by Soram Cheon | Feb 20, 2020 | Featured, Living
While American women made about 81% what men earned in 2018, women have managed to surpass their male colleagues in some lines of work, Census data show, including in male-dominated industries such as science and some blue-collar jobs. Most of industries in which...
by Sara Wilson | Oct 10, 2019 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The number of licensed foster homes in Washington dropped nearly 50% in the past year, a larger drop than in any state, according to a report released Thursday by the Chronicle of Social Change. The annual report, which aggregates state-reported data with...
by Soram Cheon | Oct 3, 2019 | Living
WASHINGTON – A debate about whether stronger libel laws are needed to rein in the press Thursday quickly turned into an argument over how President Donald Trump treats the media and how the media treats him. At the event hosted by the conservative Heritage Foundation,...
by Yuru (Priscilla) Zhu | Sep 4, 2019 | Living
WASHINGTON, DC – Two Illinois housing authorities, Union County and East St. Louis, will be getting nearly $2 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to identify and reduce lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 public housing units. “Today we make...
by Apoorva Mittal | Aug 28, 2019 | Living
WASHINGTON — A new medicinal medical marijuana dispensary, housed in a pale yellow brick building with purple doors, was originally viewed with skepticism by residents of the largely black neighborhood east of the Anacostia River, but the owner hopes to prove...
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by Yuru (Priscilla) Zhu | Aug 20, 2019 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON — Around 30,000 people gathered a few blocks away from the White House this past weekend for a taste of food and culture at the fourth annual Around the World Culture Food festival. “We see that everyone is embracing other people’s cultures. That’s what...
