New studies find student performance fell across southern California and a large Florida county amid the surge in immigration ...

It’s important for journalists to pay attention to the report because it connects global warming to harms unfolding in ...

Imagine how you’d react if you were at the beach planning to play in the waves with your best friend’s kids when you hear this news on the radio: Shark attacks have tripled over the last three years ...

It may sound counterintuitive, but firms that were created to negotiate better deals for consumers on medicines instead have sometimes driven up the costs of prescriptions — while also putting the ...

Recent research can help journalists investigate barriers many U.S. students face trying to transfer from a community college to a university. Some papers published in 2025 provide solutions.

“In the span of about two months, the Trump administration radically expanded the 287(g) program beyond anything I have seen in the past 15 years of close study of this precise policy,” writes ...

Young voters have been a major voting bloc since 1971, when the U.S. lowered the federal voting age from 21 to 18. Today, they are one of America’s largest voting blocs — about 50 million people aged ...

Health misinformation is not a new phenomenon, but modern-day factors such as social media, in addition to politicization of health and science and the fast pace of scientific development during the ...

In June 2023, Nevada legislators approved $380 million in public funding for a 30,000-seat ballpark for the Oakland A’s, who are expected to throw their first pitch in Las Vegas in 2028 after Major ...

Each year, thousands of people die trying to cross roads in the U.S., making pedestrian safety a perpetual policy issue in cities and towns of all sizes. That’s why local news outlets pay close ...

Major public health and medical associations in the U.S., including the American College of Physicians, American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association have recognized voting ...

Unlocked is a new series focused on explaining U.S. federal government systems, structures, and processes. This Medicaid explainer is part of that series, which is produced by The Journalist’s ...