Sean Salai

‘Sexist’ tweet sets off infighting, recriminations among Washington Post reporters

A female Washington Post reporter accused the newspaper in more than a dozen tweets Tuesday morning of overlooking complaints about a male colleague's "sexist" social media posts.

June 7, 2022

Trust in the federal government remains low, says Pew poll

A new poll from the Pew Research Center finds that most Americans distrust the federal government and are increasingly unhappy with its handling of the economy.

June 7, 2022

CDC creates COVID infection tracker for all U.S. counties

A new online tracking system from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks to guide future masking and social distancing policies by classifying COVID infection rates in U.S. counties as low, medium, or high.

June 6, 2022

Ilya Shapiro resigns from Georgetown Law over ‘racist tweet’ controversy

Legal scholar Ilya Shapiro has resigned from Georgetown University Law Center, objecting to its requirement that he undergo racial sensitivity training over tweets critical of President Biden's Supreme Court nomination process.

June 6, 2022

U.S. businesses push transgender advocacy for Pride Month

American businesses are increasingly emphasizing transgender activism in Pride Month initiatives that include drag queen brunches and books for young children that discuss gender identity.

June 3, 2022

D.C. Public Schools host drag queen performance for high school students

The D.C. Public Schools is hosting a drag queen performance as part of a pride month celebration for high school students to celebrate during the last month of classes.

June 3, 2022

Economists say grain shortage will raise cereal, sushi prices

A worsening shortage of global grains, spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will be the next affliction to hit American pocketbooks as the price of bread and rice increase by the end of the year, economists say.

June 3, 2022

Pride month sees spike in drag queen events for children

A growing number of "family-friendly" drag queen story hours and dance performances open to children are becoming a mainstay of June pride month celebrations.

June 2, 2022

Transgender, non-binary teens likelier to be victims of sexual violence, study shows

A wide-ranging new study finds that transgender and non-binary teens are likelier to be victims of sexual violence than peers who accept their biological sex.

June 2, 2022

Panel: Child abuse did not spike during COVID lockdowns

Recent statistical analysis suggests that child abuse did not increase during pandemic lockdowns despite anecdotal evidence to the contrary, a panel of child welfare experts said Tuesday.

June 1, 2022

Victims of Communism Museum to open in nation’s capital

A first-of-its-kind museum dedicated to the victims of communist regimes is opening on Capitol Hill.

May 31, 2022

Health officials warn COVID spike ‘grossly underreported’

An ongoing spike in COVID-19 infections six times worse than last year is likely even higher than what has been reported as summer begins, according to health officials.

May 31, 2022

Conservatives launch new pressure campaign on ‘woke’ corporations

Conservatives have launched new initiatives aimed at removing "woke politics" from corporate boardrooms as the annual season of shareholder meetings winds down.

May 27, 2022

Memorial Day launches summer travel spike amid record gas prices

Millions more Americans are traveling for Memorial Day this year despite record-high gas prices, signaling a summer vacation spike that will test the economy's pandemic recovery amid rising inflation.

May 27, 2022

Schools turn to substitutes to plug holes left by teacher exodus

Schools are increasingly relying on a dwindling pool of substitutes to replace teachers leaving the profession.

May 26, 2022

Maryland school district to offer reading of book about transgender 4-year-old to young students

A Maryland school district is offering families with pre-K-5 students a Pride Week reading of the picture book "Calvin," about a 4-year-old transgender boy who dresses as a boy for the first time for his first day of preschool.

May 26, 2022

Helium shortage pops Nebraska football’s red balloons tradition

The University of Nebraska is ending its tradition of fans releasing red balloons at football games, citing a global helium shortage amid rampant inflation.

May 25, 2022

Rising fuel costs lead to higher food prices, ‘shrinkflation’

What's the opposite of a bargain? Consumers are finding out as they increasingly spend more to get less amid record-high inflation.

May 25, 2022

Historians group hits conservatives for opposing K-12 racism lessons

A prominent group of historians has released an online resource to promote teaching about racism in classrooms, slamming conservatives who have sought to purge K-12 schools of critical race theory.

May 25, 2022

High school students support ‘unpopular’ but not ‘offensive’ free speech, survey finds

U.S. high school students support First Amendment protections for "unpopular" free speech but feel increasingly uncomfortable with allowing "offensive" opinions, according to a survey released Tuesday.

May 24, 2022