From fiscal crisis risks to how debt affects the government's ability to fund societal needs, here are key takeaways from our ...

This explainer will help journalists get to know heirs property, a form of property ownership that can lead to owners losing ...

This explainer will help journalists get to know heirs property, a unique but not uncommon form of property ownership in the U.S. that can sometimes lead to owners losing their land. Know Your ...

Newsroom leaders have heralded artificial intelligence tools as having the potential to remake journalism — for example, by allowing journalists to spend less time on mundane tasks, such as scouring ...

At first glance, registering to vote in the U.S. may seem easy: Adults fill out a form and submit it online, in person or through the mail. But getting onto a state’s voter roll — and staying there — ...

Elections in the U.S. are decentralized. Local jurisdictions or states, not the federal government, decide how to run them. There is no single voting method, and decisions on which voting method to ...

Debt collection lawsuits have risen in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic ended as a global health emergency in May 2023. Research shows Black and Hispanic borrowers are more likely than white and ...

The number of times children and adolescents came to hospital emergency rooms after attempting suicide jumped 22% across 18 countries, including the U.S., during the first two years of the COVID-19 ...

Recent mass shootings in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Uvalde, Texas; and Buffalo, New York are just three of the 233 mass shootings in the U.S. this year — down slightly from 240 mass shootings at this time last ...

Unlocked is a series focused on explaining U.S. federal government systems, structures, and processes. This public debt explainer is part of that series, which is produced by The Journalist’s Resource ...

In 2022, 30 public radio stations across 25 states asked listeners for their biggest questions in advance of that year’s election. What they learned: People really want to know how to judge the judges ...

Most U.S. taxpayers interact with the IRS and state tax departments once a year — to file their income taxes. The final amount owed may be seemingly unrelated to the tax filer’s race or ethnicity. Yet ...