by Silvia Martelli | Nov 11, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The 30,000 veterans who live in Washington deserve the political rights that would come with statehood for the District of Columbia, activists said at a Veterans Day rally on Monday advocating to make the nation’s capital the 51st state. The...
by Silvia Martelli | Nov 8, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump awarded a posthumous Presidential Citizens Medal Thursday to former Army Col. Rick Rescorla, a Vietnam veteran who died while leading evacuations from the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The Presidential...
by Silvia Martelli | Nov 5, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A federal judge Tuesday denied repeated defense motions to exclude jurors for bias as their selection began in the criminal trial of Roger Stone, a veteran Republican operative and onetime campaign adviser to President Donald Trump. In January, Stone, a...
by Silvia Martelli | Oct 29, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Boeing’s chief executive admitted to Congress on Tuesday that the aircraft manufacturer made some mistakes in the design of its Max 737, resulting in two crashes last year that killed 346 people and the grounding of the troubled aircraft. CEO Dennis...
by Silvia Martelli | Oct 23, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHNGTON — Facebook might have to modify its involvement in the proposed digital currency project Libra if it does not receive approval from U.S. regulators, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday at a House Financial Services Committee hearing. Libra, which...
