How cable news has increasingly diverged from broadcast news

Walter Cronkite was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" as he delivered the news on CBS in the 1960s and '70s—a time when fewer news options created a "shared reality" that scholars argue fostered civic engagement, ...

Looser gun laws tied to thousands more US child shooting deaths

US states that loosened their gun laws following a landmark court ruling saw thousands more childhood firearm deaths than they otherwise would have—the vast majority homicides and suicides—according to a study published ...

Data reveal sharp increase in conflicts and wars

The number of armed conflicts in the world reached a historic high in 2024. This is shown by new data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University. Despite a marginal decrease in total fatalities, targeted ...

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