Author: Marjorie Connelly

By Matthew Barakat and Ben Finley | The Associated Press September 29, 2020 FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — In a state where Confederate monuments have stood for more than a century and have recently become a flashpoint in the national debate over racial injustice, Virginians remain about evenly divided on whether the statues should stay or…

By Emily Swanson and Josh Boak | The Associated Press April 2, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that positive views of the nation’s economy are down dramatically just since January, with 60% of Americans now saying the economy is “poor” after 67% called…

By Nicholas Riccardi and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press April 27, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump’s public campaign against vote by mail may be resonating with his Republican backers.…

By Cathy Bussewitz and Hannah Fingerhut | The Associated Press August 19, 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — When ride-hailing heavyweights Uber and Lyft and delivery giants Grubhub and Instacart began making shared rides and meals available with a few taps on a smartphone, they transformed the way people work, travel and get food delivered to…

By Sarah Burnett and Emily Swanson March 19, 2020 CHICAGO (AP) — Concern among Americans that they or a loved one will be infected by the coronavirus rose dramatically in the past month, with two-thirds of the country now saying they’re at least somewhat concerned about contracting the COVID-19 illness. That’s up from less than…