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 Lauren Bally | Nov 28, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Americans’ foreign policy focus is preventing another 9/11 and President-elect Donald Trump is likely to renew some old alliances as part of his foreign policy efforts, according to some foreign policy experts speaking Monday at the Center for Strategic...
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 Benjamin Din | Nov 22, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The last time a president-elect lost the national popular vote was in 2000, when George W. Bush narrowly beat Al Gore in the Electoral College vote. The three times before that were more than 100 years ago. Now, President-elect Donald Trump’s 306-232...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 22, 2016 | Topics
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 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...
