Sean Salai

Nevada mom goes viral after school board cuts her mic during meeting

An emotional Nevada mom has gone viral after school board officials cut her mic temporarily as she read sexually explicit passages from a class assignment given to her high school daughter.

May 18, 2022

Kansas town restores ‘In God We Trust’ to police cars after uproar

Officials in a small Kansas town narrowly reversed a decision to remove "In God We Trust" decals from police cars after outraged residents flooded a city council meeting earlier this week.

May 18, 2022

Love trap: Officials warn of spike in romance scams as summer approaches

Romance scams ranging from fake online dating profiles to would-be "sugar mommas" are ticking upward as summer approaches, according to U.S. officials who have struggled to stop them.

May 17, 2022

Poll: Most U.S. voters oppose transgender policies, but many fear speaking up

Most American voters oppose transgender surgeries and lessons for children, but more than a third fear speaking up about the issue, according to a poll released Tuesday.

May 17, 2022

Progressive CEO defends racial and gender-based hiring at insurance giant

Progressive Corporation CEO Tricia Griffith on Tuesday defended the company's preference for hiring people of color and women against conservatives who say they foster reverse discrimination against White men.

May 17, 2022

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