Sean Salai

Two-thirds of Super Bowl LVI viewers say they are more excited about ads than the game: Poll

A new consumer research survey finds that 66% of Super Bowl LVI viewers look forward to watching the commercials more than the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams.

February 11, 2022

Rash of auto recalls raises questions about safety, electric cars

A recent flurry of automobile recalls is raising new safety concerns, including questions about the reliability of Tesla's electric vehicles.

February 11, 2022

FBI warns of online romance scams for Valentine’s Day

Fans of Netflix's "Tinder Swindler" may know how romance scams work online, but the experts warn that many of America's loneliest hearts could still fall for fraud on Valentine's Day.

February 11, 2022

Survey: 66% of small business owners say Biden is accelerating inflation

America's small business owners grew slightly more optimistic about the economy in January, but two-thirds worried that President Biden's policies are accelerating inflation, a new poll shows.

February 10, 2022

Netflix’s ‘woke’ reboots of classic shows drive fans to revolt

Fans of fantasy, science fiction and cartoons are revolting against the filmmakers behind Netflix's "woke" adaptations of some of their favorite genre content.

February 9, 2022

Celtics’ Enes Kanter Freedom, major China critic, to speak at CPAC

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom, the NBA's loudest critic of Communist China, will be a featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference later this month.

February 8, 2022

Florists warn of higher prices, Super Bowl conflict for Valentine’s Day

Traditionally, men have had a week or two after the Super Bowl before they had to worry about flowers for Feb. 14. Not this year.

February 8, 2022

Commercial real estate bust has D.C. developers turning downtown office space into housing

The collapse of the commercial real estate market in the District during COVID-19 years has some property owners looking to convert empty downtown office buildings into housing.

February 8, 2022

Only 14% of Americans plan to attend big Super Bowl LVI parties, survey says

Most Americans will watch Super Bowl LVI but only 14% plan to attend large game-day parties this year as COVID-19 hesitations continue, according to a new consumer survey released Tuesday.

February 8, 2022

Midterms renew doubts about election polling accuracy

The approach of the midterm elections is renewing doubts about the accuracy of polling, after the predictions of strong Democratic Party support before the last two presidential contests turned out to be wrong.

February 4, 2022

Vietnam War hero recalls his story for Black History Month

Sanders Williams understands Black History Month firsthand.

February 4, 2022

American consumers see drop in restaurant, retail quality from labor shortage, study finds

Poor service. Limited menus and inventories. Shorter hours of operation. The pandemic's labor shortage has plagued restaurants, retailers and their customers, according to a new consumer survey from Premise, a global marketing data collector.

February 3, 2022

Civil liberties group lists 10 worst colleges for free speech

Georgetown University, Stanford University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have topped a list of the worst colleges for free speech compiled annually by a civil liberties nonprofit that focuses on censorship at campuses.

February 2, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg thanks ADL, promises Colbert to change her thinking on Holocaust

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg thanked the Andi-Defamation League and promised Stephen Colbert to change her thinking after saying the Holocaust was not about race during a discussion Monday morning on the ABC talk show.

February 1, 2022

George Mason, Virginia Tech end vaccine mandates for students

Two Virginia universities, George Mason and Virginia Tech, will end their vaccine requirements for in-person student attendance in response to a legal statement from commonwealth Attorney General Jason Miyares.

February 1, 2022

New York Times buys Wordle puzzle game for seven figures

The New York Times purchased the viral word puzzle game Wordle on Monday, adding the overnight sensation to its Games unit just three months after it hit the public.

January 31, 2022

U.S. in league with China, North Korea on abortion

The United States, China and North Korea are among only six countries that allow abortion on demand throughout the entirety of pregnancy, according to new research comparing America to the rest of the world.

January 31, 2022

GOP state lawmakers file 56 bills to ban critical race theory

Republican state lawmakers this month have filed 56 bills to ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools and other institutions, raising to 122 the number of proposals being considered in 33 states since last January, according to a free speech advocacy group that tracks them.

January 30, 2022

New book urges Hispanic immigrants to embrace conservative principles

America is still a land of opportunity where conservative principles of faith and personal responsibility can help Hispanic immigrants go from rags to riches, according to a new autobiographical self-help book by author David Morales.

January 28, 2022

First Vulcan flight to carry DNA of ‘Star Trek’ creator, ashes of wife and chief engineer Scotty

The DNA of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry will accompany the ashes of his wife and the actor who played chief engineer Scotty when the first Vulcan rocket lifts off in a mission dubbed the "Enterprise flight," scheduled for later this year.

January 28, 2022