Most people in US favor Afghan ally refugees: AP-NORC poll

Ellen Knickmeyer, Hannah Fingerhut and Nathan Ellgren | The Associated Press October 4, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Most people in the U.S. want to see Afghans who worked with Americans offered resettlement in the United States, a new poll shows, confirming support across political divides for former military translators and others struggling to escape Taliban…

Americans agree misinformation is a problem, poll shows

Amanda Seitz and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press October 8, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think social media companies, and the people that use them, bear a good deal of blame for the situation. But few are very concerned that they themselves…

Cyberattacks concerning to most in US: Pearson/AP-NORC poll

Alan Suderman | The Associated Press October 11, 2021 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer systems and view China and Russia as major threats, according to a new poll. The poll by The Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research…

#MeToo, 4 years in: ‘I’d like to think now, we are believed’

Jocelyn Noveck and Maryclaire Dale | The Associated Press October 15, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — To Charlotte Bennett, the new book that arrived at her Manhattan apartment this week — Anita Hill’s “Believing” — was more than just a look at gender violence. It was a dispatch from a fellow member of a very…

#MeToo poll: Many in US more willing to call out misconduct

The Associated Press October 15, 2021 Americans have watched a public reckoning unfold since 2017 as the #MeToo movement exposed the enduring prevalence of sexual assault and harassment in people’s lives. A string of powerful men were taken down in its wake. But has the movement changed their own lives in meaningful, measurable ways? A…