Sean Salai

Pepco says it doesn’t own land occupied by homeless people near Hyattsville-area condos

Pepco says it doesn't own the land occupied by a homeless encampment in the Hyattsville area, where residents of the nearby Marylander Condominiums say vagrants have knocked out their heat for the winter.

January 21, 2026

Purdue chooses Google to guide its graduation requirements for artificial intelligence

Purdue University announced this month that it has chosen Google as the official software to implement its first-in-the-nation graduation requirements for artificial intelligence competency.

January 20, 2026

Record-low 29% of Americans see leading professions as highly ethical

Just 29% of Americans responding to the latest Gallup poll rated "the honesty and ethical standards" of 11 leading professions as high or very high.

January 20, 2026

Fueled by pills, the rate of abortions nationwide keeps rising after Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision

The number of abortions reported nationwide has grown steadily since the Supreme Court returned jurisdiction of the procedure to the states, driven by a surge in mail-order pills.

January 19, 2026

Fall college enrollment returns to prepandemic levels: Report

College enrollment numbers rebounded to prepandemic levels in the fall, according to a final estimate published Thursday.

January 15, 2026

Catholic University reinstates Reddit after student pushback on adult content ban

The Catholic University of America briefly banned the popular social media website Reddit for adult content, then unblocked it after students complained they used it for research.

January 14, 2026

Education Department approves rule ending federal funding for low-paying degrees

The Department of Education has finalized a new rule that requires college degree programs to show that their alumni earn more than the average high school graduate to continue receiving federal funds.

January 13, 2026

Homeless encampment blamed for Maryland condo boiler damage, residents without heat for seven weeks

What Lynette Vanhorne craves most when she returns to her Hyattsville-area condo after work is heat in her unit -- and for vagrants from a nearby homeless encampment to stop using the building's laundry room as a toilet.

January 13, 2026

December hiring surged to a three-year high as layoffs fell, consultancy finds

A consulting firm estimates that U.S. companies hired the most workers in December since 2022, offering the sluggish job market a ray of hope as layoffs fell to their lowest level in 17 months.

January 8, 2026

Iowa gets first-ever waiver from federal education spending rules

Iowa became the first state to receive a waiver from federal education spending rules on Wednesday, boosting a Department of Education campaign to reduce bureaucratic control over school funds.

January 7, 2026

November CEO exits down 26% from 2024, report shows

The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies in November fell by 26% from 2024, continuing a trend of economic caution during the Trump administration.

January 6, 2026

Purdue becomes the first U.S. university to impose AI graduation requirements

Purdue University has become the first U.S. college to announce artificial intelligence graduation requirements, bolstering a nationwide push to adapt U.S. education to emerging workplace needs.

January 6, 2026

Minimum-wage hikes affecting hourly workers in 19 states

Hourly workers in 19 states will enjoy a salary bump in their next paycheck, even as economists warn that minimum-wage hikes reduce jobs and add to inflation.

January 2, 2026

Trump, blue states clash over forcing homeless into treatment

Legal barriers and scarce resources have long constrained the states' authority in the involuntary commitment of mentally ill street people, making it a rare occurrence.

December 24, 2025

Federal court sides with professor punished for mocking tribal claim to U of Washington lands

A federal appeals court has ruled the University of Washington illegally punished a professor for mocking a request that faculty members acknowledge "teaching on the ancestral lands" of Indigenous people.

December 22, 2025

Maryland students demand ‘sanctuary campus’ for migrants

The University of Maryland student government has called on administrators to declare College Park a "sanctuary campus" for illegal immigrants who fear the Trump administration deporting them.

December 18, 2025

45th White House Christmas ornament recalls Reagan state dinners

The annual White House Christmas ornament is celebrating its 45th edition with a nostalgic look back at state dinners during the Reagan era.

December 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV taps apolitical Illinois bishop to lead New York Archdiocese

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York, plucking an apolitical administrator from his native Illinois to lead the nation's most influential Catholic diocese.

December 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV eyes Illinois bishop to lead New York Archdiocese

Pope Leo XIV is expected to appoint a bishop from his native Illinois to replace the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan as archbishop of New York, according to Catholic media reports.

December 16, 2025

Education Department upholds Grand Canyon University’s nonprofit status, reversing Biden moves

The Department of Education granted nonprofit status to Grand Canyon University on Monday, ending a Biden administration campaign to designate the private Christian school as a predatory for-profit institution.

December 15, 2025