Sean Salai

Gallup: Most parents don’t plan to vaccinate small kids against COVID

A new Gallup poll shows strong reluctance among parents about getting COVID-19 vaccines for their children, especially infants and toddlers.

August 19, 2022

K-12 schools fill the teaching void with classroom assistants, virtual lessons, military vets

America's K-12 public schools are relying on classroom assistants, virtual learning and even military veterans to cover a post-pandemic shortage of teachers and staff as the academic year begins.

August 19, 2022

Political polarization inspires conservative, LGBTQ dating apps

If you think politics is a deal breaker in romance, you're not alone.

August 18, 2022

Gallup: Younger Americans more likely to identify as independents

A new Gallup poll finds a growing number of millennials and a steady share of Generation X identifying as political independents, suggesting that emerging voters are less likely to identify as Republicans or Democrats.

August 18, 2022

Medical study finds patients unaware of omicron infections

A new study finds that more than half of Los Angeles County residents recently infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19 were unaware of it, suggesting the virus is spreading faster as it weakens.

August 17, 2022

Federal judge denies motion to dismiss college price-fixing lawsuit

A federal judge in Illinois has rejected a motion to dismiss a financial aid price-fixing lawsuit against 17 elite universities including Yale, Georgetown and Columbia.

August 16, 2022

Gallup: Americans divided on effects of marijuana

A new Gallup poll finds that Americans have mixed opinions on whether marijuana is good for society and users, even though the majority favors legalization.

August 16, 2022

Rising airfares, new cancellations loom ahead of Labor Day travel

Travelers may have to endure another ugly holiday experience at the airport over the fast-approaching Labor Day weekend, according to recent reports.

August 15, 2022

Gallup: Most Americans oppose vaccine mandates for grade schoolers

Less than half of Americans support making elementary students get COVID-19 vaccines as they return to school this month, according to a new Gallup poll.

August 15, 2022

Study: Pregnancy complications rose during COVID as patients missed visits

A new medical study has found that pregnancy complications and maternal deaths in childbirth rose during the first 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic as patients missed their in-person doctors' appointments.

August 12, 2022

Supply chain woes, inflation threaten to put craft beer makers out of business

Matt Bailey, co-owner of Odell Brewing in Colorado, says it's never been harder to keep his beer from going flat.

August 12, 2022

Gallup poll: Most Americans support restricting vapes, nicotine

A growing majority of Americans want restrictions on vapes and nicotine in cigarettes, according to a new Gallup poll.

August 12, 2022

Lawsuit accuses California college of ‘inventing rules’ to censor conservatives

A California community college's president "invented" reasons to restrict a conservative student group's fliers criticizing communist dictatorships, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

August 11, 2022

Study finds little on free speech in colleges’ freshman orientation materials

An analysis by a conservative free speech advocacy group shows that U.S. colleges are emphasizing diversity, equity and inclusion more than free speech in their freshman orientation materials.

August 11, 2022

Studies find cyberbullying flourishing at Meta sites, kids switching to TicTac

A pair of wide-ranging social media studies released Wednesday finds cyberbullying complaints highest on Meta's Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram platforms as adolescents increasingly switch to TikTok.

August 10, 2022

Conservatives decry ‘racialist agenda’ at Jefferson’s Monticello, Madison’s Montpelier

There's plenty about slavery at the historical homes of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, but not so much about their monumental legacies as Founding Fathers, according to a newly released report.

August 10, 2022

Gallup: COVID optimism, faith in vaccines waning

Fewer Americans believe COVID-19 is going away and there is "much less confidence" that vaccines can protect from the latest variants, according to a new Gallup poll.

August 10, 2022

Report: School districts to spend $90 billion in federal grants on COVID reopening

School districts across the country are focusing on students' mental health as much as academic achievement as they prepare to reopen and as more than a third of K-12 learners return to classrooms by the end of this week.

August 9, 2022

Florida school district defends parental advisory notice for ‘unsuitable’ books

A Southwest Florida public school district is defending its decision to add a parental advisory notice to more than 100 potentially "unsuitable" books as the academic year begins Wednesday.

August 9, 2022

Former teacher says Fairfax public schools made her sick with toxic mold

A special education teacher has filed a workers' compensation complaint against Fairfax County Public Schools, saying officials failed to properly remove toxic mold that compromised her immune system during the coronavirus pandemic.

August 8, 2022