by Charlotte Walsh | Mar 19, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — NASA on Tuesday unveiled new discoveries from its first asteroid sample retrieval mission, notably that the asteroid the scientists planned on sampling is a rare “active asteroid.” According to the mission’s principal investigator Dante Lauretta, an...
by Charlotte Walsh | Mar 19, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Adult film star Raquel Roper was watching a trailer for popular Youtuber Shane Dawson’s new series focusing on the video manipulation trend known as deepfakes. Near the end of the video, she noticed a clip taken from one of her films — but it wasn’t...
by Charlotte Walsh | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured, Politics, Topics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Every four years, presidential hopefuls swarm the small state of New Hampshire, home to the nation’s first primary, And to its diners, where they must do what politicians do best: mingle. From pancake breakfasts to hamburgers to-go, diners...
by Charlotte Walsh | Mar 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — In 2016, Sen. Bernie Sanders was the underdog against political powerhouse Hillary Clinton, but pulled off an upset win in New Hampshire, the nation’s first primary. Now Sanders is running again —and is the state’s heavy favorite in...
by Charlotte Walsh | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured, Politics
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge Thursday sentenced Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to less prison time than expected — 47 months — and three years of supervised release for his conviction on eight tax and bank fraud charges. Of the six former Trump advisers...
by Charlotte Walsh | Mar 6, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Featured, Politics, Technology
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Democrats Wednesday introduced legislation to restore net neutrality protections undone by the Trump administration. The three-page “Save the Internet Act” would restore a 2015 Obama-era order allowing the Federal Communications...
by Charlotte Walsh | Feb 27, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, told a House committee Wednesday that he committed several federal crimes at the direction of the president, admitted lying in the past but swore that he is neither a liar nor a “bad man.”...
by Charlotte Walsh | Feb 25, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON — He cracked a few jokes at the beginning of his speech, but comedian Jon Stewart appeared on Capitol Hill Monday with a serious message: it’s time to provide permanent help for 9/11 first responders who have become ill or died after exposure to...
by Charlotte Walsh | Feb 12, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Transitioning to a clean energy economy is more than just a necessary step to address climate change, Just Energy Director Chandra Farley told lawmakers on Tuesday. According to Farley, it also offers an opportunity to address issues of racial injustice,...
by Charlotte Walsh | Feb 7, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday voted to advance Attorney General nominee William Barr, setting the stage for the entire Senate to vote on his confirmation as soon as next week. Barr will likely be confirmed by the Republican-controlled...
by Charlotte Walsh | Feb 5, 2019 | Featured, Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Before attending his first State of the Union address, Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, D-N.J., felt a sense of excitement and joy, but also feared the president might once again fan partisan flames by rehashing controversial issues. “I hope that right now,...
by Charlotte Walsh | Feb 4, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — During the recent 35-day partial government shutdown, 22 airports operated at full strength — those that use private security agencies instead of Transportation Safety Administration employees. The federal program that allows them to choose private...
