by Ramsen Shamon | Jun 2, 2015 | Entertainment
WASHINGTON—The National Gallery of Art will showcase art by 16th Century Italian artists—one of whom was a rival to Michelangelo—in a new exhibit called, “Recent Acquisitions of Italian Renaissance Prints: Ideas Made Flesh.” Curator Jonathan Bober moderated the press...
by Ramsen Shamon | May 29, 2015 | Education
OXON HILL, Md. — Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe swept into the championship round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday as one of 10 competitors for the top honor. In the semifinals, Vanya, 13, spelled “consommé,” a type of clear soup, and “mediobrome,”...
by Ramsen Shamon | May 28, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Out of 285 spellers lining up Wednesday for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, only one will be there for the fifth time. That’s Olathe’s Vanya Shivashankar, 13, one of four top spellers from the Kansas City area in the competition. Bee watchers consider...
by Ramsen Shamon | May 14, 2015 | Politics
House hearing calls on the U.S. to help Iraq's minorities from Medill Washington on Vimeo.
by Ramsen Shamon | May 7, 2015 | Politics
Washington — President Masoud Barzani of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region is in Washington this week. The president is asking the U.S. government to do more to help combat Islamic militants in northern Iraq.
