by Maia Pandey | Feb 1, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Communities and healthcare providers urgently need federal funding to address twin mental health and substance abuse crises, healthcare experts and advocates told senators on Tuesday “Almost 130 million Americans live in areas with less than one mental...
by Lauren Bally | Nov 1, 2016 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON- African Americans have the lowest net worth income in the Washington metropolitan area, according to a study released Tuesday. The Urban Institute, an economic and social policy research think tank, detailing the racial wealth gap within the metro area...
by Tara Longardner | Mar 17, 2015 | Education, Living
WASHINGTON– Though most people know basic online security protocol, there are a number of people who don’t even know what a password is. The elderly, those with low incomes and people who speak limited English are especially at risk for targeting and...
by Tara Longardner | Mar 2, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking to a pro-Israel group one day before his controversial visit to Capitol Hill, said Monday he feared a proposed nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran would imperil Israel’s security. “I have a...
by Jesse Kirsch | Mar 2, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON—As Congress hurries to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the House Democratic Whip said on Monday the GOP majority is splintered, making the job in the week ahead a challenge. A whip’s job is to know how members of Congress will vote; so you could...