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In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 file photo, a technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Confidence in science fell in 2022 while political divides persisted, poll shows

By Maddie Burakoff - Associated Press

Abortion-rights and anti-abortion demonstrators gather outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. Confidence in the Supreme Court sank to its lowest point in at least 50 years in 2022, in the wake of the Dobbs decision that led to state bans and other restrictions on abortion. That's according to the General Social Survey, a long-running and widely respected survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago that has been measuring confidence in the court since 1973, the same year that Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) **FILE**

Trust in Supreme Court fell to lowest point in 50 years after abortion decision, poll shows

By Mark Sherman and Emily Swanson - Associated Press

Illustration on bias in the media by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘Disinformation conference’ headlined by journalists who peddled false stories

By Tim Murtaugh

The General Social Survey shows increasing polarization in Americans' confidence in the scientific community since 2018.

Americans’ trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows

By Seth Borenstein and Hannah Fingerhut - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021, file photo residents Ken Fishman, 81, left, and Esther Wallach, 82, right, hold hands as they wait in line for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the The Palace assisted living facility in Coral Gables, Fla. An ongoing study suggests that older American adults are showing resilience and perseverance despite struggles with loneliness and isolation during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient

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Chicago and Evanston police investigate the scene of a shooting outside an IHOP restaurant in Evanston, Ill., Saturday night, Jan. 9, 2020. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rants

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

A woman waits to vote at the Cathedral of Praise church on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

AP VoteCast: Trump wins white evangelicals, Catholics split

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AP VoteCast: Pennsylvania voters sour on state of nation

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AP VoteCast: Florida voters sour on state of nation

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AP VoteCast: Texas voters sour on state of nation

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AP VoteCast: Colorado voters sour on state of nation

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AP VoteCast: Georgia voters sour on state of nation

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AP VoteCast: Michigan voters sour on state of nation

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AP VoteCast: Minnesota voters sour on state of nation

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AP VoteCast: Arizona voters sour on state of nation

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Voters wait in line outside a polling center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

AP VoteCast: Wisconsin voters sour on state of nation

By BERNARD CONDON - Associated Press

On Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, Stacy Carlson of Hilliard in suburban Columbus, Ohio, said in no uncertain terms that the only issue important to her is voting out President Donald Trump. &quot;The division of the country, his handling of COVID, his handling of civil liberties. The list goes on,&quot; said Carlson while waiting in a line of hundreds of early voters. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

AP VoteCast: Ohio voters sour on state of nation

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

Georgia Richardson-Smaller shows off her I Voted sticker Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Smaller, an undergraduate who wore a mask with Michigan's block 'M' on it, said she voted for Biden. She cited health care, equality and police brutality as the most important issues facing the country. (AP Photo/Noah Trister)

AP VoteCast: Michigan voters sour on state of nation

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

Eboni Price, right, used a different form of transportation to get to her polling site Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Houston, Texas, her trusty horse Moon. &quot;My people went through a lot of things to have the right to vote,&quot; Price said. &quot;I can exercise my right to vote on horseback so I'm riding to vote.&quot; Price, who is also studying to be a veterinarian, said she voted for Kanye West in the presidential race. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano)

AP VoteCast: Texas voters sour on state of nation

By GREG KELLER - Associated Press

Justin Windom prepares to cast his vote Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Atlanta, Ga. Windom is voting for former Vice President Joe Biden. Windom said he liked Biden's work with Obama in the previous administration, and his vice presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Haleluya Hadero)

AP VoteCast: Georgia voters sour on state of nation

By GREG KELLER - Associated Press