July 27, 2025

First graders who use more educational media spend more time reading

An estimated 12% of first graders’ most-used media at home is educational, a new study suggests.

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Louisiana upholds its HIV exposure law as other states change or repeal theirs

When Robert Smith met his future girlfriend in 2010, he wanted to take things slowly. For Smith, no relationship had been easy in the years since he was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus, or [...]
California Latino GDP surges past $1 trillion, as Latinos help power state economy

Earlier this year, the latest U.S. Latino GDP Report revealed that the direct economic output of the country’s Latino population exceeded $4 trillion for the first time. Now, new findings from researchers at UCLA and [...]
Q&A: Expert discusses implications of administration’s plans for AI

President Donald Trump intends to unveil an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan aimed at keeping the United States at the forefront of AI development. Toward that end, the president is expected to sign three new executive [...]
Is today’s political climate making dating harder for young people?

The last year has highlighted a political divide between young men and women. Data from elections in several countries shows that women aged 18–29 are becoming significantly more liberal, while young men are leaning more [...]
‘Toothless’ compulsory voting can increase voter turnout

A new study from the University of Georgia found that even unenforced, or “toothless,” compulsory voting laws can increase voter turnout. The research is published in the journal Electoral Studies.This post was originally published on [...]
Women politicians judged more harshly than men, research finds

When women political candidates deviate from expectations or the views of their party, they are judged far more harshly than men by voters, reveals a new study in Politics & Gender.This post was originally published [...]
Q&A: What are the effects of trade restrictions on digital technologies?

President Donald Trump has threatened to levy higher tariffs on more than two dozen countries and on various products in the past few months. China in particular has been a target of the administration’s trade [...]
Research links 19th-century land program to sharp rise in Native American mortality

When Congress passed legislation in 1887 that allotted individual American Indians pieces of land while also granting them citizenship, proponents of the Dawes Act argued it would give them greater independence to farm their own [...]
Staunch Anglican support for the Tory party acting as ‘buffer’ against increasing political volatility, study shows

Disproportionately high support for the Conservative Party among Anglicans is acting as a buffer against the increasingly partisan and volatile Tory support base, research shows.This post was originally published on this site
War in Ukraine is transforming the country’s criminal landscape, report finds

War in Ukraine is transforming the country’s criminal landscape, causing economic and social damage, finds research led by Dr. Taras Fedirko for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).This post was originally published on [...]