Nation Jun 26 Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage aligns with public opinion The Supreme Court issued an historic decision to allow same-sex marriage in all 50 states Friday. The ruling aligned itself with years of social change nationwide.
Politics Jun 24 Alabama removes Confederate flag from memorial at statehouse Alabama removed the Confederate battle flag from a Confederate memorial on the statehouse grounds Wednesday.
Nation Jun 23 After sales spike, Amazon joins retailers in pulling Confederate flag merchandise Major retailers Wal-Mart and Sears announced that they will no longer sell Confederate battle flag merchandise in their stores, but a spike in online sales on Amazon suggests that some people are turning elsewhere to buy the controversial emblem.
Science Jun 17 Will climate change stop people from visiting America’s national parks? Climate change might influence attendance at U.S. national parks, which attract 273 million visitors per year and support 238,000 jobs.
Nation Jun 11 Number of multiracial Americans signals shifting social norms A growing number of Americans consider themselves multiracial, and that number is projected to rise for years to come, new research suggests.
Nation Jun 04 Millennials make up substantial share of America’s caregivers Nearly 40 million Americans offer unpaid care to an adult friend or relative, and of those, Millennials make up a major part of this group, according to a report issued today by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving.
Science Jun 03 Why is there a huge methane hotspot in the American Southwest? A team of scientists scrambles to better understand a gigantic cloud of methane looming over the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest. This single cloud is believed to comprise nearly 10 percent of all methane emissions derived from natural…
Nation May 27 QUIZ: Can you define these Scripps National Spelling Bee words? With the Scripps National Spelling Bee underway this week, take our quiz and see if you can define the words that may appear during this year's competition.
Nation May 24 How many Americans have died in U.S. wars? Nearly 500,000 military personnel died during the U.S. Civil War. That’s almost half of all Americans who have ever died during wartime, and more than a hundred times more than died during the American Revolution, according to the latest…
World May 21 Study offers glimpse of what America’s aging population might expect in 2050 A new Pew Research Center report compares attitudes about long-term care and aging in the United States, Italy and Germany.