by Mariana Alfaro | Feb 10, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON — Having safe cities is a first step to develop a nation economically, security experts said Wednesday as the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase announced a joint project that aims to help cities improve safety. The project aims to “help cities...
by Shane McKeon | Feb 10, 2016 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — China’s slowing economy and ailing commodity markets are the biggest threats to an otherwise healthy U.S. economy, Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday. He also pushed back against a movement to “audit” the Fed. Bernanke,...
by Alex Duner and Ethan Cohen | Feb 10, 2016 | Politics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The ballroom at Marco Rubio’s campaign party was full, but as the networks counted more and more votes, the room got quieter and quieter. Rubio was hoping for a second place showing in New Hampshire, leaving the Granite State as the clear...
by Erin Bacon | Feb 10, 2016 | Health & Science, Living, Politics
WASHINGTON – Better police training and specialized criminal justice procedures could cut down on the disproportionately high numbers of mentally ill people who wind up in the nation’s courts and jails, several criminal justice experts told a Senate committee...
by Celena Chong | Feb 10, 2016 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — An agricultural coalition is urging Congress to promote free trade with Cuba by lifting the 55-year-old trade embargo by the end of this year. President Barack Obama has already lifted the ban on travel to Cuba, made licenses to export commodities...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 10, 2016 | Living, National Security
WASHINGTON– The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would require anyone employed by the Defense Department to report cases of suspected child abuse on military installations to state child protective service agencies in addition to reporting such suspected...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 9, 2016 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants to more than triple spending in Eastern Europe in the next fiscal year to contain the emerging threat of Russian aggression and protect its allies, top Defense Department officials said Tuesday in releasing the proposed $582.7...
by Nicolas Rivero | Feb 9, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s proposed 2017 budget would reduce NASA spending nearly $300 million from 2016 – but those cuts face staunch opposition from a space-friendly Congress. The $19 billion NASA budget, which the White House released Tuesday, included...
by Alex Duner | Feb 9, 2016 | Politics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Walking the snowy streets of Manchester, New Hampshire, Ryan McKnight is part of the quadrennial ritual of knocking on doors to convince primary voters to support a candidate, in this case Republican Ted Cruz. But McKnight represents a new breed of...
by Tyler Kendall | Feb 9, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON- Cary James spent four years getting a degree in mechanical engineering from Boston University. But after a few years of working in her field, she quit and became an electrician apprentice. The Obama administration Tuesday proposed a $2 billion...
by Allyson Chiu | Feb 9, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON– A proposal in Congress that would set aside some federal lands for hunting, fishing and shooting pits the notion of giving states more autonomy over their fish and wildlife populations against animal and habitat conservation, and the head of a key...
by Isabella Gutierrez | Feb 9, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON– President Barack Obama, in his 2017 budget, has proposed a 21 percent increase in clean energy funding as the next step toward a goal of doubling the federal investment by 2021. The president’s budget, released Tuesday, includes $5.85 billion in...
