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.
Nation May 13 How safe is rail travel in the United States? Following Tuesday’s Amtrak accident in Philadelphia that left at least seven people dead, the NewsHour explored 25 years of railroad passenger fatality data from the Federal Railroad Administration.
Nation May 07 Fewer educated women are choosing to skip having kids More highly educated women are opting to become mothers, marking a shift in attitudes about work-life balance compared to just 20 years ago, new research suggests.
World May 05 Can workers save Nepal’s sacred sites before the monsoons hit? Alongside the feverish push to deliver medical aid and supplies to earthquake-ravaged Kathmandu is another smaller, but nonetheless important effort: protecting Nepal’s most precious temples and monuments from further damage.
Nation Apr 27 Did Confederate Memorial Day close government offices in your state today? Several states across the Deep South still close government offices in observance of Confederate Memorial Day, which is observed today in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.