by Ben Trachtenberg | Feb 27, 2018 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — America’s coastal communities are threatened by storms and hurricanes more than ever, but the law regulating development on coastal wetlands — and determining which areas cannot get federal flood insurance — is outdated, experts told a House subcommittee...
by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 27, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – More help is needed to protect female scientists from unwanted sexual advances and intimidation, experts from various scientific institutions told a congressional committee Tuesday, and urged the lawmakers to pass legislation to combat sexual harassment...
by Anna Laffrey | Feb 23, 2018 | Featured, Living, Technology
A Tesla Model S that was cruising at highway speeds rammed into the back of a parked fire truck on a freeway in Culver City, CA in late January. The man behind the wheel claimed his car was running on Tesla’s enhanced autopilot system. But shouldn’t he still have...
by Erica Snow | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Vice President Mike Pence boasted Thursday that the first year of the Trump administration was “the most consequential year” for conservatism at the annual CPAC conference, the largest gathering of conservatives in the country. Speaking in a...
by Catherine Kim | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Several young conservatives at the Thursday opening of CPAC, the largest American conservative convention, supported President’ Donald Trump’s proposal that to arm teachers, but were less enthusiastic about other proposals to increase gun...
by Paola de Varona & Rachel Frazin | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. -Students and speakers decried the protests erupting across the country over conservative speakers being brought to present at universities at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The issue of freedom of speech resonated with the crowd at...
by Kristina Karisch | Feb 22, 2018 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON —The United States needs to adjust its labor laws and regulations that are holding back growth of an expanding technology-based economy, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Thursday. Speaking to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center’s...
by Paola de Varona | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — — If conservatives want to help solve the problems of opioid addiction and high crime in poor neighborhoods, they need to embed in the communities and work with local leaders, Robert Woodson, an American community development leader, said...
by Kristina Karisch | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court case heard Tuesday could have widespread impact on the 5th Amendment protection against self-incrimination. The case considers whether statements a Kansas police office made to his colleagues could be used against him in a criminal...
by Libby Berry | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Embroiled in a corruption investigation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is walking a political tightrope when it comes to settlements and annexation in Palestinian territory, experts said Tuesday. “Status quo is his middle...
by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. should provide more weapons and military technology to India to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific area and mitigate China’s efforts to increase its power in the region, several former ambassadors said Tuesday. “There’s an inner core of...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 19, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Frederick County’s bridges are in better shape than the national average, but improvements are still needed, according to newly released data from the Federal Highway Administration. According to the 2017 National Bridge Inventory, over 50,000 of...
