by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Oct 4, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Storm preparations along the Gulf Coast are underway and leaders say the federal government shutdown won’t get in the way. Tropical Storm Karen is expected to threaten the coast starting Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service , bringing...
by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Sep 30, 2013 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Two buildings at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo closed Monday afternoon because of a brief chemical scare. Employees evacuated the Reptile Discovery Center and the Small Mammal House around 2:45 p.m. after a man “deposited a white, powdery substance...