by Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu & Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan | Aug 31, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
When Qiuxu Li, a 23-year-old Georgetown University law student, received her master’s degree a few months ago, she worried whether she could find a paid job in the U.S. before running out of the last $3,000 her family gave her. “It’s really hard for an international...
by Basma Amer | Aug 30, 2018 | Health
Abigail and Tazmine, two college students, speak about challenges they face with their mental health conditions....
by Charlene Zhang | Aug 30, 2018 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON – A new report finds that 80 percent of building contractors nationwide are having difficulty finding qualified craft workers, according to a survey by The Associated General Contractors of America, a leading construction industry association, and the...
by Minghe Hu | Aug 29, 2018 | Environment
Harmful algal blooms, like the red tide devastating Florida’s waterways, are threatening human health and imposing a major financial burden on businesses, according to experts who testified Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee. Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, can cause...
by Ashley Graham & Giulia Petroni | Aug 29, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON— As educators prepare for International Literacy Day on Sept. 8, a young activist works to foster her love of reading in her community of Anacostia in Southeast Washington D.C. Havana Chapman-Edwards, 7, hosted her first reading hour at Mahogany...
by Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu | Aug 28, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — A growing number of big companies are moving to help cut the price of prescription drugs for their workers as pressure builds on the health-care industry to rein in rising costs. Businesses have grown frustrated by what they view as a murky and outdated...
