by Xuanyan (Iris) Ouyang | Jul 5, 2016 | Entertainment
FandangObon is a new art form that combines Fandango, a traditional dance from Mexico and Obon, a Japanese ritual performed during ceremonies honoring ancestors. At the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, folk musicians and dancers showcased how two...
by Caroline Kenny | Jul 5, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Caroline Kenny of Medill News Service is live at FBI headquarters discussing FBI Director James Comey’s statement on the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as Secretary of State.
by Hannah Gebresilassie | Jul 1, 2016 | Entertainment
WASHINGTON – If you happened to be walking by the White House and spotted a group of 30 young men in purple stepping their hearts out, it was probably the Omega Lamplighters. The group traveled 18 hours last weekend from Pensacola on their annual “500 Miles of...
by Hannah Gebresilassie | Jul 1, 2016 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – Unity was the common theme stressed at the “African Voices and Votes” town hall held at the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. With the election season coming up, African leaders on the panel encouraged the African...
by Max Greenwood | Jun 30, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers left the Capitol for the 4th of July recess Thursday without reaching resolution on a measure that would help combat the Zika virus. When they return Tuesday, they’ll have less than two weeks to pass the measure, raising doubts of whether...
by Danielle Prieur | Jun 30, 2016 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON –While the Pentagon has dropped its ban on transgender troops, the world of science is struggling to improve the history of harassment against transgender physicists and other scientists. According to a recent study by the American Physical Society and the...
