Author: Marjorie Connelly

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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…

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#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…

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#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…

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Majority in US concerned about climate: AP-NORC/EPIC poll

Ellen Knickmeyer, Emily Swanson and Nathan Ellgren | The Associated Press October 26, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them, an increase from just a few years ago. About 6…

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Biden, Dems get low marks on spending talks: AP-NORC poll

Kevin Frank and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press October 28, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden and Democrats try to get a roughly $1.75 trillion package over the finish line, a new poll shows that fewer than half of Americans approve of how they have handled the spending bill. And many say they know…