Joe Biden’s letters show new approach in Kosovo, Serbia

by Katie Livingstone | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics

WASHINGTON — With left-wing politician Albin Kurti elected prime minister of Kosovo last weekend, U.S. President Joe Biden has congratulated the heads of state of both Kosovo and Serbia for their independence days in letters revealing how his approach to the...

Colombia, U.S. grant amnesty to Venezuelan migrants

by Augusta Saraiva | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Immigration

WASHINGTON – Colombia is moving to legalize some 800,000 undocumented Venezuelan immigrants, offering them 10-year residence permits and access to formal employment and social benefits. Over time, the Temporary Protection Statute could benefit up to 1.7 million...

For some of Florida’s international students, remote learning comes with added burdens

by Augusta Saraiva | Feb 17, 2021 | Coronavirus, Education, Featured, Immigration

The day before the University of South Florida’s virtual commencement in December, senior Lucca Salgueiro decided to postpone his graduation. The plan was for the student to attend the online ceremony from his hometown of São Paulo, Brazil, where he had been...

Lowering student debt still on Biden’s agenda

by Jay Silver | Feb 16, 2021 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — A number of state universities and community colleges across the Capitol Region hope that the Biden administration will make colleges more affordable to lower-income students and minority groups as well as provide relief for those paying off student...

Despite No New Defense Deal, U.S. Forces Korea did not Issue a Furlough Notice to South Korean Employees

by Hangyun Kim | Feb 14, 2021 | Featured, National Security

SEOUL – United States Forces Korea’s failure to notify approximately 9,000 South Korean employees at the end of January as legally required if they may be facing furloughs may signal that a new defense cost-sharing deal is underway between the Biden administration and...

D.C.-area churches encourage community to have ‘Faith in the Vaccine’

by Madison Muller | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice

Senior citizens braved the winter weather on Thursday morning for their COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Pennsylvania Baptist Church in Southeast Washington, D.C. By the end of the day, 100 Washingtonians would be vaccinated at the church. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D)...