by Sruthi Darbhamulla | Sep 20, 2019 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON– In 2013, a study found that conservative individuals would not purchase an energy-efficient light bulb if it was labeled as eco-friendly. Recent events might suggest that some conservatives have since changed their minds. In July, Republicans in...
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 Kimberly Jin | Sep 2, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Virtually unheard of five years ago, “ransomware” attacks have emerged as a serious and growing risk to governments and businesses operating in the digital age. Ransomware is designed to lock up critical computer data until the victim pays hackers a...
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...
by Sruthi Darbhamulla | Aug 28, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Around 1,000 people gathered together in front of the U.S. Capitol on Friday for Baltic Way 30, to mark 30 years since the peaceful Baltic Way protest against Soviet occupation on August 23, 1989, where more than 2 million people formed a human...
by Kimberly Jin and Apoorva Mittal | Aug 28, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Tammy Hineline, a Marine Corps veteran, shared her kayaking experience with her father at Sunday’s storytelling graduation show. The show followed a seven-week storytelling class organized by the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP), a non-profit...
