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Most European nations have seen suicide rates fall by 20 percent or more. Research is limited, but some studies blame US inequality.
People may not have a criminal record before they become homeless, but they likely will afterward due to laws intended to keep people with nowhere to go out of sight.
Many observers had hoped that the court’s decision on Gill v. Whitford would provide some clarity on whether gerrymandering is constitutional.
Generating less electricity with fossil fuels could help save lives.
The US is currently short on 182 drugs and medical supplies. The problem isn’t new, but it’s frustrating health care workers.
The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the sun results in the seasonal changes.
Indigenous people from around the world revere certain traditional foods as sacred. Activists, scholars and chefs are revitalizing these food systems.
A survey shows that most Puerto Ricans didn’t highly rate the official information coming out of the island. With the Institute of Statistics in trouble, the situation is likely not to improve.
The declaration was thin, but the meeting itself will have a significant impact on how Trump makes foreign policy decisions moving forward.
Appointing judges to lifetime terms can be among a president’s longest lasting legacies. The overwhelming majority of Trump’s nominees are conservative, white and male.
Social Security will have to dip into its trust fund to pay benefits this year for the first time since 1982. Should we be worried?
When you see a bolt of lightning, do you immediately start counting to see how far off a storm is? An atmospheric scientist parses the practice.
Your blood is red;
it’s never blue.
Because of hemoglobin;
and the view through tissue.
Wine came to the US in the 16th century but didn’t make it to California – the leader in American winemaking – until the 19th century.
A Twitter account used for official purposes is a public forum protected by the First Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled.
There are a few notable milestones along the road to fully self-driving cars.
Accounting for grocery prices and the effort eating home-prepared meals requires, the benefits commonly called food stamps fall far short of paying enough for the poor to eat right.
Over the last 50 years, Americans have steadily gotten older, more bicoastal and less likely to move to a new city.
When people see their bodies in 3D, they feel worse about themselves and more negative in general. That might not put shoppers in a buying mood even for clothes that fit better.
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