by Camille Erickson | Jun 10, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Three Syrian girls, each with a white ribbon atop her head, stand facing a blackboard with chalk in hand. Three words are on the chalkboard: “Open the borders.” This painted portrayal is intended to show that “in the midst of...
by Eric Frazier | Jun 7, 2019 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – Actress Taraji P. Henson told the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday that the rising suicide rate among black youth needs more attention from Congress by funding programs in schools to educate African-American students about mental health and to change...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Jun 5, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Nearly a month after a cyberattack made many online systems in Baltimore inoperable, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., whose district includes much of Baltimore, said Tuesday that many jurisdictions need investments in cybersecurity. “One of the biggest...
by Camille Erickson | Jun 4, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The absence of rules and regulations for a new federal program, called the Opportunity Zone program, gives investors significant tax relief to develop in designated low-income areas. But this could allow investors to exploit the program rather than...
by Alexis Shanes | May 31, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Two North Carolina aquatic animal species should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined. The Carolina madtom, a small freshwater catfish, should be listed as endangered and an aquatic salamander...
by Alexis Shanes | May 30, 2019 | Education, Featured
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Frederick middle school students Charles Millard and Nicole Chowdhury were eliminated Wednesday from the Scripps National Spelling Bee, a particularly tough defeat for Charles, who had spelled his final word correctly. Although he didn’t advance...
