by Nancy Wang | 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 Nancy Wang | Mar 16, 2015 | Health & Science
By Nancy Wang Joe Sifer was a moody, agitated and sometimes angry young employee at Booz Allen Hamilton in 1996. He suffered at work. He was told he had potential but he needed help. Now a senior vice president at that same strategy and technology firm, Sifer said...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 11, 2015 | Immigration, Living
WASHINGTON – The White House on Wednesday hosted its annual celebration of Norwuz, the first day of the New Year on the Persian calendar and the start of spring. With President Barack Obama on the road, first lady Michelle Obama addressed the guests, who...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 9, 2015 | Business, National Security
WASHINGTON—The cybersecurity industry is grappling with a new threat: hiring. Information security experts and executives said the fast-growing cybersecurity field is facing a scarce talent pool, with thousands of positions to fill as demand grows. “It is pretty much...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 4, 2015 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—First lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday mental health is not only a budget and policy problem, it’s also a cultural one. “At the root of this dilemma is the way we view mental health in this country,” Obama said. “Whether an illness affects your...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 2, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assurance that his Tuesday speech to a joint session of Congress is not intended “to show any disrespect” to President Barack Obama, a look back at the two leaders’ history shows relations have often been...
by Nancy Wang | Feb 25, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON—As Congress debates whether to continue financing the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a top official at the Commerce Department said on Wednesday that shutting down the Ex-Im would hurt small business and American competitiveness in global trade. “We are the only...
by Nancy Wang | Feb 18, 2015 | Business
By Nancy Wang When Megan Smith was asked to leave her comfortable life as a high-ranking executive at Google in Silicon Valley, she jumped at the opportunity. “This is a place to do extraordinary service,” says Smith, the Chief Technology Officer of the United States,...
by Nancy Wang | Feb 11, 2015 | Living, Politics
By Nancy Wang WASHINGTON—Families headed by never married single parents are the least advantaged, the least benefited and the least protected population — and they need help, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution told House subcommittee Wednesday. “Not...
by Nancy Wang | Feb 3, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s proposed $4 trillion budget for 2016 would not increase the deficit and also help pay down the $18 trillion national debt, the head of the Office of Management and Budget said Tuesday. “We have taken the action of the full six...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 28, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. legal experts on Wednesday urged Chinese anti-monopoly regulators to be more transparent. “Fuller disclosure serves to accelerate an agency’s progress by strengthening internal decision processes and educating external audiences more effectively,”...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 21, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro on Wednesday urged mayors from across the country to help the federal government reduce homelessness, encourage home ownership and build stronger local communities. “We have an agenda of opportunity,”...
