demographics

Japan lowers its age of adulthood to 18

The Japanese government enacted a bill Wednesday lowering the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, but teenagers beware: the legal age of drinking will stay fixed at 20.

Republicans, Democrats really do occupy different worlds

In Philadelphia, the largest television market in Pennsylvania, the five most-watched cable shows among viewers with at least a four-year college degree include CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," MSNBC's "Hardball" and reruns of the cosmopolitan situation comedy "Modern Family."

Is Trump's base fraying?

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump famously described his core supporters as impervious to outside influence -- even when it when it came to his own troubling or divisive behavior.

Survey: Wisconsinites see childhood obesity as problem

600 people surveyed last month about tobacco use, obesity

The group Transform Wisconsin announced Monday that a recent statewide survey indicates 89 percent of Wisconsinites see childhood obesity as a very serious problem.