by Lindsey Byman | Mar 12, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – The Washington chapter of Food Not Bombs, a volunteer group that gives out free vegan meals to combat poverty and hunger, distributed meals on Saturday, undeterred by persistent rain. D.C. is one of over 1,000 cities in 65 countries served by Food Not...
by Maria Heim | Feb 27, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – When is it too late for the government to provide notice that they are seeking forfeiture in criminal cases? That was the question at the heart of a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday. The case arose after a federal jury in New York convicted Louis...
by Rafaela Jinich | Jan 17, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON- Attendees in Washington D.C. celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a fervent peace rally followed by a parade that echoed the principles of equality and justice that the civil rights figure championed. The heart of the commemoration lay in...
by Shravya Pant | Nov 29, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON – Chicago-area medical experts and community health advocates brought their advocacy to Washington on Tuesday at a Senate panel on gun violence led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). To local community leaders, gun violence is personal. Illinois has the...
by Cate Bikales and Kunjal Bastola | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON – Doctors and medical experts on Tuesday called on lawmakers to take a public health approach to the gun violence epidemic they say is plaguing the United States. Since 2020, guns have become the number one cause of death for children and teenagers,...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 5, 2023 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration divulged details of its investigation into defective airbag inflators, manufactured by ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive. The agency seeks to recall 52 million airbag inflators — one of the largest...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 29, 2023 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) accused Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz of waging the “most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country,” on Wednesday at a hearing held by the Committee on Health, Education,...
by Emiliana Betancourt | Mar 16, 2023 | Featured, Living, Topics
WASHINGTON — The National Gallery of Art opened up its doors last Thursday night for an evening of music and dancing. The theme of the event was “Sheroes,” in celebration of women’s history month.The event also offered a preview of the Smithsonian...
by Emiliana Betancourt | Mar 15, 2023 | Featured, Living, Topics
Ashburn, Va. — William Hennessy has worked as a court artist for over 40 years. He began in 1982, covering the Senate before C-SPAN coverage began. Currently, he covers the U.S. Supreme Court and has covered major historical moments, from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s...
by Shannon Tyler | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) on Thursday demanded that railroad companies guarantee seven days of paid sick leave for their employees — something Sanders had on his agenda last Congress without much success. “We are here today to...
by Joanna Hou | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — A consumer group is recommending that the Department of Transportation require airlines and ticket agents to provide prompt refunds to travelers in the event of cancellations or significant delays. The Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee made...
by Charlotte Varnes | Mar 28, 2022 | Featured, Living, National Security
WASHINGTON –– When Jen Burch first returned from a tour in Afghanistan nearly a decade ago, she was seriously sick. Her temperature was so high that it was flagged going through the airport en route to Okinawa, her home base at the time. When she arrived, she took a...
