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A central Ohio parent — during the course of the pandemic — was more likely to resort to spanking his child later in the day when stress levels were at their highest, a new Ohio State University-led study found. Researchers found that for each incremental rise in stress — ranked numerically from 1 to 10 [...]
The Census Bureau is looking to improve trust in the numbers it gathered during the 2020 census by fixing problems caused by the unprecedented challenges of conducting a U.S. head count during a pandemic, natural disasters and efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the process. Demographers, advocates and others who rely on census data [...]
Americans may soon get a better glimpse into a future of green-friendly transportation by visiting a U.S. national park. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently signed a joint pledge to test some of the newest and most innovative travel technologies on public lands and improve visitors' tourism experience. Under multimillion-dollar pilot [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As Americans shop for the holidays, they will likely see a swarm of offers to get their gifts now but pay for them later in fixed monthly installments. Fueled by several hot Silicon Valley startups as well as a push by the big credit card companies, "buy now, pay later" is [...]
MIAMI BEACH (AP) — Cooped-up tourists eager for a taste of Florida's sandy beaches, swaying palm trees and warmer climates are visiting the Sunshine State in droves, topping pre-pandemic levels in recent months. Miami is one of the top search destinations on travel websites and statewide, Florida had 32.5 million travelers from July to September [...]
A new division within the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services was created for the purpose of focusing solely on the well-being of first responders throughout the Buckeye State. The office is charged with the mission of providing specialized support and training to help emergency-response agencies proactively address post-traumatic stress and [...]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators expressed nearly unfettered support for state tax incentives to the film industry at a public hearing last week, in the wake of the shooting death last month of a cinematographer from gunfire on the set of a western movie production. New Mexico offers a rebate of between [...]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Native American tribes fighting for the return of human remains and funerary artifacts excavated from an ancient settlement in present-day Alabama got help for their argument last week when a federal advisory committee found the site to be culturally linked to their tribes. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review [...]
Contrary to popular belief, there has been no great migration during the pandemic. Figures released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the proportion of people who moved over the past year fell to its lowest level in the 73 years that it has been tracked, in contradiction to popular anecdotes that people [...]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia parents who don't speak English say they've long been excluded from parts of their children's education because of language barriers, something exacerbated by the pandemic and the return to in-person learning. Parents told The Associated Press about students being used as translators despite federal prohibitions, incorrect telephone translations and poor communication [...]