The number of births in the United States have been falling for the last three decades, reaching their lowest number in 32 years.
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In a survey, Trump supporters showed the lowest faith in the Supreme Court, the federal government, the media and other pillars of society.
According to a new study, about four in 10 air pollution deaths in the US are due to emissions crossing state lines.
Between 1983 and 2013, the number of immigrants detained in rural county jails has increased.
In his State of the Union address, Trump said workers are experiencing a boom in wages. The numbers say different.
By 2050, the majority of Americans will not be white. That future is already on its way here – just look at the demographics of kids ages 10 and under.
A new analysis of over 400 actors shows that gender discrimination plays a major role in Hollywood salaries.
Many want to come to the United States, as an asylee, a migrant or a citizen. But those journeys have become more complicated.
Fewer people belong to a congregation or identify as Protestant or Catholic. And yet, most congregations say their membership is growing or stable.
Over the last 35 years, the number of Americans who have moved has steadily declined to nearly half of their previous levels.
The United States is the only developed, democratic country that has a political culture of selling ambassadorships.
Trump's attempt to co-opt Ukraine's precarious position with Russia worsens existing divides inside Ukraine and weakens US influence abroad.
Since 1990, the homicide rate has declined by 20%. Researchers are still figuring out what's behind the trend: increased incarceration, improvements in the economy or even aging populations.
After a foreign policy win, presidents usually enjoy a short-term poll boost. But that's often followed by a long-term decline.
Was the ban a Muslim ban -- or was that just an anti-Trump narrative? A political scientist combs through the data for answers.
Millennials are now between about 23 and 38 -- and the group is more diverse than it often gets credit for.
A study looked at fines in 93 California cities. Cities with more black residents and more disproportionately white police forces tended to rely the most on fines.
A quirk of mathematics gives voters in some small states, like Rhode Island and Nebraska, an extra edge over voters in other states. This happens not only in the US, but in other countries, too.
The backlog in naturalization applications has ballooned to more than 700,000. Wait times have doubled in the last three years.
Single parents and unmarried parents who live together spend less on their children than married parents.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Professor of Demography, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
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Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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Project Director, RTC: Rural, The University of Montana
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Visting Instructor in Sociology, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Assistant Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University Newark
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Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Law and Sociology, University of Southern California
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Professor of Economics, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Director of the International Laboratory of Demography and Human Capital, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University
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Professor of International Affairs, Pennsylvania State University
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Oros Family Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
