In a survey of U.S. adults in May 2022, just around half of the respondents held an unfavorable opinion of Democratic President Joe Biden, with 12 percent having a somewhat unfavorable and 39 percent […]
While most Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden, a Statista poll using data from Gallup sought to find out which president the majority of Americans (at least 51%) disapproved of the president the fastest. Of the most recent […]
U.S. President Joe Biden issued the first three pardons of his term in office and shortened the sentences of 75 people who had been charged for non-violent drug offenses. The move comes as part of his administration’s […]
Reports about the superyachts of sanctioned Russian billionaires being frozen or detained came a dime a dozen in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine by the country at the end of February. After […]
According to polls by Gallup, President Joe Biden’s approval rating stood at 42 percent most recently after having stagnated at a low level for several months. The rating is sticking despite much higher approval of […]
As of March 18, 2022, about 42% of Americans approved of the way Joe Biden was handling his job as president. President Biden’s public approval has sunk since August 2021, reaching its lowest point […]
The abortion rate in the U.S. has been in steady decline since the 1990s, and both proponents of abortion and anti-abortion activists credit this to the passing of laws restricting women’s access to the procedure, according […]
A conservative-packed Supreme Court is set to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which made access to legal abortion a constitutional right, according to a draft opinion obtained by Politico. Overturning the decision would mean […]
Most Americans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling the Ukraine War, according from data Statista gathered from The Economist and YouGov. Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, just three after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of Donetsk […]
In a survey of U.S. adults conducted in March 2022, 45 percent of Democratic respondents strongly approved of the way President Joe Biden is handling COVID-19. This is compared to 64 percent of Republican […]
While Elon Musk’s public musings to take Tesla private in 2018 resulted in nothing more than a slap on the wrist courtesy of the SEC, his dogged determination in trying to acquire and subsequently “fix” Twitter […]
Nearing the Finish Line Twitter (TWTR) has agreed to be acquired by Elon Musk, a deal that has sent shockwaves throughout the financial and tech sectors. The announcement came just 11 days after his […]
Most Americans believe that President Joe Biden is a “very weak” leader, according to a recent online survey by The Economist and YouGov. For the March 2022 survey, Americans were asked, “Would you say Joe Biden […]
President Joe Biden just released his first batch of presidential pardons. The list makes Biden the first president since George H.W. Bush in 1989 to exercise his clemency powers during his first two years in […]
President Biden’s approval rating has been taking a bit of a battering of late, and as new analysis of survey data by Gallup reveals, it’s among the younger voters where the biggest falls are being recorded. Here are […]
Apparently, it isn’t only human caretakers who have to worry about how much time their teenagers spend on their phones. Zookeepers at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago say that a teenage male […]
With wildfires raging through Western states, Hurricane Ida battering Louisiana and endless tragedies on the nightly news, it’s natural to want to donate to organizations that promise to help the victims. Meanwhile, scammers also notice, […]
Well, the results are in. May I have the envelope? Maury Povich, host of the longest running television talk show in history, our polygrapher asked you when you planned to stop filming your show “Maury.” […]
Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle is speaking out about Griner’s detainment in Russia, saying that there’s “not a task in this world that could keep any of us from worrying about you.” “There are […]
Desperate times call for desperate measures. There is truth in this statement and few know it better than the citizens of Little Rock, Arkansas. For more than 18 months, there has been an […]
Sometimes you’re just in the right place at the right time. That was the case for Deshawn Pressley when he was shopping at a suburban Cincinnati Kroger earlier this month. According to reports, Pressley had […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the nation’s drug problem. In fact, in 2020, there were over 88,000 drug overdose deaths, an increase of about 27% from 2019. To address this issue, the government allocated $4 billion for programs to […]
Between Hawaii and California lies one of the world’s largest trash accumulations: the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This patch in the Pacific Ocean is estimated to consist of at least 79,000 tons of trash. That’s about the same […]
The NBC Universal Archives YouTube channel is a treasure trove of footage from days past, and their mashup of appearances John F. Kennedy made on NBC News over the years does not disappoint. It kicks off with […]
In 1977, the singer and former Miss Oklahoma Anita Bryant was holding a press conference in Des Moines – the subject of which was her long-standing opposition to homosexuality (she fought for laws that allowed […]
As a working journalist and a master’s candidate at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, it’s infuriating to see my friends and family share stories from untrustworthy, tilted “news” sources. Unfortunately, since a new president […]
There’s a peculiar momentum building for President Donald Trump, and it’s due to, you guessed it, a silent Trump voter. But this isn’t the same silent Trump voter we heard a lot about in 2016. […]
The coronavirus pandemic has caused financial hardship for many, but it’s disproportionately affecting people of color, a September 2020 LendingTree survey of more than 2,000 Americans found. Asian, Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely […]
What is your new student capacity under social distancing? This simple question can flummox even the most seasoned campus planner or school district facilities specialist. Many smaller universities and larger school districts don’t have a […]
You can’t navigate online these days without the words “fake news” crossing your path. But what is fake news, who spreads it, and why has it become so pervasive? We talked to Cindy Otis, a […]