Gallup poll shows people reported more negative experiences than positive ones in 2021
Military installations would be renamed to honor diverse groups of people, including women, African Americans, a Latino and Native American
Presidential historians assess the great, the effective and the downright terrible US leaders
Online platforms empower extremists, trolls and the Russian government, social psychologist says
Big data analysis shows today’s immigrants succeed as much as those who arrived a century ago
Democrats and Republicans are less likely to live near each other
Experts assess how to negotiate with the Russian president
Closing the economic divide in hard-hit industrial states could dampen anti-democratic populism, a new working paper suggests
Millions of Americans voluntarily left their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ukraine’s president offers potential model for future democratic leaders
Zelenskyy, Putin and Biden each represent the charismatic, ideological or pragmatic approach
Countless inventors of color have gone largely unrecognized, and some are completely lost to history
Study finds virus might have been transmitted from white-tailed deer to a person who came into contact with them
Thanks to remote schooling and face mask guidelines, many kids are not developing the usual childhood illnesses
Experts say COVID-19 could become endemic in the next several weeks
Houses of worship historically encourage civic engagement, political participation and social connections
Proliferation of guns, pandemic stress, and diminished public trust in the police, all contributed, experts say
Vehicle fatalities, drug overdoses reach record highs
US traffic deaths and drug overdoses skyrocketed in 2021. VOA’s Dora Mekouar examines how the pandemic might be prompting Americans to behave more recklessly. Camera & Video Edit: Saqib Ul Islam
Survey suggests that men, people without a degree, are most affected by US 'friend recession'
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