by Soram Cheon | Feb 26, 2020 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – South Korea has more cases of coronavirus than any country outside China – 1,261 – and that now includes the first U.S. serviceman stationed in the country, according to the United States Forced Korea. The 23-year-old male soldier is stationed at Camp...
by Bing Xiao | Feb 26, 2020 | Business, Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Consumer advocates say the Transportation Department’s proposed new rules to protect commercial aviation passengers don’t go far enough to stop the “unfair and deceptive practices” the rules are meant to stop. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao...
by Sara Wilson | Feb 24, 2020 | Politics
1. The White House is expected to ask Congress for emergency funding to battle the coronavirus sometime this week. The Washington Post reported that the spending package could teeter close to $1 billion. For context, Congress approved a $5.4 billion package to fight...
by Silvia Martelli | Feb 23, 2020 | Politics
LAS VEGAS — “I am here because my vote can make a difference,” Octavio Barrera Soto said in Spanish as he walked into a caucus venue in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood on Saturday morning. Barrera Soto migrated from Mexico to the U.S. in 1985. A native...
by Silvia Martelli | Feb 23, 2020 | Politics
LAS VEGAS — Climate change will be among the top priorities for Democratic voters in Nevada as the state begins to caucus Saturday. Climate and environmental protection is a “very important” or the “most important” issue for 86 percent of...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, HyoJung Kim and Mark Satter | Feb 21, 2020 | Featured, Politics
If 2019 was a fraught year for abortion access in the United States, with state legislatures passing 59 restrictions on the procedure, a clash over contraception is emerging in 2020. From an impending Supreme Court case to attempts in state legislatures, the increased...
