by Olivia Marcus | Mar 19, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — In the wake of deadly police shootings and beatings, police departments across the country are looking to body cameras as a way to restore trust and transparency. An ongoing roll-out in D.C. makes the nation’s capital one of an increasing number of...
by Olivia Marcus | Mar 19, 2015 | Health & Science
By Olivia Marcus & Nancy Wang WASHINGTON — Felicia Hunter, a 21-year-old college junior, discovered she was pregnant in August. “When I found out I was about to be a mother, I was excited, scared and all sorts of feelings,” Hunter said. Just one month away from...
by Olivia Marcus | Mar 4, 2015 | Business
By Olivia Marcus What if your car could “talk” to other vehicles, predicting imminent danger and warning you before a crash? It sounds like science fiction. But vehicle-to-vehicle communication is the newest brainchild of the auto industry, and it might be coming to a...
by Olivia Marcus | Mar 2, 2015 | Topics
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to approve the strongest ever net neutrality rules, Republican lawmakers are taking aim at the agency itself. “What the FCC did last week is ill-advised, illogical and illegal,”...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 25, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen faced criticism Wednesday that the central bank—and her monetary policy—is too politically influenced. Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., said her numerous meetings with President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Jacob...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 18, 2015 | Business
By Olivia Marcus WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — When it comes to the battle over net neutrality, enemy lines seem to be linked to money. “Campaign contributions don’t tell the whole story, but they tell a lot of the story,” said Bill Allison of the campaign finance...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 11, 2015 | Business, Politics
By Olivia Marcus WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., turned red with anger Wednesday. “You talk about waterboarding, this is waterboarding at its worst,” he said. But Kelly wasn’t talking about torture. He wasn’t even at a...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A team ordered by the president to review U.S. hostage policy is interviewing hostages’ families for input, a spokeswoman for the government’s Hostage Policy Review Team said Wednesday. U.S. hostage policy came under scrutiny last year after the...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The mother of James Foley—an American journalist killed by ISIS militants last year—is imploring the American press to stand by freelancers who are captured while reporting abroad. “As Americans, I think we need to do some soul searching,” said Diane...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 3, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the first House Ways and Means Committee hearing following the release of President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget proposal, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew defended the would-be tax increases GOP leaders are already trying to kill. “It has been almost three...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 2, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama released his $3.99 trillion budget Monday, pushing for a fiscal agenda he’s dubbed “middle-class economics.” The budget would increase taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations in order to provide middle-class tax relief and fund...
by Olivia Marcus | Jan 28, 2015 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Members of a House subcommittee blasted Veterans Affairs on Wednesday for failing to adequately care for veterans and called for increased transparency from the embattled department. “Unfortunately, it became painfully apparent to me last year that the...
