by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 25, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON—A national women’s group is urging females in a Republican-controlled Congress to work together to support women’s rights. The National Partnership for Women and Families is a consumer advocacy group that fights for policies advancing women rights. The...
by Adam Mintzer | Feb 25, 2015 | Topics
WASHINGTON—Energy from the Sun can cause beautiful sites like the Northern Lights or potentially dangerous forces like solar flares, but scientists struggle to forecast whether these releases will be gorgeous or gruesome. NASA announced on Wednesday a new mission to...
by Medha Imam | Feb 25, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices strongly questioned Abercrombie & Fitch Wednesday over the company’s refusal to hire a Muslim woman because she wore a headscarf. Claiming Abercrombie violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal...
by Preston R. Michelson | Feb 25, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Wednesday that would improve savings plans known as 529s, which help families pay for higher education. The 529 plans are tax-free savings accounts that can only be used for education expenses, such as tuition, fees and books....
by Jesse Kirsch | Feb 25, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON—The fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State could take months or years and requires broad support, a former NATO commander told the Senate Foreign Relations committee Wednesday. Retired Marine Gen. John R. Allen’s congressional testimony addressed...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 25, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION, Cuba — A military judge said Wednesday he will not halt the trial of the alleged USS Cole bomber even though another judge decided to delay his separate trial of the 9/11 masterminds until a request...
by Paige Leskin | Feb 25, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin Retired Maj. Gen. Vaughn Ary, the official who oversees the military court, is scheduled to testify Wednesday morning. He will speak to whether he unlawfully involved himself in the trial of the alleged USS Cole bomber by ordering the...
by Yunita Ong | Feb 25, 2015 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – It could be up to the U.S. House to save the Department of Homeland Security from a partial shutdown, after the Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a motion to proceed to a funding bill, breaking a two-month political stalemate. The Senate...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 25, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen faced criticism Wednesday that the central bank—and her monetary policy—is too politically influenced. Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., said her numerous meetings with President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Jacob...
by Tal Axelrod | Feb 25, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry responded to claims on Wednesday from skeptical lawmakers that the State Department is soft in its nuclear negotiations with Iran. Testifying in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kerry declared that Iran has...
by Madeline Fox | Feb 25, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers need to move forward on a comprehensive, long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill, business and transportation leaders said Wednesday. With less than 100 days left until the existing surface transportation authorization...
