by Jayna Omaye | Dec 7, 2013 | Entertainment
WASHINGTON — Washington has celebrated the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony since 1923, when then First Lady Grace Coolidge granted permission to place a cut Christmas tree on the White House’s Ellipse. “The National Christmas Tree is … actually planted...
by Jayna Omaye | Dec 2, 2013 | Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON – Many gay, lesbian and transgender immigrants held in U.S. detention centers, who are especially vulnerable to abuse by guards and other detainees, are placed in solitary confinement to protect them, but the isolation can cause irreversible psychological...
by Jayna Omaye | Nov 19, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The husband of an Army Reserve member soon will petition the Supreme Court to allow him to sue the military for allegedly forcing his wife, while pregnant, to perform physical activities against doctors’ orders in 2006, which he claims led to the...
by Jayna Omaye | Nov 8, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Airline revenue from service fees, food sales and other ancillary sales will reach $42.6 billion worldwide this year, a new report projects, nearly double the amount earned in 2010. The report by the Idea Works Company, which provides...
by Jayna Omaye | Nov 4, 2013 | Entertainment
WASHINGTON — Nearly 200 years after the British troops seized Washington and set parts of the city ablaze, one larger-than-life British official made his way into the U.S. Capitol in the most luxurious and ceremonial way. Congressional leaders on Wednesday...
