by Matt Reynolds | Aug 15, 2019 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – The DNA kit that an Ohio woman gave her parents as a Christmas gift last year was meant to draw her family closer together. Instead, it threw their lives into disarray before finally leading them to court. Rebecca Cartellone, 24, bought Ancestry.com...
by Thomas Ilalaole | Aug 13, 2019 | Education
WASHINGTON – Queer youth Addison Moore and Jack Davis find support and community at SMYAL, a community organization that serves LGBTQ+ youth in the greater DMV area. SMYAL stands for Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders. That’s exactly what...
by Thomas Ilalaole | Aug 12, 2019 | Entertainment, Featured
LOS ANGELES – At the first PRIDE Summit celebrating the influence of the LGBTQ+ community in music, media and entertainment Thursday, African-American transgender woman Shea Diamond said it’s time to move beyond being “not female enough not male enough.” During the...
by Lu Zhao | Aug 12, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Whistleblowers who have helped the federal government collect billions of dollars in unpaid taxes received a record high total in reward money last year – about $312 million. The 10-fold increase from the previous year was the result of a law passed...
by Matt Reynolds | Aug 11, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON – For three years, Andy Parker has asked Google to scrub video of his daughter’s murder from YouTube, but says that the tech giant has largely left it up to him to flag the offending content each time it is reposted. “In essence, they wanted me to...
by Ariana Puzzo | Aug 8, 2019 | Politics, Topics
DETROIT – Activists marched and chanted in the streets of Detroit last week during the two-day Democratic Debates. Local politicians and presidential candidates, such as South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, showed support by attending rallies. The...
