by Adam Mintzer | Mar 9, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON— The latest online phenomenon is already sitting in our inboxes. Email newsletters have been on the rise the past couple of years, and they may be the key for the news media to reach audiences that are leaving newspapers and TV but are too busy to sort...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 9, 2015 | Business, National Security
WASHINGTON—The cybersecurity industry is grappling with a new threat: hiring. Information security experts and executives said the fast-growing cybersecurity field is facing a scarce talent pool, with thousands of positions to fill as demand grows. “It is pretty much...
by Daniel Hersh | Mar 9, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Despite stark differences in opinions about how to proceed in the wake of Russian incursions, a poll released Monday suggests Ukrainians want the nation to remain united. The poll showed that 47 percent of Ukrainians want to move toward the European...
by Jesse Kirsch | Mar 9, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Foreign policy experts on Monday urged a stronger American response—economic and military—to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and possible further annexation moves by Russia. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser for...
by William Hicks | Mar 9, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON– President Barack Obama announced a new program Monday to help nontraditional tech workers get additional training and find jobs through a partnership with private firms and local governments. TechHire will provide access to technology jobs for...
by Bailey Williams | Mar 9, 2015 | Business, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON–Progressives and digital advocates are pressuring one senator to turn the tide on the discussion of fast track, a legislative process granting simplified congressional oversight for trade agreements. Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, ranking member...
by Preston R. Michelson | Mar 9, 2015 | Education
by Jesse Kirsch | Mar 4, 2015 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON—In a high-energy, quick-fire session of the Supreme Court, justices hearing a challenge to the nation’s health care law appeared more doubtful of the petitioners than of the U.S. government and Obamacare. Not even a minute into oral arguments Wednesday,...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 4, 2015 | Education
Meet Milo, a humanoid robot designed to teach children with autism social and behavioral skills.
by Haley Hinkle | Mar 4, 2015 | Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON—A federal consumer agency is re-testing dollar store products in response to a recent report asserting that certain items contained chemicals exceeding legal limits. The testing and report draw attention to the fact that humans are exposed to toxins...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 4, 2015 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—First lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday mental health is not only a budget and policy problem, it’s also a cultural one. “At the root of this dilemma is the way we view mental health in this country,” Obama said. “Whether an illness affects your...
by Yunita Ong | Mar 4, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — In the cacophony of debate about immigration, farmers across the nation often shun a completely legal guest-worker visa program. Charging that it’s bureaucratic and insensitive to the industry’s needs, farmers and their advocates for years have been...
