With the launch of the decennial census just weeks away, nearly 1 in 5 people may not participate in the high-stakes head count, citing mostly a lack of interest but also a broader distrust of government. A poll released Wednesday by the ...

Historically, marriage was the surest route to financial security for women. Nowadays it's men who are increasingly getting the biggest economic boost from tying the knot, according to a new analysis of census data. The changes, summarized in a Pew Research Center report being ...

Newspapers and other "traditional media" still generate the bulk of news that gets to US consumers despite the rising importance of online media, according to a study released Monday. The report by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, based on a study of media in Baltimore, Maryland, found that 95 percent of stories with "new information ...

In Indonesia, Muslim groups burn down a mosque belonging to the minority Ahmadiyya. In Singapore, the government refuses to recognize Jehovah's Witnesses. In Belgium, 68 religion-based hate crimes are reported in 2007 alone. People living in a third of all countries are restricted from practicing ...