by Caroline Killilea | Dec 18, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
The medication buprenorphine, used by patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), became easier for Americans to access in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this access is only a temporary protection, and experts say the clock is ticking before...
by Caroline Killilea | Dec 6, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – First Lady Jill Biden unveiled the White House holiday theme for the final time during her husband’s presidency: a season of peace and light. The White House offered tours of the decor on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. The theme was intended...
by Caroline Killilea | Dec 4, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As the Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday regarding a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors, hundreds gathered outside of the court to protest both for and against the potential outcome of the case. The dueling rallies come as...
by Caroline Killilea | Nov 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers sparred with Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), over vaccines and the future of the agency under President-Elect Donald Trump at a House Appropriations Committee Hearing on Tuesday. The hearing was held...
by Caroline Killilea | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Multiple witnesses criticized the U.S. government for its lack of transparency regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) information and called for greater accountability from the Executive Branch on Wednesday during a House Oversight and...
by Caroline Killilea | Nov 7, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – NASA’s Parker Solar Probe executed its final gravity-assist maneuver on Wednesday, flying past the surface of Venus and setting it on a path to come within 3.86 million miles of the solar surface, the closest any human-made object has ever come to the...
by Caroline Killilea | Nov 5, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Maryland and Washington on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:07 p.m. – Few voters feel strongly towards Alsobrooks By Ananya Chag...
by Caroline Killilea | Nov 3, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As thousands converged on Freedom Plaza for the annual Women’s March to the White House Saturday afternoon, 38-year-old Robert Haswell walked hand in hand with his six-year-old daughter, Lorelei. The social worker from Connecticut made the trip with his...
by Caroline Killilea | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Abortion will be on the ballot in 10 U.S. states this Tuesday as voters turn out for the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Almost all of the ballot measures aim to enshrine the right to abortion,...
by Caroline Killilea | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden held a trick-or-treating event at the White House on Wednesday for the final time during Biden’s presidency. The First Lady dressed in a panda costume, honoring the two giant pandas that arrived at the...
by Caroline Killilea | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON –The Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health analyzed practices for reducing tobacco consumption, including switching from traditional cigarette use to e-cigarettes, at a joint public meeting on smoking cessation on Monday. “We’ve...
by Caroline Killilea | Oct 15, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justices appeared receptive to broadening the scope of civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) cases during oral arguments for Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn on Tuesday. The justices seemed likely to side with Daniel...
