by Alex Duner | Mar 17, 2016 | Topics
Want to read this story on the dark web?—The dark web might seem scary and complicated, but it’s actually quite easy to get started using the Tor web browser to go onto the dark web and protect your privacy. We published this story as a Tor hidden service — a...
by Alex Duner | Mar 15, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — If Rep. Pete Sessions has his way, the federal government will recognize and promote a new artistic medium: magic. That’s because on Monday Sessions introduced a bill , which “recognizes magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure.”...
by Alex Duner | Mar 15, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Digital tools have shaped how the government stays accountable to the American people in 2016 On Tuesday at the Commerce Department, advocates for government openness said publishing data and maintaining electronic records are a driver of transparency and...
by Alex Duner | Mar 2, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON — Amid talk of spectrum policy and 5G wireless networks, Senate Republicans piled on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler Wednesday over the FCC’s decision to protect net neutrality. A report published this week by Sen. Ron Johnson,...
by Alex Duner | Mar 1, 2016 | National Security, Politics
FBI Director James Comey prepares to give testimony at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the ongoing battle over creating a so-called iPhone backdoor. (Alex Duner/Medill News Service) WASHINGTON — The battle between Apple and the FBI over a court order to create...
by Alex Duner | Feb 23, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Refusing to speculate on who President Barack Obama should nominate as a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Samuel Alito said Tuesday that the nation’s highest court will continue to hum along with eight justices. “What’s...
by Alex Duner | Feb 22, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Police departments need to do a better job of emphasizing community-focused policing and also make better use of technology, Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier said Monday. Lanier says she has brought reforms in Washington, a city that was once...
by Alex Duner | Feb 16, 2016 | Education
Library of Congress receives huge donation from Afghanistan from Medill Washington on Vimeo. WASHINGTON — A man walking through a bombed Kabul bazaar. A crowd watching a game of buzkashi, a polo-like game using a headless goat instead of a ball. A group of...
by Alex Duner | Feb 9, 2016 | Politics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Walking the snowy streets of Manchester, New Hampshire, Ryan McKnight is part of the quadrennial ritual of knocking on doors to convince primary voters to support a candidate, in this case Republican Ted Cruz. But McKnight represents a new breed of...
by Alex Duner | Feb 8, 2016 | Politics, Topics
MILLSFIELD, N.H. — Most motorists driving north on Route 26 in New Hampshire would roll through Millsfield without realizing it. The unincorporated township doesn’t have a stoplight, let alone a post office or grocery store. It has a single restaurant, a small beef...
by Alex Duner | Feb 3, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Experts had some harsh words Wednesday about the nation’s plans to return to manned space flight. A direct trip to Mars is not feasible, they told the House on Science, Space, and Technology Committee. “In the current fiscal environment, there are...
by Alex Duner | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
One of the most telling statistics from Monday’s Iowa caucuses was the margin with which Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton among young caucus goers. Entrance polls found that voters ages 17 to 29 overwhelmingly preferred the 74-year-old socialist candidate, 84...
