Sean Salai

Evangelical group boycotts ‘non-binary and transgender extravaganza’ at Macy’s Thanksgiving parade

More than 30,000 people have signed an evangelical group's petition to boycott the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade over its inclusion of transgender and non-binary performers.

November 16, 2023

Turkey prices fall in time for Thanksgiving, but sides and desserts may cost more

Turkey prices have fallen in time for Thanksgiving, but industry reports suggest some side dishes and desserts will cost a bit more this year.

November 15, 2023

Older men led 2021 surge in suicides, CDC reports

In a study released Wednesday, the CDC reported that the number of men 55 and older taking their own lives jumped to 13,655 in 2021 -- nearly 30 suicides for every 100,000 men in the category. Most of the deaths involved firearms.

November 15, 2023

Shift in holiday shopping spells doom for Black Friday doorbuster tradition

Poor Black Friday. The discount shopping bonanza's days are numbered. Retail analysts predict that visiting brick-and-mortar stores the day after Thanksgiving will vanish by 2043.

November 15, 2023

Census finds 2022 preschool enrollment returned to pre-pandemic numbers

U.S. preschool enrollment bounced back to pre-pandemic numbers last year as officials lifted COVID-19 restrictions, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

November 14, 2023

International enrollment at U.S. colleges rebounds from pandemic slump

More than 1 million international students attended U.S. universities last year, the most since 2019-20, as surging numbers of graduate students from India helped end a pandemic-era slump in foreign enrollment.

November 13, 2023

Study finds women outlive men by nearly 6 years due to COVID, drug overdoses

The length of time that women outlive men in the U.S. has grown by a year due to rising deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses, a new study has found.

November 13, 2023

Sex therapist Dr. Ruth named New York’s first ‘ambassador to loneliness’

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has named longtime talk radio host and famous sex therapist Ruth Westheimer as the state's first "ambassador to loneliness."

November 10, 2023

Census Bureau projects U.S. population will fall by 2100

The Census Bureau has predicted for the first time that the U.S. population will decline as deaths begin to outnumber births before the end of this century.

November 9, 2023

Theologians call Christian churches to acknowledge, address systemic racism

Christian churches must acknowledge their historic role in systemic racism and teach that bigotry goes beyond personal sin to unite Americans on racial issues, a panel of Protestant and Anglican theologians said.

November 9, 2023

Gallup finds record high 70% support legalizing marijuana

Support for legalizing marijuana has reached a record high of 70% among U.S. adults, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

November 8, 2023

Fetal mortality rates fell last year after holding steady during COVID, CDC reports

The rate of infants dying stillborn in the uterus fell by 5% last year after holding steady during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new federal data.

November 8, 2023

Study finds opioid cardiac arrests more than doubled in Seattle area

The rate of opioid users in the Seattle metropolitan area who suffered overdose-related cardiac arrests outside of hospitals more than doubled from 2015 to 2021, a new study has found.

November 7, 2023

Complaints of robocall, telemarketing calls targeting seniors hit 5-year low, FTC reports

Consumer complaints about robocall scams and unwanted live telemarketing calls targeting older Americans have fallen to a five-year low, with major drops the last year, according to federal data released Friday.

November 3, 2023

CDC finds more middle schoolers but fewer high school students vaping

More middle schoolers but fewer high school students are vaping in 2023, according to new federal data.

November 3, 2023

Study finds frugal charter schools outperform traditional public schools

Charter school students outscore their traditional public school peers on standardized math and reading exams and would do 40% better if they had equal funding per pupil, a new study indicates.

November 2, 2023

CDC reports biggest infant mortality rate surge in 20 years

The rate of infants dying before their first birthday jumped 3% in 2022, the biggest surge in 20 years, according to new provisional federal data.

November 1, 2023

Fraud claims swamp colleges as Biden administration expands student loan forgiveness

Colleges nationwide have received a wave of complaints that they have misled applicants financially as the Biden administration fights to expand regulations for federal student loan forgiveness.

November 1, 2023

Education Dept. fines nation’s largest Christian university record $37.7M for ‘deceiving’ students

The federal government announced Tuesday that it will fine the nation's largest Christian university $37.7 million after an investigation concluded it misled students about the cost and time required to complete doctoral degrees.

November 1, 2023

Identical twin Catholic clergymen baptize twins at Mass in Pennsylvania

Father Ben Daghir and Deacon Luke Daghir of the Diocese of Erie baptized fraternal twins Gianna and Andrew Renwick during a Mass at St. Mary's Church in Reynoldsville.

October 31, 2023