by Ashley Hickey | Jun 13, 2014 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Anti-war groups organized a rally Tuesday in front of the White House to support the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from a Taliban prison in Afghanistan and to denounce the media controversy surrounding his return. Published in conjunction...
by Ashley Hickey | Jun 11, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Barriers to achieving the American Dream are growing for many Americans, according to experts at a New America Foundation conference Thursday. For one Maryland woman the idea of the American Dream is something she learned about growing up in...
by Ashley Hickey | Jun 2, 2014 | Education
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — And then there were two. Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe made history as they were crowned co-champions of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Sweat beading on their foreheads under dozens of bright studio lights, the boys battled it out...
by Ashley Hickey | May 29, 2014 | Education
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Dylan Olster of Pembroke Pines delivered a perfect performance onstage at Wednesday’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, but fell short of advancing to Thursday’s semifinals. Offstage, it was another matter. The 281 students who qualified for...
by Ashley Hickey | May 13, 2014 | National Security
ARLINGTON, Va. — Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 active duty service members, veterans and their family members. The land was originally the family estate of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, but his family was...
