People walk past a Taliban fighter at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 24, 2021. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) A Pentagon official confirmed during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that at least 439 Americans remain in Afghanistan, in what Senator Ben Sasse (R.,
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Americans exercised less, drank and smoked more during COVID pandemic
During the pandemic, U.S. adults have on average exercised less, drank and smoked more, and spent more time in front of computer or TV screens, according to a study published Tuesday. UCLA researchers surveyed American adults in October 2020 about five “lifestyle
Americans’ Trust in Media Falls to Second-Lowest Level Ever Recorded in New Poll
( johan10/Getty Images) Americans’ trust in news media fell to the second-lowest ever recorded in a Gallup survey released Thursday. Just 36 percent of respondents said they had some level of trust in mass media, including newspapers, television, and radio,
More Than 100 Americans, Initially Denied Entry into U.S. after Evacuating Afghanistan, Land in Chicago
Bryan Stern (center), co-founder of Project Dynamo, returned to Chicago on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, with more than 100 people his organization rescued from Afghanistan. (Stan Bunner, Project Dynamo) The group of more than 100 U.S. citizens and lawful permanent
Facebook forced troll farm content on over 40% of all Americans each month
In the wake of the 2016 election, Facebook knew it had a problem. Pages and fake accounts created by the Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency had spread through the social network and drawn massive engagement from real users. Facebook knew it
Meet 21 Americans Ready to Inspire During National Recovery Month and Beyond
It’s time to celebrate recovery—and the people who live it every single day. Across the country, it’s difficult to find people who don’t know someone personally affected by addiction. In July, a report from the United States government revealed that overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000