Sean Salai

Study links mass shootings in largest U.S. cities to systemic racism against Black residents

Cities with higher numbers of Black residents and more segregated neighborhoods are more likely to have mass shootings due to the effects of structural racism, a study has found.

July 19, 2023

Rising costs, consumer disinterest have broken U.S. bottle-recycling industry

Inflation has driven hundreds of private bottle redemption centers out of business, putting pressure on states to bail out the businesses, despite signs consumers are increasingly disinterested in hauling their recyclables to the facilities.

July 19, 2023

CDC finds opioids mixed with cocaine, meth driving more overdose deaths

Deadly multidrug cocktails of opioids mixed with cocaine or psychostimulants such as crystal meth have driven more overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.

July 19, 2023

Study links good sleep to reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease

People with good sleep habits are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease as they age, a study has found.

July 18, 2023

Gallup: Nearly three-quarters of American adults vexed about what’s going on at the border

More than 7 in 10 U.S. adults remain seriously concerned about immigrants crossing America's southern border, according to a new Gallup survey.

July 14, 2023

College business officers see bleak financial outlook

College financial leaders are losing faith in their schools' long-term economic outlook, and nearly half of those on public campuses expect things to worsen next year, a survey has found.

July 14, 2023

Black Americans make up 90% of unemployment surge, but labor agency hesitant to call it larger trend

Black Americans make up nearly 90% of adults who are newly unemployed since April, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

July 13, 2023

Study links loss of vision to dementia in old age

People with eyesight troubles are likelier to develop dementia in their golden years, a study found.

July 13, 2023

Childhood developmental disabilities spiked during COVID-19 pandemic, says CDC

Diagnosed developmental disabilities in children and teenagers soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

July 13, 2023

Growing share of teen girls visited ER for mental crises during pandemic

The number of teenage girls visiting emergency rooms for eating disorders, self-cutting and suicide attempts soared in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study has found.

July 12, 2023

Study links perceived racism to development of obesity in children

Children who report personal experiences of racial discrimination are likelier to develop obesity, a study has found.

July 11, 2023

Trust in higher education dives, poll shows

Trust in higher education has fallen sharply among adults responding to Gallup polling as inflation jacks up costs.

July 11, 2023

Experts debate whether new citizenship test will be harder to pass

The Biden administration's attempt to redesign the citizenship test has some immigration advocates arguing it will make it tougher for new arrivals to win citizenship.

July 6, 2023

Study links hearing loss to increased fatigue after middle age

Hearing-impaired adults are nearly twice as likely as those with healthy ears to have chronic fatigue starting in middle age as they strain to process sounds, a study has found.

July 6, 2023

Confidence in U.S. institutions falls to new lows in Gallup poll

People's confidence in U.S. institutions fell to a new low in the latest Gallup polling, released Thursday.

July 6, 2023

Census: Biggest cities lost more than 1M day residents as commuters stayed home during pandemic

The daytime populations of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago plunged to ghost town levels as more commuters worked from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.

July 5, 2023

Red state internet searches for ‘self-managed abortion’ surged after Dobbs

A new analysis of Google Trends data shows that internet searches for self-managed abortions rose sharply in states that restricted the procedure last summer.

July 5, 2023

More people find ‘American Dream’ ‘out of reach,’ poll finds

More people say the American Dream is "out of reach" for them than a year ago, according to an annual poll released Monday.

July 3, 2023

Pre-COVID death rates from drugs, guns reached ‘national emergency’ level, study finds

Death rates for drug overdoses, shootings and all other injuries "increased substantially" nationwide during the two decades heading into the COVID-19 pandemic, a study has found.

July 3, 2023

Scholars hesitate to say where crumbling faith in institutions will lead

Recent polls show Americans increasingly distrust science and organized religion, government and the media, public education and law enforcement -- creating what sounds like the background of a dystopian novel.

July 3, 2023