by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 19, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON— Lowering the voting age to 17 could increase youth participation in the next several election cycles, a national expert argues. The voting age in the United States is currently 18, as dictated by the 26th Amendment, which took effect in 1971 and lowered...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 18, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Political cartoonists argued Wednesday that humor that questions power and societal conventions should not be limited by government authorities, but protected. At a Freedom House forum, two South American cartoonists Rayma of Venezuela, and Bonil of...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 16, 2015 | Living, Politics, Topics
By Ashley Gilmore and William Hicks WASHINGTON — Created with the intention of connecting Northeast Washington with the rest of the District of Columbia’s public transportation system, the DC Streetcar has been beset with problems from the start. A streetcar,...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 10, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — Major music organizations agree on the need for free market competition, but disagree on the changes that need to be made in the digital age in the licensing for songwriters. Music experts, testifying Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 4, 2015 | Education
Meet Milo, a humanoid robot designed to teach children with autism social and behavioral skills.
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 3, 2015 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON—U.S. efforts to end human trafficking should concentrate on Asia, according to experts at a The Heritage Foundation meeting Tuesday. The experts noted that more than 35 million people are victims of human trafficking globally, and two-thirds of them are...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 25, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON—A national women’s group is urging females in a Republican-controlled Congress to work together to support women’s rights. The National Partnership for Women and Families is a consumer advocacy group that fights for policies advancing women rights. The...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 24, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — Women veterans will be at the forefront of the Disabled American Veterans agenda for the 2016 budget year, National Commander Ronald Hope said Tuesday. In a joint session of Senate and House committees on Veterans Affairs, Hope listed the legislative...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 11, 2015 | Living, Politics
By Ashley Gilmore WASHINGTON— The United States is making large cuts in funding and programming to reduce gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is a major blow because it’s the single biggest government donor, Marcy Hersh of Refugees...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 10, 2015 | Politics
By Ashley Gilmore WASHINGTON— Celebrating last year’s passage of an act that creates tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities and their families, Vice President Joseph Biden Tuesday said the law helps disabled Americans live more...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON— The terrorist group, ISIS, is using social media as a new and effective propaganda weapon to spread its message, , Daniel Cohen, of the Institute for National Security Studies, said Wednesday. Located in Israel, the institute focuses on research of...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 2, 2015 | Education, Politics
By Ashley Gilmore WASHINGTON— The centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s $70.7 billion education budget for 2016 – free community college education – would “make college as free and universal as high school was 100 years ago,” Education Secretary Arne Dunn said...
