by Madeline Fox | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Living
WASHINGTON – Low-income drivers pay prohibitively expensive insurance premiums, according to a study released Monday by the Consumer Federation of America. All price quotes for the researchers’ test subject, a 30-year-old female high school graduate with a clean...
by William Hicks | Jan 26, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — 2014 was the year of White House fence jumpers. Now in 2015, trespassing in the White House has become mechanized, much to the chagrin of the Secret Service. Early Monday morning a small unmanned drone, a two-foot quadcopter, was found on the...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 26, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Top House Democrats Monday renewed their fight to guarantee at least six paid weeks of parental leave to federal employees for the birth or adoption of a child. “If we don’t want to give federal employees six little weeks of parental leave at least give...
by Tara Longardner | Jan 26, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON–Wake before dawn. Meditate on the name of God. Tie turban. Visit temple. This is the daily routine of practicing Sikhs around the world — but a mysterious religion to many Americans. Ever since the 9/11 attacks, American Sikhs have experienced...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Energy, Environment
By Astrid Goh WASHINGTON – Among Latin American countries, Venezuela will take the biggest blow from the recent plunge in global crude oil prices, an energy analyst said Monday at George Washington University. About 15 people attended the event, “Crude Awakening:...
by Tara Longardner | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House made efforts to engage at-home audiences through social media for this year’s State of the Union. While some say it worked in a big way, how big was it? Twitter announced the most successful hashtag of the night, #SOTU, made its way...
by Paige Leskin | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Legislation aimed at preventing suicide among military veterans is advancing quickly through Congress, in line to be one of the first bills signed into law under the new leadership. Political leaders, as well as suicide prevention and veteran advocacy...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 21, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro on Wednesday urged mayors from across the country to help the federal government reduce homelessness, encourage home ownership and build stronger local communities. “We have an agenda of opportunity,”...
by Preston R. Michelson | Jan 21, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Speaking to the nation’s mayors, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan continued his call for an overhaul of the “No Child Left Behind” law on Wednesday. “We would love to fix it. We think obviously much of it is outdated,” Duncan said at the winter meeting...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
By Astrid Goh and Medha Imam An online video of Tuesday’s State of the Union speech released on House Speaker John Boehner’s official YouTube channel did not include two short segments of the president’s original speech — one on climate change and another...
