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Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather. The ruling African National Congress party ... Read More

Jill Biden gives lukewarm response to Joe’s dismal polling: ‘He’s not losing all the battleground states’

REUTERS The polls spell bad news for Biden, who won six of the seven ... there have been several national polls showing us leading now,” Biden said at a campaign stop in North Carolina last ... Read More

US dips to record-low in global happiness, poll finds. Young people are driving the trend.

The report is compiled annually using the Gallup World Poll, which collects quality-of-life data from 140 countries. America’s record decline is in part caused by souring levels of happiness ... Read More

US election 2024: Who are the presidential candidates?

On abortion, Trump takes credit for the U.S. Supreme ... as migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border hit record highs. He has led the response of Western governments to Russia's invasion ... Read More

US falls out of world’s top 20 happiest countries list for the first time ever

World Happiness Report reveals country dropped from 15th to 23rd place, driven in part by a decline in happiness among young people The US has fallen out of the top 20 happiest countries to live ... Read More

Pew’s 2024 ‘State of the City’ event underscores big wins, big issues and trends to look for

Almost 200 people packed the auditorium at WHYY on Wednesday for the official launch of Pew’s latest State of the City report. Read More

Poll: Muslims most discriminated group in US, but Jews not far behind

The survey of 12,693 U.S. adults conducted by the Pew Research Center finds that the ... jumping from 20% in 2021 to 40% today. The poll, taken in February, reflects changing attitudes toward ... Read More

This song is our story

With laughter and tears, Delores moved my heart simply by telling me her story — the story of God ... All around the world are people who are hurting and alone, just like Delores once was. Read More

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Spectrum News covers the Deaf Day of Play at the Strong National Museum ... April 16, 2024 Six-hour RIT Unlabeled Music Festival takes over the SHED on April 20 RIT's second annual Unlabeled Music ... Read More

Share of Americans who say Jews in US face 'a lot' of discrimination spikes since 2021: poll

The percentage of Americans saying that Jews are facing "a lot" of discrimination in society has doubled in the last three years, according to a new survey released Tuesday. The survey, conducted ... Read More

ISIS-K could slip through US border and carry out Moscow-style attack, US official warns

ISIS-K terrorists could cross America’s porous borders, and carry out an attack like the Moscow concert hall mass shooting that killed 143 people, a US counter-terrorism official and experts warned. Read More

World News

By Christine Hauser Israeli Response to Iran Attack Seems Inevitable, Despite Allies’ Pleas The election is a giant undertaking that requires millions of poll workers, voting machines and ... Read More