Sean Salai

Gallup: Americans’ trust in media continues four-year slide

Americans' trust in the media has continued a four-year slide and is now 2 percentage points above an all-time low, Gallup reported Tuesday.

October 18, 2022

Judge strikes down speech code California college used to censor conservatives

A federal judge has ordered a California community college to abandon the speech code it used to censor the anti-communist fliers of conservative students.

October 18, 2022

Annual mental health report finds U.S. in emotional decline

A leading mental health nonprofit has released an annual report on America's emotional well-being -- and the results are worse than downbeat.

October 17, 2022

Teacher sues day care center that fired her for not reading children’s books on gay marriage

A California day care teacher fired for refusing to read picture books promoting same-sex marriage to children has sued her former employer, alleging a violation of her religious freedom.

October 17, 2022

CDC report: More older men than women died of COVID in 2020

More older men than women died from COVID-19 in the first year of the outbreak, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

October 14, 2022

North Carolina pro-life activists cited for violating COVID orders win settlement

A group of North Carolina pro-life activists cited for violating COVID-19 emergency orders while protesting outside an abortion clinic has won a settlement protecting them from future arrests.

October 14, 2022

Victims unlikely to see much of $1 billion Alex Jones judgment, legal experts say

Legal scholars say the victims of Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones are unlikely to collect much of the more than $1 billion that juries have ordered him to pay.

October 14, 2022

CDC: More than a third of Americans used telemedicine in 2021

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that more than a third of Americans used telemedicine services last year, even as many states restricted them.

October 13, 2022

Physician assistant sues Michigan health system for firing her over LGBT religious exemption

A physician assistant has sued the University of Michigan's medical center for firing her after she requested a religious exemption from referring patients for gender-transition procedures and drugs.

October 13, 2022

Judge rules D.C. restaurant can’t be fined for defying mayor’s COVID orders

An administrative law judge has ruled that the D.C. Department of Health cannot penalize a Northeast tavern for defying Mayor Muriel Bowser's COVID-19 emergency health orders.

October 12, 2022

Survey: Most U.S. adults say a college degree is ‘unaffordable’

A new survey finds that most U.S. adults view a four-year college education as "unaffordable," including the cost of attending an in-state public university.

October 12, 2022

Falling gas-tax revenues prompt cash-strapped states to eye mileage fees for electric vehicles

States that saw gas-tax revenues plummet as drivers stayed home or switched to hybrid and electric vehicles increasingly are eyeing mileage fees to replenish shortfalls in road construction and maintenance funds.

October 11, 2022

Oregon officials clear the way for two school choice amendments in 2024

Oregon officials have cleared the way for school choice advocates to add two constitutional amendments to the November 2024 ballot.

October 11, 2022

Gallup: Americans’ trust in federal government branches hits new low

Americans' trust in the three branches of the federal government has reached a new low but remains higher for state and local governments, according to a Gallup survey.

October 11, 2022

Nearly half of Americans defied COVID quarantine policies, study finds

A new study finds that nearly half of U.S. adults did not comply with public health restrictions or misrepresented their exposure status during COVID-19 quarantines.

October 10, 2022

Retail survey: Middle-class households struggle to cover expenses as prices rise

A survey from a leading retail trade group finds that inflation is making it harder for middle-class households to cover their expenses as the winter holidays loom.

October 7, 2022

More states requiring employers to list salary ranges for job openings

More states are requiring employers to disclose salary ranges for job openings, a trend popular with job seekers that experts say will have little effect on pay levels.

October 7, 2022

Free speech group asks Furman University to reinstate professor who attended Charlottesville rally

A free speech advocacy group has called for the reinstatement of a Furman University professor suspended last weekend for attending a White supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.

October 6, 2022

Maine doctor could lose license for prescribing hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin

Maine's state medical board has withdrawn some allegations against a doctor facing the loss of her license for prescribing hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to COVID-19 patients.

October 6, 2022

National memorial service to salute 148 fallen firefighters on Sunday

Sara Laird says it feels "surreal" that her late husband, Josh, will be among the 148 honorees Sunday at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

October 6, 2022