by Dan Waldman | Oct 17, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Six-time NBA most valuable player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said professional athletes fear that joining the racial protest spearheaded by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick could potentially ruin their personal brands. Abdul-Jabbar spoke Monday...
by Fallon Schlossman | Oct 17, 2016 | Featured, Technology
WASHINGTON – Author Cathy O’Neil warned about the presence of discrimination and the absence of transparency in computer system designs. Her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, addresses the lack of...
by Michelle Kim | Oct 14, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
It’s been a tough seven days for Donald Trump since he was heard on tape boasting about using his celebrity to push himself on women. Yet even on Thursday, after new allegations surfaced, some female supporters said they were sticking by their man. At a rally in West...
by Anna Waters | Oct 12, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — A new survey by Gallup finds that Americans who make up Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s base will still be relevant politically after the Nov. 8 election and may be part of a new normal. The University of Virginia Institute for...
by Andrew Merica | Oct 12, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Gun rights has not been the most critical issue in the presidential campaign, but former National Rifle Association president David Keene reminded an audience Wednesday that because the next president will fill the vacant Supreme Court seat,...
by Marissa Page | Oct 12, 2016 | Featured, Living, National Security
WASHINGTON – The libertarian-leaning Cato Institute typically promotes limited government, but Cato said Wednesday federal agencies have an important role to play in addressing police misconduct. Researchers and analysts from the Cato Institute’s project on criminal...
by Michelle Kim | Oct 12, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Environment, Featured
MIAMI – Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore reunited on the campaign trail Tuesday to highlight what both consider one of the most important issues of the presidential campaign: climate change. “The world is on the cusp of either building on the...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Oct 12, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The next president must build on the increased cooperation between the U.S. and India during the Obama administration to ensure the U.S. retains international support for its efforts in Afghanistan and other conflicts, a top National Security...
by Fallon Schlossman | Oct 11, 2016 | Featured
WASHINGTON — Tuesday marked the fourth annual International Day of the Girl, a United Nations initiative to protect and promote girls from around the world. Speakers at the United States Institute of Peace celebrated the gains made to ease the burdens placed on...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 11, 2016 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — America’s economy would be spurred by boosting the number of high-skilled immigrants tin the country, the author of a new book on income inequality said Tuesday. Edward Conard, author of “The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the...
by Andrew Merica | Oct 11, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
Ninety minutes before the debate, the spin room and media filing center at Washington University in St. Louis were buzzing with activity. Networks were live on air with pre-debate coverage, and reporters, producers and journalists of all kind were running...
by Darby Hopper | Oct 11, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — American-made feta cheese could be relabeled as “feta-like” if the European Union gets its way. In recent months, the EU has proposed changes in current trade deal negotiations between the U.S. and the EU that would restrict the use of certain food...
