by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 1, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON —As Kenya continues its fight against Al-Shabaab, the Kenyan government and media need to better understand the role of female extremists to create a more effective counterterrorism strategy, experts say. Dr. Fredrick Ogenga, a visiting scholar at the...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 1, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Former NFL player Chris Draft married his long-time girlfriend, Keasha Rutledge in 2011, but one month later Rutledge died of lung cancer leaving behind her grieving husband but also their newly formed initiative against the terrible disease – Team...
by Eunice Lee | Oct 31, 2016 | Business, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court spent part of its Halloween listening to arguments on whether chevrons, zigzags, and color patterns worn on cheerleader uniforms can be copyrighted under federal law. The problem is determining where the functional design of the uniform...
by Evelyn Wang | Oct 31, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The next president of the United States must make difficult decisions about further nuclear arms negotiations between the United States and Russia, an expert at the Brookings Institute said Monday. Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will take office...
by Jason Mast | Oct 31, 2016 | Featured, Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina NAACP is preparing to take legal action against the state Board of Elections for suppressing voter registration. Just months after the NAACP won a three-year legal battle against a North Carolina voter identification guide,...
by Michelle Kim | Oct 31, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science, National Security
WASHINGTON- Robot soldiers, once a thing of science fiction, are advancing toward the battlefield. Countries around the world, including the United States, Israel, Russia, and China, are deploying autonomous weapons in military operations, experts told a prestigious...
by Dan Waldman | Oct 31, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Technology
WASHINGTON — PayPal co-founder and Silicon Valley tycoon Peter Thiel defended his recent support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Monday, saying America is on the decline and needs to elect an outsider to manage the economy. Thiel made the remarks in a...
by Ross Krasner | Oct 31, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –Abdalaziz Alhamza, the co-founder of a group working to expose the terror tactics of the so-called Islamic State in its de facto capital in Syria, said Monday his group has dealt with many threats as it struggles to counter extremist propaganda in Raqqa....
by Rishika Dugyala | Oct 28, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — First lady Michelle Obama, one of the most popular surrogates for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, joined Clinton for the first time on the campaign trail at an early vote rally Thursday. Thousands of supporters and...
by Ben Din & Fallon Schlossman | Oct 28, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — First lady Michelle Obama dismissed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s allegations of a rigged election, saying Thursday that the outcome on Nov. 8 will be determined by the will of the voters. She urged Americans to ignore any...
by Rishika Dugyala | Oct 27, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — Brooke Henderson was excited to be a first-time voter this year. The 18-year-old University of Virginia freshman studied up on the candidates in the Republican presidential primary in North Carolina and voted for Gov. John Kasich of Ohio. She...
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...
