Sean Salai

Civil rights official warns colleges to cancel ‘segregated graduations’

A U.S. civil rights official has warned two colleges that their segregated graduation ceremonies for Black, LGBTQ and other minority students are illegal under federal anti-discrimination laws.

May 16, 2022

D.C. substitute teachers demand another raise to offset inflation

Substitute teachers in the D.C. Public Schools protested at City Hall Monday, citing inflation concerns as they demanded a pay increase to $35 an hour.

May 16, 2022

Kansas residents rally to keep ‘In God We Trust’ on police cars

A plan to remove "In God We Trust" decals from police cars in the small Kansas town of Haven has gotten stickier than local officials likely expected.

May 16, 2022

87% of American voters want corporations out of politics, poll shows

Nearly 9 in 10 American voters want corporations to stay out of politics, according to a poll released Monday.

May 16, 2022

Conservative shareholder-activists turn up pressure on woke companies

Conservative shareholder-activists have turned up the pressure on what they say is liberal-leaning "woke" corporate culture with several proposals at annual boardroom meetings.

May 15, 2022

Rift widens as conservative shareholders get short shrift from ‘woke’ companies

Conservative shareholder-activists turned up the pressure on "woke" companies over the past week as the rift between once business-friendly Republicans and corporate America deepened.

May 13, 2022

Health experts: Time to kill screens and send kids back to camp

Health experts are warning U.S. parents to stop soothing their children with digital screens and send them back to summer camp as COVID-19 quarantines wane.

May 13, 2022

Pro-life documentary looks at abortion after Roe

A new pro-life documentary opening in U.S. theaters explores how abortion opponents could react if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized the procedure.

May 13, 2022

Jimmy Lai, imprisoned Hong Kong activist, to receive honorary degree

The son of imprisoned Hong Kong civil rights activist Jimmy Lai will receive an honorary degree on his father's behalf at The Catholic University of America this weekend.

May 13, 2022

Inflation is Americans’ top concern: Pew study

Americans see inflation as the top problem facing the nation today, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Thursday.

May 12, 2022

Teacher unions, school librarians unite to protect sexually explicit books

Two dozen teachers unions, librarians associations and publishers have formed a coalition to stop a drive by parents to remove sexually explicit LGBTQ books from K-12 school libraries.

May 12, 2022

Colorado mom says school pushed transgenderism on her 12-year-old daughter

A Colorado mom says a public school's LGBT group suggested her 12-year-old daughter might be transgender after inviting the girl to what she thought was an after-school art club.

May 12, 2022

Biden to speak with retailers, manufacturers amid nationwide baby formula shortage

President Biden on Thursday will speak with retailers and baby formula manufacturers amid a nationwide shortage that has sparked a backlash from Republicans and angry parents.

May 12, 2022

Teachers’ unions scrutinized over Harvard study of COVID-19 learning

Teachers' unions are under scrutiny in the wake of a Harvard study that shows racial and economic achievement gaps widened during the COVID-19 virtual-learning lockdowns supported by the labor groups.

May 11, 2022

Los Angeles DA defends not charging Dave Chappelle attacker with felony

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon is defending his decision not to press felony charges against a mentally ill homeless man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle on stage last week.

May 11, 2022

Conservatives expose public school gender identity lessons

Conservatives are exposing examples of gender identity instruction to small children in public schools, escalating a feud with education experts who accuse them of insensitivity.

May 11, 2022

Marriott CEO downplays funding for World Economic Forum

Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano says the hotel chain's funding for the World Economic Forum is not an endorsement of the Swiss lobbyist group's progressive politics.

May 10, 2022

Florida law requiring schools to teach ‘evils of communism’ stirs debate

A Florida law requiring public schools to teach the "evils of communism" is stirring debate. Critics say it could fuel a backlash against immigrants from communist nations.

May 10, 2022

NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom to speak at religious freedom summit

An international religious freedom summit in June will feature as a speaker NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who has been censored for his outspoken criticism of the league's close business ties to communist China.

May 10, 2022

Conservatives sweep Texas school board races

School board candidates backed by conservative parental rights groups swept nine of 10 races in four suburban Texas districts, according to election results released Sunday.

May 9, 2022