by David Thill | Jan 17, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — How bad is the flu this year? Media reports of deaths and potentially ineffective vaccines may indicate this is an especially dangerous flu season. Just last week, California registered its 42nd flu-related death among people under the age of 65,...
by Matt Sussis | Jan 16, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON— A new tax on the returns of large university endowments could leave some universities with tens of millions of dollars less to fund investments for students. The $1.5 trillion tax bill passed by Republicans in December and signed by President Donald Trump...
by Matt Sussis | Jan 12, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
Underlying prices for a basket of U.S. consumer goods grew to an 11-month high, bolstering expectations for the Fed to hike rates in 2018 and sending two-year treasury yields up 2 percent. Business reporter Matt Sussis broke down the numbers:...
by Oyin Falana & Ricky Zipp | Dec 12, 2017 | Featured, GITMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — The 26th round of pre-trial hearings in the cases of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other co-conspirators concluded Friday with defense attorneys maintaining that the Military Commission has no jurisdiction because...
by Oyin Falana & Ricky Zipp | Dec 8, 2017 | Featured, GITMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Pretrial hearings for five men accused in the 9/11 terrorist attacks focused on one of the men’s financial ties to the plane hijackers and details of his interrogation by the FBI. Walter Ruiz, defense attorney for Mustafa Ahmed al...
by Oyin Falana & Ricky Zipp | Dec 8, 2017 | Featured, GITMO
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE — The defense attorney for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Mustafa Ahmed al Hawsawi cross-examined two FBI agents Thursday, questioning their interrogation techniques when they questioned him after his arrest outside the U.S. for allegedly...
