by Drew Gerber | Mar 7, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will use its substantial budget next year to modernize weapons systems, support allies abroad and cope with emerging challenges across the globe, Defense Department officials said Monday. Robert Scher, assistant secretary of defense for...
by Jasper Scherer | Mar 7, 2016 | Energy, Environment
Construction of new nuclear reactors came to a halt for years amid questions about cost and safety. (Source: Energy Information Administration) WASHINGTON – Thirty-seven years after a partial nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island power plant stunted the growth of...
by Allyson Chiu | Mar 7, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON– The idea of being buried in a detoxifying mushroom suit or in a biodegradable pod that becomes a tree was once the stuff of science fiction, but a growing trend toward eco-friendly burial practices is making such things a reality. Advocates for green...
by Noah Fromson and Tyler Kendall | Mar 3, 2016 | Topics
[rev_slider alias=”Alabama”] WASHINGTON– President Barack Obama said he must be good luck for the University of Alabama’s football team as he welcomed the Crimson Tide to Washington for the fourth time in seven years on Wednesday. “In...
by Erin Bacon | Mar 2, 2016 | Topics
[rev_slider alias=”Bacon 1″][/rev_slider] First lady Michelle Obama and second lady Jill Biden spoke at a Women’s History Month celebration on Capitol Hill Wednesday. They joined House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Cathy...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 2, 2016 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court should rule against a Texas law imposing stricter requirements for abortion providers as a violation of the “undue burden” standard because the law’s provisions are not medically necessary and make abortions less accessible, a lawyer...
by Alex Lederman | Mar 2, 2016 | Topics
Medill travelled across the Old Dominion to follow presidential candidates on the campaign trail. Alex Lederman recorded the...
by Celena Chong | Mar 2, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON – The roots of Apple’s struggle to avoid compromising the security of its famed iPhone reach back to Edward Snowden’s leak of nearly 2 million documents classified by the National Security Agency. In the aftermath of that massive breach in 2014, Apple...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Mar 2, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
HAMPTON, Va. — Some young black voters in Virginia say they see Sen. Bernie Sanders as a candidate who wants their votes while Hillary Clinton seems to think they’ll vote for her just because their parents would. At Hampton University and Norfolk State...
by Mariana Alfaro | Mar 2, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
RICHMOND, Va. – As TV screens announced a Hillary Clinton win over Bernie Sanders in Virginia on Super Tuesday, some of the Democrats filling a bar in the state capital Richmond cheered; and some didn’t. But they all agreed that their party’s primary candidates’...
by Jasper Scherer | Mar 2, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Regulations to restrict oil and gas drilling leases on federal land will lead to energy production shortfalls and lost federal revenue, House Republicans said Wednesday. But Democrats pushed back, saying current regulations do not go far enough in...
by Ethan Cohen | Mar 2, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON –Democrats Wednesday accused Republicans of creating “a dangerous witch hunt” at the first hearing of a House panel investigating fetal tissue harvesting and research. But the Republican head of the panel said she was moving forward to issue subpoenas...
