by Kelly Norris | Nov 29, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – At least two Supreme Court justices seemed sympathetic Tuesday to arguments on behalf of a death row inmate in Texas who claims to be intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for the death penalty. Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor were...
by Benjamin Din | Nov 28, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — With a little over a month to go for the current Congress, what the lawmakers accomplished in the last two years can be measured in different ways. One yardstick: Who backed the most bills that have become law? The top honor goes to Sen. Amy Klobuchar,...
by Ross Krasner | Nov 28, 2016 | Featured, Immigration
There are over 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Here is one of their stories.
by David Gernon | Nov 28, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — A World Bank Group official announced Monday an all-time high for countries implementing its reforms they say increase the ease of doing business. Augusto Lopez-Claros, a top official at the World Bank Group, said 137 economies around the world...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 28, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Departing U.S. Brazilian Ambassador Liliana Ayalde called on President-elect Donald Trump and his administration to increase trade, investment and economic ties between the two countries. At her last public event as ambassador, Ayalde assured an...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 28, 2016 | Education, Featured
BOULDER, Colo. — “Are potatoes a vegetable?” A fifth grade boy scanned his cafeteria at Foothill Elementary School, hoping a grown-up could provide the answer. It was an easy one for Laura Smith, who coordinates Boulder Valley School...
by Kelly Norris, Jason Mast, Rishika Dugyala & Eunice Lee | Nov 23, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – For seven years, President Barack Obama has made the turkey pardoning event something of a dad joke, saying it’s been a tradition to embarrass his daughters, Sasha and Malia. This year, he said, they had a scheduling conflict. “Malia and Sasha, by...
by Rishika Dugyala & Fallon Schlossman | Nov 23, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — People interviewed in front of the White House Tuesday said they don’t blame Facebook for allowing the posting of election stories from fake news sites, but believe the company should do more in the future to verify information on its platform. Most...
by Andrew Merica | Nov 22, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – A federal election official drew parallels between under-representation of women in American government to their lack of representation in Colombian government Tuesday at a Latin American think tank. Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub said that...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 21, 2016 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON — The United States’ transition to clean energy is inevitable and won’t be stopped by any rollback of environmental regulations, Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy said Monday. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle the Clean...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 21, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Prohibition has failed as a remedy for the worldwide drug problem, and decriminalization with regulation remains as the best solution, according to a group of activists and former international leaders. The Global Commission on Drug Policy released...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 21, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Chinese citizens viewed the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election as an opportunity for China to increase its global power because they believe the president-elect will cause “chaos” in America, according to several China experts. But...
