by Tyler Pager | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – Automatic cuts to the Defense Department budget are “risky” because they imply diminish U.S. projection of power overseas, Ashton Carter said Wednesday at a Senate confirmation hearing in which there appeared to be little opposition to his...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Feb 4, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Leaders of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges reviewed Wednesday ways to improve that sector of higher education, even while facing falling enrollment numbers. Over the past ten years, state laws and universities raised entrance...
by Preston R. Michelson | Feb 4, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON — Paid leave and workplace flexibility for parents is not just important for women — fathers need to be included as well, according to experts and report released at the progressive Center for American Progress on Wednesday. “There has been a trend over the...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON— The terrorist group, ISIS, is using social media as a new and effective propaganda weapon to spread its message, , Daniel Cohen, of the Institute for National Security Studies, said Wednesday. Located in Israel, the institute focuses on research of...
by Adam Mintzer | Feb 4, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON- Superstition and spiritualism have intrigued as many as a dozen first ladies dating back to the early 19th century, often as tools to protect their families while in the White House. Psychics, horoscopes and ghosts were part of a number of first ladies’...
by Astrid Goh | Feb 4, 2015 | Health & Science
By Astrid Goh WASHINGTON — Money, work, family responsibilities and health top the list of stressors for Americans, experts said Wednesday in a webinar hosted by the American Psychological Association. The associationannual tress in America survey, which was conducted...
by Yunita Ong | Feb 4, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – House Republicans and Democrats butted heads on Wednesday over a GOP attempt to make electronic verification of the immigration status of new hires mandatory under federal law. Currently, five states require all businesses to use E-Verify, but the...
by Daniel Hersh | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Republican congressmen grilled Obama administration officials on President Barack Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, criticizing the secrecy of the negotiations and the abruptness of the policy shift. Foreign Affairs Committee...
by Tanner Howard | Feb 4, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON—With an eye toward the 2016 presidential race, potential Republican candidate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence made his case Wednesday for his state’s education system and regulatory environment as a model for the rest of the nation. “We believe our state has been...
by Tara Longardner | Feb 4, 2015 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—The United States leads the world in global health investments, allocating $9.2 billion this year alone. However, experts fear the money is not being distributed wisely. Each year, 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide. That’s almost 1,000...
by Haley Hinkle | Feb 3, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – While supporting President Barack Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba, Cuban human rights activists told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that opening trade and tourism between the U.S. and Cuba won’t end the Castro regime’s civil rights abuses...
by William Hicks | Feb 3, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — House and Senate leaders on Tuesday awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force, also known as the Devil’s Brigade, for bravery that helped to end World War II. “Today we honor a group of men that ensured this...
