Sean Salai

California nurses vote to strike, cite COVID-19 burnout

Thousands of unionized registered nurses have voted to go on strike in California, citing COVID-19 burnout and the failure of two hospitals to give them fair contracts.

April 8, 2022

Evictions on the rise but lawsuits, nonpaying tenants still vex the rental housing market

Landlords nationwide are booting out more tenants who haven't paid their monthly rent since the COVID-19 pandemic started, but legal challenges are slowing them down in some places.

April 8, 2022

VA says telehealth curbed suicide risk among rural vets in pandemic

A new study finds that rural veterans with mental-health issues were likelier to get online treatment after receiving smart devices from the Department of Veteran Affairs, reducing their risk of suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 8, 2022

Study: Conservatives more likely to relax COVID safety with close friends

A new study finds that Americans take COVID-19 health precautions less seriously around their close friends, but that conservatives are likelier than liberals to relax them.

April 7, 2022

Parents challenge sexually explicit books in record numbers

Parents are challenging or banning books in school libraries and classrooms more than ever before, with two highly contentious works on LGBTQ identity the lead targets of conservatives' wrath.

April 7, 2022

Tech companies offer big money to summer interns for in-person work

Tech companies are offering nearly $10,000 a month to summer interns for in-person office work in hopes of luring young people disillusioned by remote jobs.

April 7, 2022

GOP lawmakers ask Mayor Bowser for autopsies of fetuses obtained by pro-life activists

A group of 20 congressional Republicans is asking D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to order autopsies of five fetuses turned over last week to District authorities, adding to a chorus of pro-life advocates who say the abortions may have violated federal partial-birth laws.

April 6, 2022

Pro-life activists: Fetuses handed over so police could probe timing of the abortions

The pro-life activists involved in last week's handover of five fetuses stored in a Capitol Hill apartment to District police are asking for autopsies to determine whether, as they suspect, federal partial-birth laws were broken when the abortions were conducted.

April 5, 2022

Disabled student sues Boston University over COVID-19 testing

A disabled student has filed a federal lawsuit against Boston University, claiming the private school suspended her after failing to provide an alternative to its weekly COVID-19 testing requirement that fit her medical needs.

April 5, 2022

Republicans flood state legislatures with bills to limit gender, race discussions in schools

Conservative lawmakers in states across the country have introduced almost 200 bills since early last year that would restrict discussions about race and gender in school, according to a free speech advocacy group.

April 5, 2022

COVID-19 deaths nearly double in poorest U.S. counties: Study

Americans in the poorest 10% of U.S. counties were nearly twice as likely to die of COVID-19 as those living in the richest 10% of counties, according to a new study.

April 4, 2022

D.C. seeks 350 cops to replace cadets who refused COVID-19 vaccines

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday her administration plans to recruit more women and city residents to replace police cadets who refused to get mandatory COVID-19 vaccines.

April 4, 2022

Nearly half of Americans favor 15-week abortion ban, WSJ poll shows

Nearly half of U.S. registered voters support a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with exemptions to protect the mother's health, according to a Wall Street Journal poll released Friday.

April 4, 2022

New book shares pastor’s battle with bipolar disorder

In his new book "Heroic Disgrace," Scott Box tells the story of how his faith in God and professional treatment got him back on track.

April 1, 2022

Elite colleges shun conservative speakers; Biden officials, liberals take center stage at graduation

America's elite Ivy League universities won't feature any conservative commencement speakers when they return this spring to in-person graduations for the first time in two years. Biden administration officials -- such as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, who will speak at Yale on May 23 -- are a favored choice instead.

April 1, 2022

Poll: Over 60% of U.S. voters support language of Florida parental rights bill

A poll released this week finds that 61% of U.S. registered voters support the language of Florida's new Parental Rights in Education law, which bans classroom instruction through the third grade on sex and gender issues.

April 1, 2022

Manassas Park police charge seven students in purported mob attack at Virginia school

The Manassas Park Police Department in Virginia has charged seven students for their roles in a purported "mob attack" at Manassas Park High School last week.

April 1, 2022

California nurses cite COVID-19 burnout for looming strike

A union of nearly 5,000 registered nurses is poised to go on strike in California, citing COVID-19 burnout and the failure of two hospitals to give them "fair contracts."

March 31, 2022

Study finds parent-inspired perfectionism rising in college students

A new study links a rise in perfectionism among college students to harmful, all-or-nothing expectations for success that parents increasingly have for their children in a high-pressure world.

March 31, 2022

COVID-19 skeptics sue Biden administration over Twitter censorship

Three COVID-19 skeptics who have been censored on Twitter have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to block its request for information about their social media accounts.

March 31, 2022