Detroit public school teachers are taking "sick-outs" in huge numbers in part to protest their pay, causing school shutdowns throughout the city and illustrating the power of public employee unions. Most Americans still agree that teachers are underpaid and have a slightly more positive view of teachers' unions these days.
The names Obama and Clinton never appear in “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” but Republicans are still twice as likely as Democrats to have the new movie on their viewing list. The film details the on-the-ground circumstances surrounding the murder of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2012, while Hillary Clinton was secretary of State.
While the residents of Flint, Michigan deal with the repercussions of lead-contaminated drinking water, the vast majority of Americans still consider their home water supply quite dependable.
Confidence in race relations in America continues to fall, with hopes for the future at their lowest level yet.
Views of Martin Luther King Jr. Day haven’t changed, but even after seven years of having the first black president in office, Americans are more dubious than ever that King’s dream of equal opportunity has been achieved. Blacks are the most skeptical.
Half of Americans intended to get in on this week’s unprecedented $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot even though very few know someone who has ever won a big lottery.
Ground Control to Major Tom: Most Americans are sorry you're gone.
Tattoos are certainly more commonplace in society, but are they becoming completely acceptable?
Americans are more disappointed with last year than they expected to be but are more confident about 2016.
It’s officially 2016, but Americans still don't place too much importance on New Year’s Day.
Many Americans aren’t starting off 2016 on a new foot, but those who are plan to stick with it.
Americans are slightly more inclined to spend this New Year’s Eve at home, but they plan to welcome the new year just the same as always.
Americans used the U.S. Postal Service more this holiday season and continue to give the quasi-governmental agency better marks than its private competitors for the way it handles their packages.
Christmas remains the top holiday for most Americans.
More Americans will be at religious services this holiday season.
‘Tis the day before Christmas, and Americans are still shopping at a record pace.
Congress and the president earlier this month scrapped the national education dictates of George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law and returned control of school standards to states and localities. This is expected to lessen the focus on standardized testing. Americans, especially those with school-age children, approve.
Many Americans will be traveling this holiday season, but twice as many will be hosting loved ones.
Christmas cheer is spreading more than ever this holiday season.
