Does an increased homicide rate increase the need for police in American cities?
The homicide rate decreased by an average of 7 percent in 45 of America’s biggest cities between the fourth quarters of 2021 and 2022.
The homicide rate decreased by an average of 7 percent in 45 of America’s biggest cities between the fourth quarters of 2021 and 2022.

Cervical cancer is highly preventable and treatable, yet approximately 4,200 women die of the disease each year in the US, and Black women die at alarming rates.
Today is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and only 40 percent of Americans think the recent spotlight on racial equality has improved the lives of Black Americans.
For the past four decades, I have been a keen observer of Israel. I taught scores of courses and wrote several books and hundreds of articles and essays, featuring the country’s uniqueness.
Wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate around the world, in the oceans and on land.
Humans are wired to want connection. Our neurobiology craves those moments. When we feel rejected or disconnected, we sense a threat akin to being stalked by a lion.
While Virginia is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases again, cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are reaching a plateau and influenza cases should end in January.
Every school year, teachers at each public school nominate and vote one of their peers to be a school-level teacher of the year.
Tor anyone to advocate terminating or suspending the Constitution is tantamount to a declaration of war.
The goal for a new program at Mary Baldwin University is to improve social mobility among students from less advantaged backgrounds.