by Vesko Cholakov | Jan 16, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The U.S. is lagging on commercial use of drones, manufacturers and scientists told the Senate science committee Wednesday, but several senators said they wanted to be sure the unmanned aerial vehicles won’t be used to spy on Americans. “These 20th century...
by Ryan McCrimmon | Jan 16, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – As politicians and diplomats gathered in a Senate office building Wednesday to discuss possible action against the increasingly repressive government of Ukraine, demonstrators from the Eastern European country gathered in front of the Supreme Court to...
by Christophe Haubursin | Jan 15, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – American veterans are facing a deadly new threat, according to the results of a Government Accountability Office investigation released Wednesday, but the problems aren’t coming from the battlefield — they’re coming from hospital rooms. In a hearing...
by Sara Olstad | Jan 15, 2014 | Living
WASHINGTON – Holocaust survivor Jack Rubin told a Senate committee Wednesday that aging Holocaust survivors in the United States are better served by home health care than care in nursing homes, which can trigger memories of being held against their will during World...
by Jeanne Kuang | Jan 15, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the United States may have created a decades-long debate, but on Wednesday the justices pondered a less prominent question—the legality of speaking about abortion near...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Jan 15, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael McCaul accused the Obama administration Wednesday of endangering national security by downplaying the continued activity of al-Qaida. Tuesday’s hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security, built around the Republican theme,...
by Preetisha Sen | Jan 15, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON –International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday the rate of economic growth is positive but needs to be stronger this year. “Overall, the direction is positive, but global growth is still too low, too fragile and too uneven,” said...
by Sophia Bollag | Jan 15, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Legislation to improve health care for seniors with multiple chronic illnesses by providing financial incentives to doctors to coordinate care of the illnesses was introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday. Sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden,...
by Sylvan Lane | Jan 15, 2014 | Immigration, Living
WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees flowed into the country between 2002 and 2011. However, this ethnic community is too small and new to get on the radar screens of many government and social agencies, and at this point lacks the economic and social...
by Jonathan Palmer | Jan 15, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama hosted groups advocating for more college opportunity for disadvantaged youth as well as high school educators in an event at the White House Wednesday focused on helping students in under-served communities get to college....
by Lauren Caruba | Jan 15, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices Wednesday questioned the fairness of a Massachusetts law that creates restrictive zones around abortion clinics, pitting First Amendment rights against obstruction statutes. The court weighed the state’s history of disturbances near...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Jan 15, 2014 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON–Witnesses challenged China’s compliance with the World Trade Organization standards and international trade rules at a Senate hearing Wednesday. China joined the WTO 12 years ago, and soon became the world’s largest exporter. But the committee...
