Author: Marjorie Connelly

Sarah Skidmore Sell | the Associated Press April 13, 2021 While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S. Overall, 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about the same now as a year ago, and 30% say…

David Bauder | the Associated Press April 14, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — A study of the public’s attitude toward the press reveals that distrust goes deeper than partisanship and down to how journalists define their very mission. In short: Americans want more than a watchdog. The study, released Wednesday by the Media Insight Project,…

Lauran Neergaard, Hannah Fingerhut and Marion Renault | the Associated Press March 11, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as the country itches to get back to normal a year into the pandemic. A…

Collin Binkley and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press March 23, 2021 BOSTON (AP) — Parents across the U.S. are conflicted about reopening schools. Most are at least somewhat worried that a return to the classroom will lead to more coronavirus cases, but there’s an even deeper fear that their children are falling behind in school…

Julie Pace and Emily Swanson | the Associated Press March 31, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are broadly supportive of President Joe Biden’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll finds, and approval of his stewardship of the economy has ticked up following passage of a sprawling $1.9 trillion relief bill. But Americans are…