Sean Salai

CDC reports show 19 million Americans have had long COVID

About 18 million U.S. adults and 1 million children have had long COVID, with middle-aged Hispanic women in rural areas the most likely to be infected, new federal data shows.

September 26, 2023

Study finds online marijuana dispensaries fail to block minors

Underage drug users are finding it easier to buy marijuana online as more states legalize recreational pot, a new study shows.

September 25, 2023

Literacy experts urge parents to read with kids to make up for COVID losses

Literacy experts say it's time for parents to get kids reading again as they catch up from two years of pandemic-related learning losses.

September 25, 2023

Study finds seniors more vulnerable than assumed to fake government scams

Senior citizens are more vulnerable than previously thought to financial scams impersonating the government, even if they do not have dementia, a new study has found.

September 22, 2023

Government report finds millions untreated for mental illness, substance abuse

Millions of Americans who admit to mental health problems and abuse of drugs or alcohol have gone untreated due to social stigmas and lack of affordable options, a government report shows.

September 20, 2023

No deal breakers wanted: Liberal, conservative dating apps vie for partisan singles

The new dating app TruuBlue bills itself as the "first and only" online matchmaker catering to social justice progressives, seeking to duplicate the success of a conservative rival.

September 20, 2023

CDC researchers find youth shootings during COVID raised economic burdens

Shooting deaths among young men in poor neighborhoods boosted the national cost of youth violence during early COVID-19 lockdowns, a team of federal researchers has found.

September 19, 2023

Oberlin women’s lacrosse coach reassigned after criticizing transgender athletes

Oberlin College women's lacrosse coach Kim Russell is vowing to continue speaking out against transgender athletes in female sports after being reassigned from her position.

September 15, 2023

Constitution Day survey finds most Americans lack basic civics knowledge

As the nation prepares to celebrate Constitution Day on Sunday, an annual survey suggests most Americans don't know enough about their political system to pass a citizenship test.

September 14, 2023

Universities cut spending as costs rise, enrollments fall

Universities across the country faced with falling enrollments and skyrocketing costs are cutting back services, jacking up tuition and eliminating some less popular majors.

September 13, 2023

Six in 10 adults struggle to afford food in the U.S., report finds

Most working Americans have struggled to buy what they want to eat as persistently high inflation empties their pockets, a report has found.Most working Americans have struggled to buy what they want to eat as persistently high inflation empties their pockets, a report has found.

September 13, 2023

CDC: Infant death rate rose in 2021 after 5-year decline

The rate of infants dying before their first birthday rose slightly in the second year of the COVID pandemic after having fallen every year since 2015, according to new federal data.

September 12, 2023

Increase in abortion casts doubts on effectiveness of states’ restrictions

New figures show that the number of abortions increased during the first six months of 2023, compared to the same period in 2020, when the procedure was legal throughout the country.

September 12, 2023

Ron DeSantis names Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to Florida ethics commission

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a parental rights group that several Republican presidential candidates have wooed, to the state Commission on Ethics.

September 7, 2023

Study finds marijuana-related traffic injuries surged after legalization

Emergency room visits for severe car accidents involving marijuana saw "large increases" over time in Ontario and rose more steeply after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, a new study has found.

September 6, 2023

Transgender supporters shutting down free speech on campuses, advocacy group reports

Aggressive protests of campus speakers criticizing transgender athletes in women's sports are shutting down free speech at the nation's top colleges and universities, an advocacy group reports.

September 5, 2023

King’s College vows to reopen as accreditation expires

The King's College, an evangelical liberal arts school in New York City that has struggled to pay its bills, vowed to reopen as its accreditation expired Thursday.

August 31, 2023

Florida adds PragerU to K-12 curricula, Texas may follow

Florida has added the conservative media platform PragerU to its K-12 curricula, and Texas could be next as a national parental rights struggle rages ahead of the 2024 election.

August 30, 2023

King’s College set to lose accreditation on Thursday

The King's College, an evangelical liberal arts school in New York City with a history of financial woes, is on track to lose its accreditation this week.

August 29, 2023

Post-9/11 veterans saw suicide rates soar in the years before pandemic, study finds

A silent epidemic of suicides stalked the nation's military veterans even before the COVID-19 global shutdown. A government-funded study released Monday found that suicide rates among veterans who served in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks soared more than tenfold during the 14 years before the pandemic.

August 28, 2023