Sean Salai

120 conservative leaders ask U.S. education secretary to resign over crackdown on parents

A coalition of 120 conservative leaders is calling on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to resign, citing his role in labeling parents who speak up at school board meetings as "domestic terrorists."

January 24, 2022

More CEOs join ‘Great Resignation’ amid COVID-19 burnout

The "Great Resignation" isn't just for rank-and-file workers. Corporate CEOs are quitting their jobs in significant numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic, employment watchers say.

January 24, 2022

Pro-life group pouring $72 million into battleground states for midterms

A pro-life advocacy group is pouring $72 million into key battleground states in a bid to elect pro-life candidates in the 2022 midterms.

January 21, 2022

Thousands protest abortion as 49th annual March for Life returns in-person

Thousands of pro-life activists returned in person to Washington for the 49th annual March for Life on Friday, braving frigid temperatures to stride proudly to the U.S. Supreme Court with the hope that justices will soon overturn Roe v. Wade.

January 21, 2022

Poll: Most voters support U.S. military defense of Taiwan, but not Ukraine

Most American voters across the political spectrum support U.S. military intervention to defend Taiwan against China, but not to defend Ukraine against Russia, according to a new poll released Friday.

January 21, 2022

D.C. officials warn businesses of weekend pro-life, anti-vax protests

D.C. officials alerted businesses Thursday about possible "threats" from pro-life and anti-vaccine protesters who might flout the city's new vaccination passport mandate this week.

January 20, 2022

Billboard campaign hits Coke’s sponsorship of Beijing Olympics

A conservative media watchdog group launched a billboard campaign Thursday outside Coca-Cola's Atlanta headquarters, calling on the soft drink giant to explain its sponsorship of the upcoming Beijing Olympics in light of China's human rights abuses.

January 20, 2022

M&Ms reboots cartoon mascots as gender-neutral, more inclusive

The cartoon mascots who sell M&Ms in television commercials will now dress and act in more gender-neutral ways, the 80-year-old candymaker announced Thursday.

January 20, 2022

Pro-lifers expect higher enthusiasm, smaller crowds at March for Life

Pro-life activists expect higher enthusiasm and smaller crowds when the March for Life returns in-person Friday to the nation's capital amid tighter COVID-19 restrictions and a pending Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

January 19, 2022

Pandemic prevention center to stockpile antibodies in Rockville

A regional development nonprofit agency has opened a facility in Rockville that will stockpile monoclonal antibodies and study 100 pathogens, including COVID-19, SARS-2, Ebola and MERS.

January 19, 2022

Enes Kanter Freedom hits Warriors part-owner for dismissing Chinese rights abuses

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom, the NBA's loudest critic of Communist China, blasted a part-owner of the Golden State Warriors for dismissing allegations of human rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs.

January 18, 2022

Local businesses brace for D.C. vaccine mandate

Washington businesses are bracing for Mayor Muriel Bowser's vaccine mandate that goes into effect Saturday.

January 14, 2022

Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson takes on cancel culture in new book

Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E's 'Duck Dynasty' reality television show, is taking on so-called cancel culture in a new book -- and says he speaks from experience.

January 14, 2022

Experts say more Americans will face debt, credit card delinquency this year

Financial experts say more Americans face growing debt and delinquent credit-card payments this year as the effects of COVID-19 stimulus payments wane, looming federal interest-rate hikes take hold and inflation erases income gains.

January 14, 2022

More voters worry about inflation than COVID-19

American voters are more concerned about inflation than COVID-19, with most disapproving of President Biden's handling of the pandemic, according to a new poll.

January 14, 2022

Smart guns with user recognition will hit U.S. market this year

So-called smart guns that only verified users can fire will become available commercially in the U.S. this year, shaking up an industry excited to court first-time gun owners but concerned about keeping the government from mandating the technology.

January 13, 2022

Girl Scouts introduce new Adventurefuls cookie, partnership with DoorDash

The Girl Scouts are returning to in-person cookie sales this season -- but they'll also be using DoorDash for online orders and selling a new brownie-inspired treat.

January 13, 2022

Pandemic-era virtual learning threatens K-12 standardized testing

An unlikely mix of conservatives, liberals, homeschoolers and teachers unions are citing pandemic-era virtual education as a reason to end K-12 standardized testing.

January 12, 2022

23% of U.S. workers plan to seek new jobs in 2022, poll shows

A new poll finds that 23% of U.S. workers plan on seeking a new job in 2022, and 9% have already secured one.

January 12, 2022

Lawsuit accuses MIT, Georgetown, other top colleges of price fixing conspiracy

A federal class-action lawsuit accuses 16 top universities, including Georgetown and some Ivy League colleges, of conspiring to fix tuition prices by eliminating competitive financial aid offers to students.

January 11, 2022