by Caroline Vakil | Jan 11, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced Thursday that his agency will provide $2 billion in grants to fight homelessness through temporary housing. “The funding we announced today is provided through the Continuum of Care grant...
by Neha Rashid | Apr 22, 2017 | Living
WASHINGTON – The trend of increased urbanization as baby boomers and young people leave the suburbs for metropolitan areas has created economic segregation, but it can be mitigated by ensuring affordable housing, better wages for service jobs and leadership at the...
by Marissa Page | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON –Senators on the Special Committee on Aging said Wednesday the government needs to better track the extent of elder abuse involving financial manipulation, which elderly advocates said is a vastly underreported problem. “There are currently no national...
by Dan Waldman | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — NBA Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal finished his career with 2,732 blocks, but the premier shot blocker wasn’t on Capitol Hill Wednesday to protect the rim, instead he was protecting the roads. O’Neal, who became...
by David Fishman | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — For the eighth and final time Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama honored students who use the arts to counter bullying, highlighting a commonality between her agenda and that of her successor. “Don’t ever lose hope, don’t ever feel fear,”...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s plan to improve the nation’s infrastructure is a big deal for the president-elect, but at the National Transportation Safety Board it’s still safety first. The NTSB released its biennial ‘Most Wanted List’ of safety improvements...
by Lauren Bally | Nov 1, 2016 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON- African Americans have the lowest net worth income in the Washington metropolitan area, according to a study released Tuesday. The Urban Institute, an economic and social policy research think tank, detailing the racial wealth gap within the metro area...
by David Fishman and Dan Waldman | Oct 26, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Living, Politics, Topics
DC Trump hotel opens amid demonstration With two weeks until Election Day, Trump formally unveils new DC hotel By David Fishman WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is coming to Pennsylvania Avenue, one way or another. With just under two weeks to Election Day, the...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Oct 26, 2016 | Business, Featured, Living, Technology
WASHINGTON — Smartphones and mobile apps can help end poverty, but only if traditional social programs carefully integrate technology into safety net services, according to technology experts. The problem, it seems, is that existing social programs, designed to...
by Jason Mast | Oct 26, 2016 | Environment, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON – The Syrian civil war and fall out from climate change have curbed long running international success at reducing global hunger, Rick Leach, CEO of the World Food Program, warned Wednesday. Since 2000, innovation and billions of dollars in aid have...
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 Rishika Dugyala | Oct 10, 2016 | Environment, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON— In Haiti’s worst hit areas, 80 percent of buildings have been damaged by Hurricane Matthew—cropland destroyed, palm trees flattened for miles, homes missing their roofs. That’s what Margaret Traub, head of Global Initiatives for the International Medical...
