by Xiumei Dong | May 26, 2016 | Education
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Sixth-graders Vasundara Govindarajan and Kyla Lin Truong headed into the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday with high hopes of carrying on family traditions, but only one of the South Florida girls made it into Thursday’s final round....
by Xiumei Dong | May 10, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — In a Northeast Washington, D.C., neighborhood where you can still get a house for less than $100,000, one owner recently gave his two-story home an expensive upgrade: $30,000 worth of solar panels. “As long as I am getting the energy as I was...
by Xiumei Dong | May 9, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON- Sen. Bernie Sanders is holding rallies with hundreds of steelworkers in Indiana to protest air conditioning giant Carrier’s decision to move thousands of jobs to Mexico. Meanwhile, back in Washington, lawmakers face tough challenges on the Trans-Pacific...
by Xiumei Dong | May 2, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON- Nearly 700 members of the United Steelworkers union were on Capitol Hill recently to lobby against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, saying the proposal is hurting American jobs. The TPP is an agreement that involves 12 Pacific border countries:...
by Xiumei Dong | Apr 27, 2016 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Kicking a red ball fiercely across the laboratory floor like a professional soccer player, Darwin-OP2, a human-like robot, says in a monotone voice that he is excited to “be friends and play soccer.” Darwin-OP2 isn’t a toy, but one of the most advanced...
