numbers will only grow in the next 10 years, new research suggests.
Science Sep 11 Can failure actually improve innovation? Innovators rarely travel a straight path to arrive at a new idea. Failure -- lots of failure -- often paves the way.
Nation Aug 29 When Louisiana lost its foster children Hurricane Katrina scattered thousands of Gulf Coast children nationwide. A decade later, are children in foster care safer in the event of a disaster?…
Nation Jul 21 More children are in poverty today than before the Great Recession Today, 22 percent of children live in poverty, up from 18 percent in 2008.
Nation Jul 16 Facebook is changing how parents raise their kids Most parents who use social media today find information about raising children through their networking sites and care little about what information friends and family share on social media about their kids, a new study finds.
Health Jul 15 Long-term care costs vary greatly by state and type It's not a surprise that long-term care can be expensive, but the cost differences based on location, level of care and comfort are staggering, according to recent reports.
Nation Jul 02 Every summer, generations of my family gather around this Mississippi bottom feeder Some sad souls, bless their hearts, dismiss the catfish as a bottom feeder. But this wondrous fish brought together roughly 200 people each year, signaling the start of what became the annual Turner family reunion.
Nation Jul 01 How a time-use expert uses her time Sociologist and time-use researcher Liana Sayer studies how people spend their time. But when unforeseen delays interrupt her schedule, she's only human. Here's the story of how one time-use expert worked to regain control of her day.
Nation Jul 01 What motivates public opinion? The answers aren’t always clear There aren’t always clear-cut reasons for why scientists and the general public don’t always see eye-to-eye on things like climate change or the safety of childhood vaccines and genetically modified foods, new research suggests.
Nation Jun 30 QUIZ: What do inspection reports reveal about America’s nursing homes? A new database from the investigative non-profit news organization, ProPublica, tracks the quality of nursing homes nationwide based on government inspection reports. Take our quiz that draws on the database's findings and see if you can guess where America's nursing…