American economic sentiment fell in a recent Gallup survey, with some metrics faltering significantly. The survey, published April 21, found that 53% of Americans believe that their personal financial situation is getting worse. The survey was taken from April 1 to April 14, meaning the majority of it was completed after President Donald Trump announced his sweeping tariff regime on April 2. Equity and bond markets have whipsawed in the wake of what Trump called "Liberation Day" and the chaotic implementation of the tariffs. "Public attitudes about several specific aspects...

A poll out of Politico and UC Berkeley's Citrin Center new partnership suggested on Saturday that a slight majority of Californians back the idea of providing free or low-cost health care to illegal immigrants despite budget constraints. The poll found that 53% support offering California's Medicaid program for illegal immigrants, while 48% said the state should scale back or never have offered the coverage at all. Among those in favor of giving illegal immigrants Medi-Cal access, 21% said California's Medicaid program should continue to be offered even if it means...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Gamers are being left stressed and frustrated as they lose money and time trying to navigate designs made to manipulate them, a new study has found. The study, "Playing the player: Unfair digital gaming practices and their impact on Australians," by Monash University and the Consumer Policy Research Center (CPRC), found nearly half of gamers in Australia had been left out of pocket due to...

But there are some exceptions. Sea turtle populations in the Atlantic Ocean are more likely to be recovering than those in Pacific waters. And leatherback turtles are not faring as well as other species. Globally, leatherbacks are considered vulnerable to extinction, but many groups are critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. All seven of the regions where leatherbacks are found face high environmental risks, said study co-author Bryan Wallace, a wildlife ecologist at Ecolibrium in Colorado.

A Mississippi city topped the list of must-visit locales for travelers in search of small-town charm, according to USA Today. The city of Starkville packs plenty of it, as told by readers who voted it the No. 1 small town to visit in the South, per the outlet’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards list, published April 9. Known as “Mississippi’s college town,” it was the only Magnolia State municipality to earn a spot on the top 10 list highlighting the region’s best cities with populations under 25,000. The latest available census...

A new poll from Quinnipiac University shows Americans have conflicting views about the impact artificial intelligence could have on the job market and its impact on society. According to the survey, 12% of Americans feel they know a great deal about AI, 35% feel they know a good amount, 34% feel they know just some, and 17% feel they know hardly anything about AI. The poll exposed generational gains regarding AI, with Gen Z and millennials knowing the most about AI and those born before 1965 knowing the least about...

A record-high share of U.S. adults say they think global warming will pose a “serious threat” to them in their lifetime, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. In the survey, conducted in early March, 48 percent of respondents say they think “global warming will pose a serious threat to you or your way of life in your lifetime”— up from 44 percent last year and 46 percent in 2023, the previous record high. Still, a majority of Americans — 51 percent — say they don’t expect global warming to...