by Evelyn Wang | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The year 2016 is a turning point for key issues of internet freedom, a report by watchdog organization Freedom House said Monday. Governments are now targeting messaging apps, said Freedom House’s Sanja Kelly at a panel hosted by Google....
by Ross Krasner | Nov 14, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The governor of an Iraqi province that was retaken from ISIS said Monday that lessons from the aftermath of the ordeal should be applied to the city of Mosul, assuming it is freed from the terror group. Najmaldin Karim, governor of Kirkuk province...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – With ransomware attacks on the rise, small and medium businesses are the most vulnerable, according to a Capitol Hill internet panel. The Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus, a private sector group that gives recommendations and...
by Andrew Merica | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – When Antonio Taguba turned 65 years old, he got a notice in the mail that he needed to sign up for Medicare – but when he tried to sign up, he was told Social Security had a problem with his application. He needed to contact that office immediately. “I...
by Ross Krasner | Nov 14, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Just hours after the highly anticipated White House visit of president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, President Barack Obama got visitors he probably enjoyed a little bit more, hosting the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers. “That’s right I said...
by Benjamin Din | Nov 13, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers to the White House on Thursday for a celebratory visit on the South Lawn, saying the team’s June championship victory embodied Obama’s campaign slogan. “That’s what we’re talking...
by David Fishman | Nov 13, 2016 | Featured, National Security
Nearly 70 years after the United Nations first deployed its iconic blue helmets, demand for peacekeepers is on the rise. In July, the United States teamed with India, the world’s second-largest contributor to international peacekeeping forces, to train African...
by David Fishman | Nov 10, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
NEW YORK — In a stunning upset, Republican Donald Trump Wednesday morning was elected the 45th president of the United States — ending a dramatic campaign by assuring voters he would seek to unify a broken country. Here are some captured moments from inside the...
by Rishika Dugyala & David Fishman | Nov 10, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
NEW YORK — In New York City’s Times Square, sandwiched between both campaigns’ Election Night headquarters, some young voters struggled — and failed — to hold back tears as they watched Republican Donald Trump, who was supported by only 37 percent of millennials,...
by David Gernon | Nov 9, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – Global investors Wednesday tried to make sense of what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for financial markets across the globe. As the possibility of the political outsider’s victory grew Tuesday night, markets worldwide reacted in largely negative...
by Michelle Kim | Nov 9, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics, Topics
NEW YORK — Donald Trump walked on the stage at the New York Hilton early Wednesday as the president-elect, pledging to be “president for all Americans.” At around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Trump surpassed the 270 electoral vote mark with a victory in Wisconsin,...
by Eunice Lee | Nov 9, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
WASHINGTON – In anticipation of a Republican controlled White House and Congress, several conservative leaders expressed excitement Wednesday about an America led by Donald Trump, particularly on issues like health care and appointment of Supreme Court justices. “This...
