by Mary Lee & Ramsen Shamon | Oct 16, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The state of ethics in the U.S. Senate is a “black hole,” according to a nonprofit coalition called the Ethics Working Group. In an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the group...
by Mary Lee & Ramsen Shamon | May 29, 2014 | Education
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — “Facetious … Intarsia.” Those were the words Eileen Xue nailed during the second and third preliminary rounds Wednesday at the 87th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Still, the 12-year-old from Tulare didn’t advance...
by Mary Lee & Ramsen Shamon | Sep 19, 2011 | National Security
A new warrior support complex has been designed for patients transferring from Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The historic hospital closed its doors in September.
by Mary Lee & Ramsen Shamon | Aug 25, 2011 | National Security
United Airlines is set to provide all of its pilots with iPads by the end of the year as part of a changeover to paperless flight manuals. The airline announced plans Tuesday to distribute the tablets to the 11,000 pilots who fly with United and Continental. The...
by Mary Lee & Ramsen Shamon | Aug 23, 2011 | National Security
Autonomous humanoid robots could soon be helping sailors and marines to fight fires on Navy ships.
