Today is Free Shipping Day, when many online retailers offer free shipping on gifts in time for Christmas, but online shopping is already more popular than ever with Americans for holiday shopping this year.
President Trump announced a controversial decision last week to reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah. This week, the National Park Service has reduced the number of free entry days into many national parks while also contemplating fee increases.
As South Korea prepares to host the Winter Olympics in February, relations between their northern neighbor and the United States remain frail. But even with the looming threat from North Korea, few Americans support the U.S. team passing on the Olympics in the name of security.
Most Americans still believe religious displays have a place on government property, and they want to see more Christmas in schools, too.
Even though Santa may get all the attention, Americans still want to keep the Christ in Christmas.
The FCC has announced plans to begin rolling back “net neutrality” laws. While Americans still prefer free market competition, they're growing more interested in government control of the world wide web.
It appears stores start stocking the shelves with Christmas items and playing holiday songs earlier each year. Most Americans think stores start the Christmas season too early, and believe the holiday is way too commercialized.
Most Americans think the journalists who’ve lost their jobs over allegations of sexual harassment will bounce back in the near future.
Budweiser recently announced plans to send barley seeds, one of the key ingredients in beer, to space to determine if it’s possible to make and drink beer on Mars. But Americans aren’t particularly anxious for a taste of Martian brew.
With a record number of Americans starting their shopping before Black Friday this year, it’s perhaps no surprise they’re still shopping at a record rate following the biggest shopping day of the year.
Despite the hoopla surrounding Black Friday, most Americans continue to say they will not partake in one of the biggest days of the year for shopping deals.
The overwhelming majority of Americans will again be giving thanks around the Thanksgiving table this year.
Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of the year for travelers, but only one-in-five Americans plan on spending Thanksgiving away from home.
A Los Angeles City Council member has introduced a motion to add Hugh Hefner’s storied Playboy Mansion to the city’s registry of historic cultural monuments, an idea that most Americans oppose. But they do believe Hefner and the magazine he founded in 1953 which featured a nude Playmate of the Month influenced U.S. society for better or worse.
Celebrity news has been dominating lately, with continuing sexual harassment and abuse allegations coming out of Hollywood. But while most Americans think there’s too much, they’re less inclined to say so than in the past.
After the death of a fraternity pledge at Florida State University, one of multiple similar recent deaths, all fraternities and sororities at the university have been suspended indefinitely. But Americans aren’t convinced that banning Greek life is the answer.
Alcohol-induced deaths on college campuses are back in the news, and many Americans continue to question whether schools are doing enough to prevent them.
A church in Alexandria, Virginia where George Washington worshipped is removing a plaque honoring his attendance there to avoid offending visitors and potential new members. But most Americans say, why bother?
Religion is still an important part of most Americans’ lives, even if they don’t visit a house of worship regularly.
Americans aren’t taking any chances on flu season, since more intend to get the vaccine this year.
