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As a grand jury decision on whether to indict a white officer for shooting a black teen looms in Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. whites (60%) continue to place more trust in the police to protect them from crime than nonwhites do (49%).

Majorities of Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden's handling of his job as president and five other key issues.

Thirty years ago, Gallup found fewer than one in two Americans (38%) favored the death penalty for persons convicted of dealing drugs but not of murder.

Americans still see the economy in general as the nation's most important problem, but fewer do now than in recent months. More Americans this month, but still relatively few overall, name school shootings or violence.

Over the past decade the word "fear" has become all too familiar. After 9/11, critics of the war on terror called it fear-mongering. After the financial crash in 2008, living in a climate of fear became the lot of millions of people who lost ...

While inflation, government and the economy remain the top U.S. problems, 8% of Americans now mention abortion, the highest percentage mentioning that issue in Gallup's records.

The European Commission released the second, expanded edition of the EU regional Social Progress Index in late 2020. The index takes discussions about progress beyond GDP.

Americans' support for stricter gun laws has risen sharply in the wake of last month's high-profile mass shootings.

Americans favor new laws restricting access to guns but recognize that they may not be effective in controlling gun violence.

Inflation has become Americans' top concern, both nationally and in terms of their personal financial situation. What they want to do about it is less clear.