by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Apr 15, 2015 | Entertainment
WASHINGTON — The husband-and-wife team behind the 9th annual GI Film Festival says that 2015 will be a banner year for the event dubbed “Sundance for the troops.” On Tuesday, the organizers offered a sneak preview of several short films to build momentum for the...
by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Oct 9, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – There were red velvet cupcakes, chicken taquitos and a mannequin front and center in the White House East Room Wednesday as first lady Michelle Obama dished about her favorite designers before pushing the group of students to get a good education —...
by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | May 30, 2014 | Education, Topics
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — Ansun Sujoe of Euless gripped one side of the championship trophy at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. Holding the other side was Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Corning, N.Y., a five-time participant at the national level who finished...
by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Aug 28, 2013 | Immigration, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Half a century after Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech rang across the world, thousands relived the moment Wednesday by rallying at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate that momentous event. On the steps of Lincoln’s shrine, a star-studded...
by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Aug 26, 2013 | National Security
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death, Rode the six hundred. WASHINGTON — Alfred Lloyd Tennyson’s words resonate deeply in the story of Staff Sgt. Ty Carter, the nation’s latest recipient of the Medal of Honor. President...
