Sean Salai

Scientists to interrogate COVID lockdown policies at new D.C. academy

Hillsdale College is opening an Academy for Science and Freedom in Washington, D.C., with three scientists who will push back against the media's use of science to silence questions about COVID-19 lockdown policies.

December 21, 2021

Toy industry rips annual ‘deaths and injuries’ report over inclusion of scooters

The federal government says scooters are the most dangerous toys this holiday season, but the toy industry says not all scooters are created equal.

December 21, 2021

Teacher fired after call for ‘shooting’ anti-vaxxers

A Pennsylvania teacher lost her job after suggesting on Facebook that Americans who refuse COVID-19 vaccinations for religious reasons should be shot.

December 20, 2021

GOP, Democrats alike distrust mainstream media, poll finds

Republicans and Democrats don't agree on much, but a new poll found that most voters from both parties agree that the mainstream news media promotes a political agenda rather than reporting the facts.

December 17, 2021

GOP state lawmakers introduce 12 new bills to ban critical race theory

Republican state legislators have introduced 12 bills to ban critical race theory in K-12 schools since Nov. 8, bringing the total number to 66 in 26 states, according to a free speech advocacy group that tracks them.

December 17, 2021

Nearly 70% of voters oppose new COVID-19 mandates for omicron, poll finds

A new poll released this week finds that just over 69% of U.S. likely voters say no new mandates or restrictions are required for the omicron variant of COVID-19 -- and that includes a majority of Republicans, Democrats and independents.

December 17, 2021

D.C. Public Schools to remove name of its slaveholding founder from Capitol Hill school

D.C. Public Schools is preparing to cancel its founder and the city's first mayor as it moves to rename an elementary school on Capitol Hill.

December 16, 2021

67% of vaccinated Americans favor COVID tax for the unvaccinated, poll finds

A recent survey finds that 67% of vaccinated Americans believe the unvaccinated should pay a "COVID tax" to cover businesses' pandemic safety expenses, but most business owners and the unvaccinated themselves don't believe in such fees.

December 15, 2021

Ho, ho, how much?: Toy prices rise by 18% just in time for Christmas

Parents doing last-minute Christmas shopping might want to reconsider a lump of coal as a stocking stuffer: Toy prices climbed 18% between November 2019 and last month, industry sources point out.

December 14, 2021

Arizona school district lets trans students pick new names on IDs

The Scottsdale Unified School District in Arizona has decided to let transgender students replace the legal first names on their student IDs with new first names corresponding to their chosen gender identities, according to a viral video from May that leaked onto social media this month.

December 13, 2021

Survey: Pare down party faux pas with proper planning, politeness

Hosting a holiday party? Plan to spend time cleaning up alone because many guests don't pitch in to help, a new survey suggests.

December 13, 2021

Signing off after 28 years, NBC’s Brian Williams offers political warning of spreading ‘darkness’

Brian Williams signed off from "The 11th Hour" late Thursday night after 28 years with NBC, warning his viewers about Trump supporters whom he accused of spreading "darkness" across America.

December 10, 2021

Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade sees lessons for racial healing in new book on Lincoln-Douglass friendship

Today's U.S. racial divisions could find a model for healing in the unlikely friendship of President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, according to the latest book by Fox News host Brian Kilmeade.

December 10, 2021

Jesus figurines inducted into National Bobblehead Hall of Fame

Plastic Jesus statues have been popular Christmas gifts at least since Paul Newman sang about his dashboard savior in 1967's "Cool Hand Luke." Now that popularity is being taken to a new level as four Jesus bobbleheads join the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

December 10, 2021

Health officials warn of COVID-19 youth mental health crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a mental illness crisis among America's youth as it redirects their normal social activities into increased social media and screen time, according to public health officials.

December 9, 2021

NBA’s Enes Kanter Freedom, censored over ‘free China’ advocacy, defends U.S. citizenship in op-ed

NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, whose "free China" advocacy has caused the communist nation to ban all Boston Celtics games on television, defended his activism and U.S. citizenship Thursday in an op-ed.

December 9, 2021

Latrice Strader competes in ‘Wheel of Fortune’ secret Santa episode

D.C. real estate agent Latrice Strader grew up watching "Wheel of Fortune" with her parents. Now the 44-year-old single mother of three is a contestant.

December 9, 2021

Volunteer groups get $1.3 million to resettle Afghan refugees in 32 states

Sixty community service agencies this week received $1.3 million from charitable foundations to help resettle Afghan refugees in 32 U.S. states.

December 9, 2021

U.S. ranks 10th in study of ‘most thoughtful countries’

If Santa is checking his list for nations this year, the United States is definitely in the nice column: A new study ranks the U.S. as the 10th-most thoughtful country in the world.

December 8, 2021

Omicron variant increases employee interest in remote work, survey says

A new survey shows that 64% of U.S. wage earners are "more interested in working remotely" due to the omicron variant of COVID-19.

December 8, 2021