Boys are more likely than girls to develop addictions due to slower brain development starting at age 9, two scientists from the National Institutes of Health found in a study. Published February 21, 2023
From Amazon to Walmart, hundreds of corporations have started eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion positions as inflation makes affirmative-action hiring a costly goal. Published February 21, 2023
The "history wars" have heated up as more schools are debating whether America's founding goes back to Independence Day in 1776 or to Virginia's first Africans facing slavery in 1619. Published February 20, 2023
New data shows donations to higher education soared last year -- but insiders say the bulk went to recruit diverse students for lucrative programs at wealthy schools while poorer colleges floundered. Published February 16, 2023
Black Americans support the feminist agenda of gender equality but have divided opinions on whether to include transgender and nonbinary issues in racial justice advocacy, a new report finds. Published February 16, 2023
Most likely voters say they are more likely to do business with companies that stay out of politics, according to a poll released Wednesday. Published February 15, 2023
Increases in screen time among children persisted more than a year into the pandemic and outlasted COVID-19 restrictions, according to a new study. Published February 15, 2023
West Virginia University officials have suspended a contentious proposal that would have advanced professors doing diversity work while making it easier to fire tenured colleagues whose work is deemed subpar. Published February 14, 2023
Small businesses are bracing for a year of labor shortages, inflation woes and reduced consumer demand even as they grow hopeful about recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, recent studies show. Published February 14, 2023
Many workers who quit last year in the so-called Great Resignation are now reporting the Great Regret as Big Tech layoffs reduce coveted work-from-home positions. Published February 14, 2023
Americans' satisfaction with the level of immigration has tumbled to its lowest point in a decade of annual polling, Gallup reported Monday. Published February 13, 2023
If you text an intimate photo of yourself to a lover for Valentine's Day, that gift could end up costing you much more than a box of chocolates would have. Published February 10, 2023
About half of K-12 public school students started this fall behind their grade level in at least one subject, most commonly reading or math, according to new federal data released Thursday. Published February 10, 2023
The "fear and anxiety" of getting COVID and the isolation of lockdowns played bigger roles than infection in driving a surge in alcoholism over the past two years, a new study found. Published February 9, 2023
The Washington area's dominant natural gas provider is fighting an imminent ban on gas stoves for new construction in Montgomery County, Maryland, joining a growing national resistance to such restrictions. Published February 9, 2023
Half of Americans responding to a new Gallup poll say they are worse off financially than they were a year ago, the most the polling company has measured since 2009. Published February 8, 2023
A mother in Maine has demanded that public school officials fire a social worker who coached her 13-year-old daughter to become a boy without parental consent. Published February 7, 2023
A record high 48% of Americans expect the stock market will decline during the first half of this year, Gallup reported Monday. Published February 6, 2023
Most adults think Black History Month is integral to the American story, but they disagree over whether it gets too much attention, a recent survey found. Published February 3, 2023
Dollar stores have become the fastest-growing source of groceries for Americans by share of household food spending, especially among poor Black people in rural areas, according to a recent study. Published February 3, 2023
