by Shelbie Bostedt | Mar 4, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Dallas Goldtooth peers into the modest crowd gathered before him in front of the White House on a bitter cold mid-winter day. Some hold signs boldly stating “KXL will spill” and “reject to protect,” others stand solemnly, listening to speakers and...
by Tara Longardner | Mar 4, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON —Without federal legalization, regulating marijuana is hazy territory. Policymakers across the nation are looking to states like Colorado and Oregon to blaze the trail. Apart from regulating the drug itself, advertising and investment strategies are coming...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Mar 4, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan defended the administration’s plan to expand the reach of public education to community colleges as he presented the White House’s 2016 budget proposals to lawmakers on Wednesday. “I think the world has changed,” Duncan...
by Haley Hinkle | Mar 4, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Some of the most powerful women in liberal politics gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of EMILY’s List this week, including a highly anticipated appearance by potential presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. EMILY’s List, which works to...
by Daniel Hersh | Mar 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A majority of civilians in Middle Eastern countries believe that the self-proclaimed Islamic State is a terrorist organization, not a religious one, according to a major public opinion poll released Wednesday. “It’s not a religious thing, it’s a business...
by Olivia Marcus | Mar 4, 2015 | Business
By Olivia Marcus What if your car could “talk” to other vehicles, predicting imminent danger and warning you before a crash? It sounds like science fiction. But vehicle-to-vehicle communication is the newest brainchild of the auto industry, and it might be coming to a...
by Tyler Pager | Mar 3, 2015 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – The speech generated more buzz than the State of the Union, yet some key members of Congress were absent. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Tuesday to a joint meeting of Congress about the importance of not settling for a bad nuclear deal...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Mar 3, 2015 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON — Advocates for reforming school discipline policies said on Tuesday that recent findings indicating a racial disparity in punishments highlight a need for change. “We need a paradigm shift to move from a punitive, sanction-based system… to a restorative,...
by Paige Leskin | Mar 3, 2015 | Politics, Topics
By Yunita Ong and Paige Leskin WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress on Tuesday as “political theater” and an “affront” to President Barack Obama, the State Department and the Democratic Party...
by Adam Mintzer | Mar 3, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Prime Minister of Israel gave a loaded speech Tuesday on nuclear arms to a GOP-led congress, some disgruntled Democrats and pro-Israel activists — but no explosion came. Tensions brewed for weeks among members of Congress, but Prime...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 3, 2015 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON—U.S. efforts to end human trafficking should concentrate on Asia, according to experts at a The Heritage Foundation meeting Tuesday. The experts noted that more than 35 million people are victims of human trafficking globally, and two-thirds of them are...
by Preston R. Michelson | Mar 3, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — As the parents of two teenage daughters, the Obamas know the potential of young girls. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama unveiled an initiative to promote education opportunities for adolescent girls worldwide. The first...
