Mass shooters pursuing fame often plan their attacks as "surprises," a study shows. This tendency makes them uniquely challenging to prevent.

Most child shooting victims are shot outdoors for unknown reasons and are likely not the intended target, a new study shows.

More kids have been diagnosed with autism than at any time since monitoring began more than two decades ago, studies find.

"Our research suggests that the US could benefit from adopting Canada's more flexible regulatory approach to methadone treatment..."

"Of those who will be spending their tax refunds, improving food purchases is top of mind," says Jayson Lusk.

In the US, undocumented Mexican men who are young, single, and less educated have the highest risk for deportation, no matter the political climate.

New research shows a direct link between constituent race, class, and immigration status and US state spending between 1921 and 1961.

Data literacy skills among fourth and eighth-grade students in the US have declined significantly over the last decade, researchers say.

"African American Studies is a step in the direction of the full integration of the Black experience into the American experience."

Scoring highly on racial resentment is strongly associated with believing that abortion should be illegal, research finds.