Sean Salai

Study finds Texas births up, abortions down after fetal heartbeat law

A new study finds that more babies have been born in Texas since it restricted abortions last year, challenging the claim that women there are simply terminating pregnancies out of state.

November 15, 2022

AAA predicts the third-busiest Thanksgiving travel weekend

This year will mark the third-busiest Thanksgiving travel weekend as the number of Americans driving and flying hits 98% of pre-pandemic levels, AAA announced Tuesday.

November 15, 2022

Federal judge rejects Biden administration’s transgender health protections

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Biden administration cannot redefine sex-based discrimination in statutes to force doctors to perform gender-transition procedures against their will.

November 14, 2022

International enrollment rebounds 80% at U.S. colleges

The number of foreign students enrolling for the first time in U.S. colleges and universities last year rebounded to 80% of pre-pandemic levels, according to a State Department-sponsored report.

November 14, 2022

Gallup: Death penalty support holds steady for 6 straight years

Most Americans (55%) say they support the death penalty, statistically unchanged for six straight years, according to a Gallup poll on Monday.

November 14, 2022

Liberal college students increasingly use ‘heckler veto’ to drown out conservative speakers

College students recently shouted down conservative speakers at Cornell, Penn State and the University of New Mexico, which free-speech advocates warn is a harbinger of a growing "heckler veto" that will further cancel conservative voices at America's institutions of higher learning.

November 11, 2022

Poll: More Americans trust veterans than federal government to ‘do the right thing’

A new survey finds that Americans have "significantly higher confidence" in military veterans than in Congress or the Supreme Court to do the right thing for the nation.

November 10, 2022

West Virginia University eyes ‘woke’ criteria for tenured professors

West Virginia University professors would be graded on their diversity and social justice efforts under a proposal that would let administrators fire educators, including those with tenure, who come up short.

November 10, 2022

Wounded warriors share resilience, prayer on Veterans Day

Former naval intelligence specialist Jake Welch wants to spend Veterans Day acknowledging the emotional wounds of those who served in wartime.

November 10, 2022

Fear of catching COVID hits 17-month low in Gallup poll

The share of Americans worried about catching COVID-19 has fallen to its lowest level in Gallup polling since June 2021, the company reported Thursday.

November 10, 2022

Small businesses struggle to make rent as inflation pressures intensify

More small business owners are struggling to pay their monthly rent on time as high inflation has eaten into expected holiday-season earnings, according to a new poll.

November 9, 2022

Eating disorders spiked among young people during COVID lockdowns, study finds

U.S. hospitals experienced an alarming spike in the number of adolescents and young adults seeking care for eating disorders during the 2020 and 2021 pandemic lockdowns, according to a new study.

November 7, 2022

Most Americans will cut costs on Thanksgiving turkeys to offset inflation: Poll

Most Americans plan to buy their Thanksgiving turkeys on sale, at discount stores and from generic brands to offset rising prices this year, according to a recent poll.

November 7, 2022

Officials warn of spike in scams related to Biden student loan forgiveness plan

Americans with college loans are being targeted by a growing number of scams looking to take advantage of confusion over the Biden administration's debt-forgiveness plan, government officials warn.

November 4, 2022

Drinking deaths soared in the first year of COVID, CDC reports

The rate of Americans dying from alcohol-related causes skyrocketed by 26% in the first year of COVID-19 quarantines -- the sharpest annual increase in 20 years, according to federal data released Friday.

November 4, 2022

Doctor resistance mounts to California law restricting advice to patients on COVID

Five more California doctors have joined the effort to overturn a new state law restricting the advice they can give patients about COVID-19, filing the second federal lawsuit against the restrictive law in four weeks.

November 3, 2022

Paramount, ex-CBS chief Les Moonves agree to pay $30.5M in sex harassment case

Paramount and former CBS chief Les Moonves have agreed to pay $30.5 million to settle allegations of insider trading and sexual harassment.

November 2, 2022

Black-owned small businesses hit harder by inflation, reports show

High inflation has hit Black-owned small businesses harder than others during the pandemic era, exacerbating the racial wealth gap, business investment experts say.

November 2, 2022

Prince William supervisors approve data centers next to Manassas battlefield park

The Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted 5-2 along party lines Wednesday morning to approve the construction of data centers on privately held sites next to Manassas National Battlefield Park, after a contentious, all-night public hearing.

November 2, 2022

Plan to build data centers next to Manassas National Battlefield Park sparks protests

Historians, neighbors and Fairfax County officials are protesting a Prince William County plan to build data centers on privately held Civil War battle sites next to the Manassas National Battlefield Park.

October 31, 2022