by Kierra Gray | May 2, 2016 | Demographics
WASHINGTON — Indian tribal lands are lacking basic access to Internet and telecommunications in the age of digital communication, according to lawmakers at a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing this week. The lawmakers held the hearing to address broad...
by Marisa Endicott | May 2, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON — A West Texas toxic waste storage facility is seeking a license to accept and store spent nuclear reactor fuel, much of it highly radioactive. Waste Control Specialists, which operates a low-level nuclear waste dump in Andrews County, announced Thursday...
by Xiumei Dong | May 2, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON- Nearly 700 members of the United Steelworkers union were on Capitol Hill recently to lobby against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, saying the proposal is hurting American jobs. The TPP is an agreement that involves 12 Pacific border countries:...
by Benji Cohen | May 2, 2016 | Sports
WASHINGTON — The USA Warriors Ice Hockey Program is for wounded military veterans aimed at giving them a sense of the camaraderie they felt while on active duty and for being part of a cohesive unit again. Players on the team call the program a...
by Kristen Vake | Apr 29, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Steelworkers from across the country rallied at the nation’s capitol to stop President Obama’s proposed trade plan, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). More than 700 members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union met with their local...
by Jasmine Cen and Yunfei Zhao | Apr 28, 2016 | Living
Medill News Recap is a weekly compilation of stories by multimedia and print reporters in the Washington bureau. In this week’s show: A real-life Lego world is installed in an abandoned tunnel. Steel workers protested against The Trans-Pacific Partnership and met with...
