Sean Salai

Urban transit agencies fear ‘death spiral’ as fewer people ride public transportation after COVID

Urban transit agencies are losing riders and increasingly fear the "death spiral" -- cutting rail and bus services and driving away more passengers than they have already lost since the pandemic.

February 8, 2024

D.C. restaurant visited by Biden received $600K in COVID relief. Now it’s closed.

Taqueria Las Gemelas, a District restaurant that received $600,000 in pandemic stimulus money and a visit from President Biden in 2021, has sold its last taco.

February 7, 2024

Under siege: Retailers flee cities as unarmed security, public authorities fail to curb thefts

Business insiders see a deeper problem in the inability of unarmed security staff to keep employees and merchandise safe.

February 7, 2024

Farm group warns beef prices could hit record highs as cattle inventory declines

Beef prices could rise to new highs, a farm advocacy group found in an analysis of federal data.

February 6, 2024

Two-thirds of hotels report staff shortages despite record wages

More than two-thirds of U.S. hotels have experienced staff shortages in 2024 despite raising wages to an all-time high since the COVID-19 pandemic, an industry survey shows.

February 5, 2024

Virginia teen to publish medical research paper, helps promote contest to urge peers to do likewise

Emma Tukhi, 16, of Burke, Virginia, already is contributing to her chosen profession.

February 1, 2024

Once hotbeds of free speech, college campuses growing more restrictive on controversial expression

College students are less free than ever under campus speech codes to express controversial opinions about international conflicts, race and gender, a new report says.

January 31, 2024

CDC report finds surge in early births, shorter pregnancies

Women had shorter pregnancies nationwide as preterm and early-term birth rates rose from 2014 to 2022 by 12% and 20%, respectively, according to federal data released Wednesday.

January 31, 2024

Identity-focused struggles dominate teaching of main events in U.S. history

American history has become a gloomy narrative about race, gender and class struggles in introductory college courses, according to a commission report from Arizona State University.

January 30, 2024

JAMA Internal Medicine study links food insecurity to shorter life expectancy

Financially strapped Americans lacking consistent access to adequate food and water are more likely to die prematurely and have shorter life expectancies at age 50, a study has found.

January 29, 2024

Maryland county reopens animal shelter after shutting it for dog illness

The public animal shelter in Maryland's Prince George's County has reopened with some restrictions after identifying and treating a mysterious dog illness.

January 26, 2024

Study links suicidal thoughts in teens to social withdrawal, bodily pains

Teenagers who are socially withdrawn and complain about worsening aches and pains are much more likely than others to have suicidal thoughts, a new study has found.

January 25, 2024

Bye-bye, boomers: Retirement will create labor crunch for pilots, doctors and teachers

It takes a lot of time and training to qualify as a commercial pilot, a health care worker or an educator -- which bodes ill for airlines, medical facilities and schools as thousands of baby boomers retire from professions already facing labor shortages.

January 25, 2024

Yale, other elite universities settle ‘price-fixing’ financial aid lawsuit

Several elite universities accused in a federal lawsuit of conspiring to fix financial aid offers at the same low rates for students of humble means have settled out of court.

January 24, 2024

WATCH: Holocaust survivor shares story of survival, warns against dangers of antisemitism

Jochen "Jack" Wurfl's story of survival -- including a stint in the Hitler Youth as a young boy trying to hide his Jewish heritage -- is detailed in his recently published autobiography "My Two Lives." Originally written to document for his descendants their family's suffering, Mr. Wurfl hopes the account helps others take antisemitism more seriously in the wake of the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas, a Palestinian terror group.

January 24, 2024

Shrinking pool of applicants, dwindling state funds push some colleges toward humanities cutbacks

Some regional public universities are bracing for a fresh round of humanities cutbacks in 2024 as more financially conscious students shun degree programs associated with low-paying careers.

January 23, 2024

Skip the first date: New matchmaker app sends AI avatars to meet each other

It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi rom-com: Dating app users create avatars of themselves that go on dates in virtual reality. If the avatars hit it off, an in-person meeting is arranged.

January 23, 2024

Thousands brave snow, cold to protest abortion in 51st March for Life

Thousands of pro-life activists braved snow and below-freezing temperatures to protest legalized abortion in the nation's capital on Friday, walking to the U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court.

January 19, 2024

Annual Marist poll finds declining support for key pro-life positions

An annual poll traditionally friendly to anti-abortion advocates shows support for some pro-life positions wavering over the past year, reflecting possible pushback against the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

January 18, 2024

Share of K-12 parents considering new schools more than doubled last year, poll finds

The percentage of parents who considered sending their children to new schools more than doubled last year, an annual poll has found.

January 16, 2024