by Jenna West | Aug 13, 2017 | Featured, Players, Sports
BOWIE, Md.—Things are finally clicking at the plate this year for Bowie Baysox outfielder D.J. Stewart. During his three seasons in the minor leagues, Stewart has focused on adjusting his stance at the plate from a crouch to a more upright, standing position....
by Katie Watkins | Aug 11, 2017 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, Ambika will celebrate her 70th birthday like most of us do: with cake and surrounded by friends. She’ll reach for her cake — a mix of ice and tropical fruit — with a speckled trunk, during her celebration at the Smithsonian’s National...
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by Haley Velasco | Aug 9, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to fund broadband companies to provide better connectivity, including broadband and 4G LTE, to areas that are unserved. “Access to high speed internet needs to be as much...
by Astasia Williams | Aug 9, 2017 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON — Unlike their Eastern Conference foes, the Washington Wizards haven’t been affected by the drama of the NBA offseason. While the East lost some big stars to the Western Conference, the Wizards inked their star guard John Wall to a four-year,...
by Ritu Prasad | Aug 9, 2017 | Environment, Featured
Shark Week 2017 has come to a close, but that doesn’t mean the shark conversation should end. We can let the CGI one that raced Michael Phelps go until next year, but the 500-plus species currently living in our oceans need us to keep the discussion about shark...
by Fatemeh Jamalpour | Aug 9, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who will be sworn in for a second term Sunday, is being pressured by women’s advocacy groups to add female leaders to his all-male roster of ministers. While officials close to the president have not...
