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Sean Salai is the general assignment/culture reporter for The Washington Times. A former National desk intern and Metro clerk at The Washington Times, he also has served as a City Hall reporter at the Boca Raton News and as a special contributor at America Media. He can be reached at ssalai@washingtontimes.com.

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The LodeStar LS9 9mm handgun operates with a biometric fingerprint scan or a PIN code. (Photo courtesy of LodeStar)

Smart guns with user recognition will hit U.S. market this year

So-called smart guns that only verified users can fire will become available commercially in the U.S. this year, shaking up an industry excited to court first-time gun owners but concerned about keeping the government from mandating the technology.

January 13, 2022
Anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. An expected decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming year to severely restrict abortion rights or overturn Roe v. Wade entirely is setting off a renewed round of abortion battles in state legislatures. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

CDC report: U.S. abortion rate rose for second consecutive year

Newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the U.S. abortion rate increased for the second consecutive year in 2019, marking an apparent reversal in a statistic that had seen long-term decline.

January 10, 2022
In this May 12, 2020, photo, a pedestrian passes a closed barbershop during the coronavirus pandemic, in the North End neighborhood of Boston. A new survey by the National Federation of Independent Business shows that the percentage of business owners expecting better economic conditions in the next six months decreased one point to a net negative 38% in November, tying a 48-year record low in optimism. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) **FILE**

Small businesses brace for more economic troubles

The percentage of business owners expecting better economic conditions in the next six months decreased 1 point to a net negative 38% in November, tying a 48-year record low in optimism, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' Small Business Optimism Index.

January 7, 2022
Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill being prepped in Congress includes a provision that over five years would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Half of U.S. states raising minimum wage in 2022

Minimum-wage workers across much of the country are set to see bigger paychecks this year as 25 states and the District of Columbia phase in higher wage requirements for employers.

January 5, 2022
Actor Kirk Cameron, and other pro-life advocates, speaks with the media after a meeting with officials of the Trump administration at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Family-friendly filmmakers eye 2022 as the year of Hollywood alternatives

Coming soon to a (home) theater near you: crowdfunded family-friendly fare. That's the message from filmmakers specializing in Christian and conservative themes and stories. They say 2022 will be the 'year of Hollywood alternatives' for a streaming audience that they estimate at 52 million.

January 3, 2022