by Esther Frances | Oct 24, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — At a time of congressional disarray, national security experts warned that U.S. interests abroad could suffer greatly without more investment in emerging markets. Gaps in economic opportunities and stability for developing countries increase the...
by Phillip Powell | Oct 24, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democrat senators criticized the Biden administration Tuesday for being slow to call a July military takeover in Niger a coup if the U.S. wants to deter future coups in West Africa. “It’s important for the U.S. to take a principled...
by Juliann Ventura | Oct 20, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON– Developing new systems to detect disasters before they strike can reduce the damage communities suffer as climate change increases the intensity and frequencies of landslides, floods and other disasters in the Himalayan region, experts said on October 19...
by Haajrah Gilani and Juliann Ventura | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — At a rally Saturday to show support for Palestinians, a small but powerful voice cut through the deep, collective roar of the protesters’ chants, “Long live Palestine!” screamed a young boy, maybe 6 years old. He was among thousands of protesters gathered...
by Meaghan Downey | Oct 17, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Republicans failed on Tuesday to leave the chaos of the last two weeks behind, after Jim Jordan of Ohio fell short of the votes needed to win the race to be the next speaker of the House. Thirteen days after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of...
by Andrew Zi-Qi Fang | Oct 12, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The highest ranking general of the U.S. Army in the Pacific stressed the importance of joint exercises with allies in the region to keep deterring China after the Israel-Hamas war erupted. Gen. Charles Flynn, the commanding general of the U.S. Army...