by Rebecca Nelson | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Activists in black hoods and orange jumpsuits gathered outside the White House Tuesday, protesting the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The demonstration, part of a protest by the group Witness Against Torture, previewed the ten-year...
by Shirley Li | Jan 10, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court Tuesday heard arguments from Fox and ABC that federal rules banning indecency on TV violate the First Amendment, although the government’s lawyer countered that the ban is needed to protect children. The case, Federal Communications...
by Patrick Svitek | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Industry officials stopped short of suggesting drastic changes to safety guidelines at air shows and air races across the country before a sometimes skeptical National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday. They did, however, signal they will continue...
by James Arkin | Jan 10, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — From students to college presidents to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, people from all corners of the education community flocked to the White House Tuesday to participate in panel discussions on the need for civics in American higher education....
by Chris Kirk | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Policymakers who ignore or trivialize global climate change are pushing humanity closer to extinction, according to an organization of scientists and diplomats. Lamenting the failure of policymakers worldwide to ease nuclear tensions and curb...
by Ben Kamisar | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON— It may not be time to head for the fallout shelters, but the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists thinks it’s at least time to pre-emptively sound an apocalyptic alarm. The Bulletin on Tuesday moved its Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of the world’s...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 10, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— With three weeks until the Florida Primary, one Latino organization wants to make sure young Hispanics are ready to vote. The National Latino Evangelical Coalition, a group made up of national evangelical leaders and prominent Latinos, launched a campaign...
by Ed Demaria | Jan 10, 2012 | Politics
Although Mitt Romney’s double-digit lead in the New Hampshire polls was seemingly untouchable, the other Republican presidential hopefuls hammered away at the front-runner throughout the day. Newt Gingrich attacked Romney with a full-page advertisement in the New...
by Chris Kirk | Jan 10, 2012 | Business, Environment
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Tuesday it is taking a diverse approach to energy development in Alaska where it is pushing for natural gas drilling, offshore oil drilling and alternative energy. Several cabinet agencies are cooperating with energy...
by Kit Fox | Jan 10, 2012 | Health & Science
Surgeon General Regina Benjamin speaks about prevention at the Health Affairs “Confronting the Growing Diabetes Crisis” briefing. She want to put the “joy” back into health. (Kit Fox/Medill)WASHINGTON — With a new study showing high dropout...
by Chris Kirk | Jan 9, 2012 | Environment
Washington — Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar placed a 20-year ban Monday on new uranium mining claims around the Grand Canyon. “We have been entrusted to care for and protect our precious environmental and cultural resources, and we have chosen a...
