Sean Salai

Undergraduate enrollment likely peaked this spring, higher education insiders say

Higher education insiders say undergraduate enrollment likely peaked this spring, as colleges prepare for a long-term slide in applications driven by declining birth rates.

June 8, 2026

Cardinal fires D.C. exorcist who said UFOs are mostly demons in disguise

Cardinal Robert McElroy has removed Stephen Rossetti as the Archdiocese of Washington's exorcist after the monsignor posted a viral video theorizing that most UFOs that people see are demons in disguise.

June 4, 2026

Club for Growth: GOP must persuade base to vote ‘one more time’ for Trump in midterms

Republicans could snatch victory in the midterms that many say would be a surprise if they convince their base to vote "one more time" for President Trump to keep Democrats from deep-sixing the MAGA agenda, said Club for Growth President David McIntosh.

June 4, 2026

Food insecurity reaches highest level in a decade

The share of Americans struggling with food insecurity has increased, deepening a trend that began under the Biden administration, a new survey shows.

June 3, 2026

HHS probes complaint of racial preferences in Biden-era healthcare training grants

The Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a complaint that three of its Biden-era healthcare training programs are illegally distributing federal grant money based on applicants' skin color.

June 2, 2026

Feds sell second Southwest waterfront property as part of Trump downsizing of government

A private developer is buying the Liberty Loan Building overlooking the Tidal Basin in Southwest Washington -- the second federal property sold under the Trump administration's government downsizing campaign.

June 1, 2026

Maryland school districts require teachers to potty-train toddlers as ‘pre-K for all’ expands

The four largest school districts in Maryland have implemented a state policy requiring teachers to provide potty training to children up to age 5 as taxpayer-funded "pre-K for all" expands among low-income families.

May 31, 2026

Autopsy shows 18-year-old woman died of complications from Colorado Planned Parenthood abortion

An 18-year-old woman has died of complications from a legal second-trimester abortion at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic, according to a newly released autopsy.

May 29, 2026

Number of teens working summer jobs to hit 8-decade low

The number of teens working summer jobs will sink to a 78-year low this year, the consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas estimates.

May 27, 2026

Confidence gap: Students think they’re set for jobs, employers say not so fast

A recent study finds that 93% of college undergraduates feel confident their classes are preparing them for jobs after graduation, but only about half of employers are so upbeat.

May 26, 2026

Harvard caps A’s at 20% of students to curb rampant grade inflation

Harvard University will cap A grades at 1 out of 5 undergraduates next year in an effort to tame runaway grade inflation.

May 21, 2026

The jobs deportees left behind aren’t going to U.S. workers

A recent study finds "no evidence" that native-born citizens have taken jobs abandoned by illegal immigrants during President Trump's pursuit of mass deportations.

May 20, 2026

Maryland judge rejects petition to replace board of Aldelphi-area condos near homeless camp

A Maryland Circuit Court judge has denied a petition to replace the board of directors at an Adelphi-area condominium whose residents say vagrants disabled their heating system over five months ago.

May 18, 2026

Preakness racegoers bid a wistful farewell to historic Laurel Park

Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course did not host the Preakness, the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown, for the first time in 118 years. That made this weekend's 151st race likely a last hurrah for Laurel, which opened in 1911 and is slated to become a training facility next year as officials consolidate the state's declining racing industry.

May 15, 2026

Is a bot coming for your job? Employers expand AI tools from resume-sorting to layoffs

Employers have shifted from using AI for sorting resumes to taking its advice on which employees to eliminate in layoffs, according to a recent workforce report.

May 14, 2026

Gallup poll: 7 in 10 Americans don’t want AI data centers near them

Seven in 10 U.S. adults responding to a recent Gallup poll said they do not want an AI data center built near them, including 48% who "strongly oppose" it.

May 13, 2026

Preakness in Laurel conjures memories of suburban Maryland’s equestrian past

The Maryland Jockey Club will host the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday for the first and only time, stirring long-buried memories of the urbanized area's equestrian past.

May 13, 2026

California business exodus expands as KB Home heads for Arizona

KB Home, a multibillion-dollar homebuilding company based in Los Angeles since 1964, is moving to Arizona -- the latest in a steady caravan of businesses fleeing California's high taxes and complex regulations.

May 12, 2026

Doctors flag surge in foul ‘Ozempic breath’ among weight-loss drug users

A growing number of users of popular GLP-1 drugs for weight loss are experiencing foul-smelling breath as an unexpected side effect.

May 11, 2026

University of Maryland to cut 150 jobs as state and federal funds dwindle

The University of Maryland is eliminating up to 150 jobs and freezing all new hiring as it's caught between a state budget deficit and the Trump administration's cuts to federal research funding.

May 8, 2026