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Can teachers also act as law enforcement officials?

by Joshua Rosenblat | Mar 2, 2015 | Topics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case questioning whether the statements made by a 3-1/2-year-old boy to his preschool teachers about suspected child abuse qualified as “testimonial hearsay.” In March 2010, teachers at...
Federal digital workforce still struggles with gender parity

Federal digital workforce still struggles with gender parity

by Medha Imam | Feb 27, 2015 | Business

  By Medha Imam Rebecca Ayers crawls out of bed with her phone in tow and ambles into her home office. From the moment she wakes up to the second she clocks out, Ayers leads a team of workers from three different states through a trail of instant messages,...

Pentagon lifts forced relocation of military judges to Guantanamo for USS Cole, 9/11 cases

by Tyler Pager | Feb 27, 2015 | National Security

By Tyler Pager GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba – The Pentagon rescinded its order Friday that forced military judges to relocate to Guantanamo Bay. The order, known as Change 1, was an effort to speed up the military commissions, but instead delayed proceedings in both...

Top military lawyers set to testify in Gitmo trial Friday

by Paige Leskin | Feb 27, 2015 | National Security

By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Three of the highest ranking military legal officers will testify Friday afternoon on whether the Pentagon was unlawfully involved in the USS Cole bombing trial. The presiding judge, Air Force...

Defense calls additional witnesses in unlawful influence motion

by Tyler Pager | Feb 27, 2015 | National Security

By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin The court will hear testimony Friday from The Judge Advocate Generals of the U.S. Army and the U.S Air Force. The defense called the two officials to speak on a senior Pentagon official’s order that the military judge must move to...
Guantanamo Bay: Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Downtown Gitmo

Guantanamo Bay: Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Downtown Gitmo

by Tyler Pager | Feb 26, 2015 | National Security

[rev_slider DowntownGitmo]   Downtown Guantanamo Bay looks like any American small town. It has two outdoor movie theaters, a large sports complex, a McDonald’s, a bowling alley and a library. It offers service members and their families the opportunity to...

Guantanamo Bay: Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Camp X-Ray

by Tyler Pager | Feb 26, 2015 | National Security

[rev_slider XRay]   Camp X-Ray was the first detention center established at Guantanamo Bay and held detainees from mid-January 2002 to mid-April 2002. It was originally constructed in the 1990s to hold the criminals who arrived with Cuban and Haitian...

More witnesses to testify in motion of Pentagon’s unlawful meddling

by Paige Leskin | Feb 26, 2015 | National Security, Topics

By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin
Military judge won’t halt the trial of USS Cole terror suspect

Military judge won’t halt the trial of USS Cole terror suspect

by Tyler Pager | Feb 26, 2015 | National Security

By Tyler Pager GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION, Cuba — An order to relocate military judges to Guantanamo will not immediately delay the trial of the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing, though it is slowing down the trial of 9/11 terror suspect Khalid Sheik...
Gang prevention programs focus on middle schoolers

Gang prevention programs focus on middle schoolers

by Daniel Hersh | Feb 25, 2015 | Topics

Can abortion rights reach across the congressional aisle?

Can abortion rights reach across the congressional aisle?

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...
Out-of-this-world weather? NASA plans new space mission to explore it

Out-of-this-world weather? NASA plans new space mission to explore it

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...
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