by Shelbie Bostedt | Jan 27, 2015 | Environment, Living
WASHINGTON – Pollution in the air, water and soil contributes one in seven deaths worldwide, according to a report released Tuesday by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. The report used World Health Organization data to gauge the number of deaths from...
by Haley Hinkle | Jan 27, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON- The House passed five bills on Tuesday to increase government efforts to reduce human trafficking by creating policies to find and protect victims of sex trafficking and to make it easier to prosecute offenders. At least 100,000 children are victims...
by Madeline Fox | Jan 27, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON – Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday announced his fix for the soon-to-expire Highway Trust Fund — a $1 trillion, five-year plan he plans to introduce to Congress. The Rebuild America Act, Sanders’ plan, is one of many infrastructure...
by Madeline Fox | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Living
WASHINGTON – Low-income drivers pay prohibitively expensive insurance premiums, according to a study released Monday by the Consumer Federation of America. All price quotes for the researchers’ test subject, a 30-year-old female high school graduate with a clean...
by Tara Longardner | Jan 26, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON–Wake before dawn. Meditate on the name of God. Tie turban. Visit temple. This is the daily routine of practicing Sikhs around the world — but a mysterious religion to many Americans. Ever since the 9/11 attacks, American Sikhs have experienced...
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,”...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 21, 2015 | Living, State of the Union
WASHINGTON–The same group that provided a broad base of support for Barack Obama in in the last two presidential elections had reason to celebrate during the State of the Union address Tuesday night. The president offered his commitment to initiatives aimed at...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 20, 2015 | Living, State of the Union
By Astrid Goh We asked several people to share their opinions of the country ahead of President Barack Obama sharing his view of the country in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.
by Madeline Fox | Jan 19, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON – A group of nine protesters decided to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory in the same way they spend every Monday—demonstrating for more restrictive gun control laws in front of the White House. Linda Finkel-Talvadkar, who started the protest...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 19, 2015 | Living
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by Joshua Rosenblat | Jan 14, 2015 | Business, Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced measures to support access to faster and cheaper public Internet service during a speech in Iowa on Wednesday. But his proposals already face staunch opposition from the Federal Communications Commission and some giant...
