Sean Salai

More than half of adults say the First Amendment sometimes ‘goes too far’

A quarterly poll has found that more than half of Americans think constitutional rights to free expression sometimes goes too far.

August 1, 2024

Conservative watchdog launches Hate Map to track leftist ‘political violence’

Antisemitic rhetoric and vandalism at pro-life pregnancy centers are among left-leaning political violence tracked by a Hate Map that a conservative civil liberties group launched this week.

August 1, 2024

Small private colleges, public universities cut jobs, programs to close budget gaps

Dozens of regional public and private colleges have eliminated jobs and programs this summer to close budget gaps as enrollment and tuition revenues shrink heading into the fall semester.

August 1, 2024

Study finds declining trust in doctors and hospitals during COVID hurt vaccination rates

A federally funded study shows that decreased trust in the medical establishment during the COVID-19 pandemic made adults of all political stripes less likely to get vaccinated.

July 31, 2024

Millions more received mental health help last year amid opioid crisis

Nearly 4 million more Americans received mental health treatment last year than in 2022 as the opioid crisis persisted, a government report shows.

July 31, 2024

Students score better with new AP tests; College Board denies revenue for struggling schools is goal

A sudden surge in Advanced Placement test scores, following a change in how the College Board scores the exams, has sparked accusations of grade inflation.

July 29, 2024

Just 35% of adults aim to catch Summer Olympics, Gallup poll finds

Only 35% of Americans plan to watch "a great deal" or "fair amount" of the Summer Olympics, a record low in Gallup polling that started with the 2000 Games.

July 25, 2024

Nearly half of adults say American dream unattainable, poll finds

Three out of four adults aspire to the American dream, but nearly half believe it's out of reach for them as living costs rise, a poll has found.

July 24, 2024

Speaker Johnson says Trump has ‘God’s protection’ to win election

God protected Donald Trump from an assassin's bullet to ensure his reelection in November, House Speaker Mike Johnson told a gathering of young conservatives in Washington on Tuesday.

July 24, 2024

Most college students ignorant of American democracy, survey finds

Much like a '60s hit song, college students today don't know much about history ... or civics, government and politics, a new academic survey shows.

July 23, 2024

Study links marijuana use in pregnant women to health risks

A study has found that pregnant women who use marijuana are more likely than those who do not to experience health complications that earlier research has linked to preterm birth.

July 22, 2024

Percentage of adults who believe God created humans reaches 40-year low, Gallup poll finds

The percentage of adults who believe God played a role in creating the first humans reached a 40-year low in Gallup polling released Monday.

July 22, 2024

Delivery charge: States tax Amazon deliveries to replenish dwindling highway repair funds

Colorado and Minnesota are taxing Amazon deliveries to fund road maintenance as gas tax revenues plunge due to the proliferation of electric and fuel-efficient vehicles.

July 19, 2024

Study links pandemic social distancing to increased neonatal mortality, preterm births

Social distancing measures that caused mothers to avoid prenatal care during the early pandemic led to higher rates of babies born early and dying within a month, an analysis of federal data shows.

July 18, 2024

Study finds post-pandemic teens doing worse emotionally than parents suspect

Teenagers are doing worse emotionally since the pandemic than their parents suspect or previous studies have shown, according to federal data released Tuesday.

July 16, 2024

Blocking calls: Officials increasingly ban students’ cellphones in K-12 schools, reversing trend

Worried parents have been keen to send their children to school with cellphones ever since the 9/11 terror attacks and mass shootings ushered in the new millennium. Now public officials are pushing back with complaints that students are using smartphones more for cyberbullying, video games and pornography than for talking or texting with Mom.

July 16, 2024

Awkward: Nation’s largest teachers union locks out own staff after walkout at annual assembly

The National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, has locked out its staff without pay after an internal strike ended its annual assembly prematurely last weekend.

July 11, 2024

Republicans lean more toward marriage than Democrats, says Gallup poll

Working-age Republicans are 20% likelier than Democrats and independents to be married in 2024, according to new Gallup polling that shows a growing partisan divide.

July 11, 2024

Digital play screens slow child social development; addiction starts as early as toddlerhood

Toddlers using touch-screen tablets for playlike activities are less likely than those who play with real toys to communicate or interact socially with their parents, a federally funded study has found.

July 10, 2024

Summer travel costs sizzle to record highs

The cost of a summer road trip is rising alongside consumer worries about high car insurance premiums, hotel rates and gas prices, according to recent reports.

July 9, 2024