The number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ doubled in 12 years, new poll shows
In 2023, 7.6% of U.S. adults said they align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community, compared to 3.5% in 2012, the first year Gallup collected such metrics. That figure has grown every year since 2012.
Read more ...The first Black pilot of a commercial airline has died at 89
David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris' death, American's CEO called him a "trailblazer."
Read more ...How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated
The peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says a pregnancy checkbox on national death certificates inflates the death rate.
Read more ...Oil and gas drillers are releasing more climate-warming methane than the government estimates, a new study shows.
Read more ...Judge in Georgia election interference case quashes some charges against Trump
The judge overseeing the Georgia racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies has quashed a number of charges related to soliciting officials to violate their oaths of office.
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