Sean Salai

Zogby poll: 63% of parents want Biden to end all COVID-19 mandates

A new Zogby poll finds that more than 6 in 10 parents of preteens want President Biden to drop all COVID-19 mandates.

March 9, 2022

Most U.S. parents of preteens are now millennials who reject the Bible, survey says

Most American parents of children younger than 13 are now millennials who do not believe in the Bible, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University.

March 9, 2022

MLK library to exhibit homeless signs as D.C. struggles with encampments

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will exhibit the cardboard signs of "people experiencing homelessness" this month, providing an uncomfortable visual reminder of the vagrancy problem gripping the nation's capital.

March 9, 2022

Zelenskyy to receive Ronald Reagan Freedom Award

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute has announced it will bestow its Ronald Reagan Freedom Award to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for resisting Russian leader Vladimir Putin's invasion of his country.

March 8, 2022

Researchers warn trendy CBD gummies can cause failed drug tests

CBD gummies are the new poppy seed muffins for Americans who face employment drug screenings, experts warn.

March 7, 2022

Smithsonian to mark Watergate 50th anniversary with political art show

Images of former President Richard Nixon -- ranging from mixed-media caricatures to political cartoons -- will launch a 50th anniversary exhibit of the Watergate Hotel break-in at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery this month.

March 7, 2022

APA cites diversity, science in revised HS psychology curriculum

The American Psychological Association has revised its standards for high school psychology curricula for the first time in 11 years, citing a need to make classroom lessons more scientific and focused on diversity.

March 4, 2022

Officials warn against Ukraine charity scams

Officials are warning Americans not to fall for charity scams that pocket donations meant for Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's invasion.

March 4, 2022

Gore, Thunberg headline Kennedy Center five-week climate change program

Former Vice President Al Gore, blues singer Martha Redbone and Swedish teenage environmentalist Greta Thunberg are among the names highlighting a wide-ranging climate change program that starts next week at the District's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

March 4, 2022

Florida teens walk out of school to protest parental rights bill

Florida teenagers have staged a statewide walkout from their classrooms to protest the state's proposed parental bill of rights, which would forbid teachers from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation in elementary schools.

March 4, 2022

Trans softball players pressure Gay World Series to boycott Texas over Abbott order

A growing number of transgender softball players want the Gay Softball World Series moved out of Texas to protest Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's order against sex-change operations for children, a league manager said this week.

March 3, 2022

Parenting expert urges parents to discuss Ukraine with kids

Europe's first ground war in half a century has made it urgent for parents to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine with their children, according to a noted parenting educator.

March 3, 2022

Aviation industry offers signing bonuses, perks to reverse mechanics shortage

The nation's pandemic-fueled shortage of aviation mechanics led 25 industry employers to a Maryland flight school Wednesday to offer students recruiting perks ranging from free tools to signing bonuses.

March 2, 2022

D.C. museums, monuments eye return of school groups

Museums and monuments in the District of Columbia are prepping for a resurgence of school field trips this spring following the lifting of mask mandates and vaccine card requirements.

March 2, 2022

Nebraska conservatives meet deadline to block Lincoln gender identity bill

Nebraska conservatives said Tuesday they have met a deadline for a petition to block a Lincoln City Council proposal that would allow biological men who identify as female to use women's facilities and subject resistant businesses and organizations to fines.

March 1, 2022

Canine advocates push U.S. Mint for coin series honoring service dogs

Service dogs, police dogs and military war dogs will be getting a commemorative coin series from the U.S. Mint in 2023 if canine advocates have their way.

March 1, 2022

Officials predict peak bloom for cherry blossoms on March 22-25

National Park Service officials announced Tuesday that the District's cherry blossoms will reach their peak bloom in the Tidal Basin between March 22 and 25, a hopeful sign of spring as the annual festival returns in-person for the first time in three years.

March 1, 2022

Economists see car insurance rates climbing in 2022

Masks are coming off, COVID restrictions are coming down and motorists are hitting the road -- and running straight into higher car insurance rates that show no sign of declining this year, economists say.

February 28, 2022

Youngkin identifies racially ‘divisive concepts’ in schools report

Gov. Glenn Youngkin released an interim report Friday outlining steps his administration is taking to remove "inherently divisive concepts" in Virginia's public schools, part of his pledge to ban critical race theory.

February 25, 2022

Florida school board gives new contract to company after ‘cultural sensitivity training’

Florida's Sarasota County School Board has voted to hire a company that critics blame for a "cultural sensitivity training" program for faculty it canceled two years ago after the facilitator told teachers to publicly shame each other for perceived racial intolerance.

February 25, 2022