Sean Salai

Surge in mail crime points to phase-out of checks, bill payers risk losses by using USPS boxes

Check fraud has nearly doubled amid a surge in organized mail crime that started during the COVID-19 pandemic, and experts say it could spell the end for the once-popular payment method.

June 13, 2023

CDC: 15% of kids received mental health treatment in 2021

About 15% of children nationwide received treatment for mental health disorders in 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.

June 13, 2023

More high school students say college ‘not worth it,’ survey finds

More and more high school students say they will skip college because they doubt it's worth the money, a new study has found.

June 12, 2023

Growing majority’s message to trans people: Stay out of women’s sports

More and more adults want transgender females to stay out of women's sports, according to the latest Gallup polling.

June 12, 2023

Worth it or Woke website steers moviegoers to the right of Rotten Tomatoes

If your decision to watch a movie or TV show boils down to its politics, the conservative trigger warnings at Worth it or Woke could be your jam.

June 12, 2023

LGBT advocates seek to soften Pride Month in response to backlash

Some LGBTQ activists are pushing to make Pride Month feel more like Memorial Day than Mardi Gras this year, mindful of conservative pushback against exposing children to sexualized events.

June 9, 2023

America’s moral values tumbling, say soaring number of adults

Record shares of adults say moral values in the country are tanking, according to annual Gallup polling released Friday.

June 9, 2023

Number of genders? Two, say most adults

A growing majority of adults responding to an annual national poll say they believe in only two genders, male and female.

June 8, 2023

Study: ChatGPT bests Alexa, other AIs in online medical advice

Move over, WebMD. A study in a leading medical journal has found that popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT gives superior advice about a variety of health issues such as headaches and suicide.

June 7, 2023

CDC: Fewer kids visited ER in first year of COVID-19

Fewer infants, children and teenagers visited emergency rooms in 2020 as hospitals discouraged non-COVID cases, according to federal data released Tuesday.

June 6, 2023

Side hustles, ‘unretiring’ on the rise as workers combat increasing expenses

Younger workers are taking on more side hustles and older workers are "unretiring" to offset rising costs amid slow wage growth, recent reports show.

June 6, 2023

Average wedding now costs $30,000, survey reports

Weddings are back after two years of pandemic restrictions and more expensive than ever, thanks to inflation.

June 5, 2023

Health care algorithms perpetuate racism, study says

The growing and widespread use of algorithms to make health care decisions for patients could be adding to racial bias against minorities, a new study has found.

June 2, 2023

Florida public colleges tag conservative lawmakers as university presidents

Higher education, long dominated by Democrats, is shifting rightward in Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis as conservative politicians become presidents of public universities.

June 2, 2023

CDC: Births declined, teen birth rate hit historic low in 2022

Fewer children were born in the U.S. last year and teen birth rates hit an all-time low despite predictions that new abortion restrictions might cause a surge, preliminary federal data shows.

June 1, 2023

CDC: Gestational diabetes rate surges 27% among pregnant women

Gestational diabetes among pregnant women before childbirth is on the rise, climbing 27% from 2016 to 2021, according to federal data released Wednesday.

May 31, 2023

Satellite campuses of far-flung colleges in orbit around nation’s capital

Public and private universities from across the country are racing to open satellite campuses around the White House and the U.S. Capitol, transforming empty office space in the nation's capital into a public policy mega-campus.

May 29, 2023

Online daters say being ‘zombied’ is now scarier than ‘ghosting’

Being "ghosted" on dating websites by wooers who abruptly vanish without a word may hurt, but matchmakers say the new trend of being "zombied" is just plain scary.

May 28, 2023

Report: States’ spending on public college surpasses 2008 levels

State funding for public colleges and universities grew 4.9% without adjusting for inflation last year and surpassed pre-recession spending per student for the first time since 2008, according to data released Thursday.

May 25, 2023

Gary Sinise credits ‘Lt. Dan’ for chance to honor Vietnam vets on Memorial Day

Gary Sinise never expected to become the face of the nation's Memorial Day celebrations when he started performing for military audiences 20 years ago.

May 25, 2023