by Gerald Harris | Dec 6, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON- In a podcast episode of “Stories from our Neighbors”, Medill News Service reporter, Gerald Harris, sat down with United States Veterans. Special thanks to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. The veterans tell stories of love,...
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by Jasmine Khayami & Ricky Zipp | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON- Specialist Brandi J. Fox grew up in small-town Kingston, Michigan. She spent her time hunting, playing saxophone in the school band and earning a spot as the only girl on the high school football team. Fox has gone from her family farm in Kingston,...
by Yingjie Gu & Jasmine Khayami | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Terrorism poses a greater threat to the U.S. than ever before because of extremists’ use of technology and social media, FBI Director Christopher Wray said at a congressional hearing Thursday. “These terrorists’ use of social media...
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by Ricky Zipp | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Just over a month after the liberation of Raqqa – the Syrian city that was once the self–proclaimed capital of the Islamic State group – more than 400 Marines who operated in the country are leaving, according to a statement released Thursday by officials...
by Jasmine Khayami | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Terrorism is a greater threat to the U.S. now than ever before because of terrorist groups’ increased use of technology and social media, FBI Director Christopher Wray as well as the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the National...
by Elizabeth Strassner | Nov 11, 2017 | Featured, Health, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Combat veterans with less-than-honorable discharges may soon be eligible for urgent mental health care from Veterans Affairs Department facilities if the Senate follows a House decision earlier this week. “This House sent a critical message to our...
