by Medill News Service | Aug 21, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Jumping out of airplanes isn’t an easy job. Last week, the military celebrated the first parachute jump by U.S. paratroopers 78 years ago. Published in conjunction...
by Athena Liu | Aug 19, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON — Clinching a win in the last regular season home game on Friday meant a lot to the Washington Mystics: Getting closer to a double bye in playoffs and taking the series against the Los Angeles Sparks. It also was a perfect departing shot as the team...
by Holly Honderich | Aug 18, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
MCALLEN, Texas – The final step of their journey was small. Crossing the bridge from Brownsville, Texas, into Matamoros, Mexico, requires a short walk, a $1 toll – in quarters – and a perfunctory customs stop. But for the members of “Grannies...
by Loumay Alesali | Aug 17, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — For seven years, Syrians have been suffering in the civil war as the Assad government and its allies bomb civilians and use chemical attacks. More than 500,000 people have been killed, according to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights....
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by Brian Baker | Aug 17, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Investors hurt by more than a decade of low interest rates are searching for higher returns in uncharted areas, leading to a boom in the litigation finance industry, where lawsuits are funded by third parties. “I think in this market, especially with...
by Charlene Zhang | Aug 17, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said closing the digital divide is his top priority, but lawmakers at the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing Thursday worried that inaccurate maps of broadband coverage...
