by Michelle Kim | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Politics
In his first news conference since the election of Donald Trump, President Barack Obama downplayed on Monday concerns that the president-elect would undo international commitments. Obama, citing a private meeting late last week with his Republican successor,...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s plan to improve the nation’s infrastructure is a big deal for the president-elect, but at the National Transportation Safety Board it’s still safety first. The NTSB released its biennial ‘Most Wanted List’ of safety improvements...
by Eunice Lee | Nov 14, 2016 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Top education experts on Monday expressed concern about the future of higher education under a Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress. Terry Hartle, of the American Council on Education, speculated that the first four months of Congress...
by Anna Waters | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama predicted Monday that successful efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans will continue under the new administration. As she began to speak at the White House, a member of the audience shouted, “Run for president!”...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The year 2016 is a turning point for key issues of internet freedom, a report by watchdog organization Freedom House said Monday. Governments are now targeting messaging apps, said Freedom House’s Sanja Kelly at a panel hosted by Google....
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – With ransomware attacks on the rise, small and medium businesses are the most vulnerable, according to a Capitol Hill internet panel. The Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus, a private sector group that gives recommendations and...
by Andrew Merica | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – When Antonio Taguba turned 65 years old, he got a notice in the mail that he needed to sign up for Medicare – but when he tried to sign up, he was told Social Security had a problem with his application. He needed to contact that office immediately. “I...
by Benjamin Din | Nov 13, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers to the White House on Thursday for a celebratory visit on the South Lawn, saying the team’s June championship victory embodied Obama’s campaign slogan. “That’s what we’re talking...
by David Fishman | Nov 13, 2016 | Featured, National Security
Nearly 70 years after the United Nations first deployed its iconic blue helmets, demand for peacekeepers is on the rise. In July, the United States teamed with India, the world’s second-largest contributor to international peacekeeping forces, to train African...
by David Fishman | Nov 10, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
NEW YORK — In a stunning upset, Republican Donald Trump Wednesday morning was elected the 45th president of the United States — ending a dramatic campaign by assuring voters he would seek to unify a broken country. Here are some captured moments from inside the...
by Rishika Dugyala & David Fishman | Nov 10, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
NEW YORK — In New York City’s Times Square, sandwiched between both campaigns’ Election Night headquarters, some young voters struggled — and failed — to hold back tears as they watched Republican Donald Trump, who was supported by only 37 percent of millennials,...
by David Gernon | Nov 9, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – Global investors Wednesday tried to make sense of what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for financial markets across the globe. As the possibility of the political outsider’s victory grew Tuesday night, markets worldwide reacted in largely negative...
