Month: January 2025
Breaking Down the Controversy Over LA Mayor Karen Bass and the Wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism for being out of the country when the devastating wildfires began to ravage the city on Tuesday night, destroying thousands of homes and displacing residents. Bass had been in Ghana, attending the
Read MoreWATCH: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood perform ‘Imagine’ at Jimmy Carter’s funeral
Brooks and Yearwood performed the same song just over a year prior at the funeral for Carter’s wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter.
Read MoreBiden administration announces its final aid package to Ukraine before Trump takes office
With less than two weeks left in office, the Biden administration is announcing its final shipment of weapons for Ukraine. The White House believes nearly all of this $500 million worth of weapons will arrive before the inauguration of Donald
Read MoreSyria’s once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad
As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family’s ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region
Read MoreMexico’s President Sheinbaum gives sarcastic retort to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment
Standing before a global map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that North America should be renamed “América Mexicana” because an 1814 founding document that preceded Mexico’s constitution referred to it that way.
Read MoreWATCH: Rev. Andrew Young remembers Jimmy Carter’s legacy pursuing equality
Young, a prominent civil rights leader and former United Nations ambassador who served under Carter, began his eulogy at Carter’s funeral Thursday with a simple declaration: “Jimmy Carter, for me, was something of a miracle.”
Read MoreAs L.A. burns, Trump blames Newsom — and California governor pushes back – The Washington Post
As L.A. burns, Trump blames Newsom — and California governor pushes back The Washington Post Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy CNN Donald Trump Responds to LA Wildfire Catastrophe the Only
Read MoreAcknowledgments
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes ResearchMoira Fagan, Research AssociateChristine Huang, Research AssociateLaura Clancy, Research AnalystJordan Lippert, Research Analyst Dorene Asare-Marfo, Senior Panel ManagerPeter Bell,
Read MoreMethodology
About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2024 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates, Social Research Centre and Verian. The results are based on
Read MoreAppendix A: Economic categorization of high- and middle-income countries
For this report, we grouped countries into high-income and middle-income categories based on definitions from the World Bank. The post Appendix A: Economic categorization of high- and middle-income countries appeared first on Pew Research Center.
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