Infographic: Where America’s mass shootings happened in 2015
When a mass shooting happens, the events that follow are increasingly familiar. But what’s happening before someone pulls the trigger? Following this week’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California,...
View ArticleInteractive map: Number of U.S. cities criminalizing homelessness surges
Across the country, advocates say a growing number of cities have been criminalizing homelessness. According to a 2014 survey of 187 cities by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, the...
View ArticleHow good is Iowa at picking White House winners?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now we want to dig into the numbers just a bit, not just the results, but key facts about Iowa and Iowans. Hari Sreenivasan breaks it down — Hari. HARI...
View ArticleData reveals what matters most to Iowa this election
People participate in the Democratic caucus at the Iowa State Historical Society in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday. Photo by Brian C. Frank/Reuters Iowans today cast the first votes that will go on to...
View ArticleHere’s what’s on the minds of New Hampshire voters
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: And now we break down some interesting facts and figures from New Hampshire that aren’t voting results. Here’s Hari Sreenivasan. HARI SREENIVASAN: Our...
View ArticleAre you sexist? Take this quiz
Illustration by Getty Images READ: The hidden sexism that could sway the election Overt prejudice against women is hard to miss, but decades of research suggests that subtle sexism can be just as...
View ArticleHow men and women answered this sexism quiz
Whose picture accompanied front-page newspaper coverage of Hillary Clinton’s spotlight moment becoming the first female U.S. presidential nominee of a major political party? Several media outlets went...
View ArticleWhy is the teen birth rate so much higher in rural areas?
Photo by Adobe stock photos. Fewer teens are giving birth nationwide, but new government data reveals that teen births are much higher in rural areas than urban ones. In urban counties with large...
View ArticleThe nation’s birth rate declined in 2015, new data says
Photo by Getty Images Fewer babies were born in the United States, the latest government data show, and new mothers relied less on cesarean deliveries. Women gave birth to nearly 4 million babies in...
View ArticleWhy hate crimes are so difficult to convict
A newspaper left as a sign of support is pictured at a makeshift memorial at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old with a criminal record, faces...
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