Despite Southwest Airlines’ recent high-profile safety incident when a hole suddenly ripped open in an airliner fuselage, it remains the favorite among four top air carriers as far as Americans are concerned. But among those who travel by air once a month or more, it’s the least favorite of the group.
Despite several high-profile airline emergencies in the past week, Americans express strong confidence in the safety of air travel in the United States.
Following media reports that she plans to leave her post as anchor of the CBS Evening News in June, Katie Couric will exit with virtually the same favorable ratings she had when she started the job in 2006.
Professional athletes are often held to a different standard than other famous people because they are looked up to by children. But a strong majority of Americans don’t believe they’re doing a good job upholding their image.
March Madness this year produced a Final Four in the Men’s Basketball Championship that only 2 people out of 6 million picked in ESPN brackets.
Baseball has been described as “America’s national religion.” But as a new season of Major League Baseball gets underway, most Americans aren’t placing as much importance on the sport as they once did.
Elizabeth Taylor hadn't made a major film in years, but the movie icon who died last week is still viewed favorably by most Americans.
Most Americans agree on the importance of exercise and do at least some exercising every week.
Americans continue to give their health positive ratings, but they are slightly less optimistic about the future.
Spring has sprung! And with it comes spring cleaning, at least for most Americans.
Spring is finally here after a long and snowy winter for much of the country, but for most Americans, that also means allergy season.
The Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox arguably made the biggest off season moves, and fans put them ahead of the pack going in to the 2011 Major League Baseball season.
Winning an Academy Award is no guarantee that people will like you or even know who you are, for that matter.
Very few Americans consider St. Patrick's Day an important holiday, but nearly half of adults plan to go green today anyway.
March Madness is underway and two teams are in a virtual tie as the pick to win the NCAA tournament among college basketball fans.
It’s been one year since Tiger Woods announced he would make his competitive return to golf following months of tabloid scandal, but Americans’ opinions of the golfer have changed little since then.
The votes are in, and the new judges on "American Idol" have a fair number of fans so far.
Americans will lose an hour of sleep tonight in exchange for another hour of afternoon daylight, but nearly half don’t think the extra daylight is worth it.
Which profession is worthy of the highest salary? The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey reveals that among a variety of occupations, 30% of Americans think that teachers should get paid the most.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is making headlines with the recent announcement that it will provide “gender-neutral” housing for students starting in the fall. In designated dormitories, male and female students can choose to live together as roommates on floors with co-ed rooms and bathrooms.
