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Here’s a closer look at public opinion on the death penalty, as well as key facts about the nation’s use of capital punishment.

Black and Hispanic Americans remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the White House this week as she wraps up her final year in office.

Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.

While newspapers have seen steep job losses from 2008 to 2020, digital-native news organizations have seen considerable gains.

Today, there are millions of Christians in India, although they make up just 2.4% of the country’s massive population.

An estimated 870,000 Mexican migrants came to the U.S. between 2013-18, while an estimated 710,000 left the U.S. for Mexico during that time.

Among India’s six largest religious groups, some are much more likely than others to abstain from eating meat.

Adults – particularly men – who are in same-sex marriages have a somewhat different demographic profile from adults in opposite-sex marriages.

Just about a third of Indian adults (35%) say they ever practice yoga, including 22% who say they do so monthly or less.