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As Ethiopians emerge from two years of conflict, Gallup surveys show residents are grimmer than they have been in years. Record numbers are struggling to afford food, life evaluations are down, and worry is up.

Julie Ray joins the podcast to discuss the latest findings of Gallup's annual Rating World Leaders report. Later, Jay Loschky discusses leadership approval ratings for Iran and Saudi Arabia as tensions between the two countries thaw.

The third in Gallup's "State of the States" series reveals that residents of North Dakota, Utah, and Texas are among the least negative U.S. residents about the nation's economy, while those living in Rhode Island, Michigan, and Maine are the ...

Seventeen percent of U.S. adults report that they felt significant loneliness the previous full day, down from three different highs of 25% in 2020 and early 2021.

Utah residents are least likely to be satisfied with their area's air quality, followed by residents of several other Western states. Residents of states in the northern Midwest are among the most likely to be satisfied.

Utah scores best by far across 13 forward-looking metrics that might determine which U.S. states will be the best places to live in the future. West Virginia scores lowest.

On a state-by-state basis, U.S. adults' satisfaction with their own standard of living -- that is, "all the things you can buy and do" -- falls in a fairly narrow range, from 82.3% in North Dakota at the high end to 69% in Nevada at the low end.

Gallup editors offer their picks for some of the most important world discoveries -- and most highly read international stories -- in 2022.

A Global Wellbeing Initiative study finds people worldwide are more likely to feel at peace with their own thoughts than to not, but this is not true everywhere.

Even as the West slapped Russia with economic sanctions after invading Ukraine, Russians remained upbeat about their local economic conditions.