by Kierra Gray | Apr 25, 2016 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Activists rallied for the late Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres in the nation’s capital. Cáceres was the founder and general secretary of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, or COPINH. She was killed...
by Meggie Morris | Apr 25, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Convicted felons have long been unwelcome on Election Day, as 34 states block them from voting either permanently or for varying times after they leave prison. But ex-felons who are on parole or probation will be able to vote on Tuesday in Maryland’s...
by Siri Bulusu | Apr 25, 2016 | Living
NOWRUZ_bulusu from Medill Washington on Vimeo. Amid increasingly negative rhetoric surrounding the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran, first lady Michelle Obama hosted a traditional Iranian new year’s feast Wednesday at the White House to celebrate diversity and inclusion....
by Meggie Morris & Haydee Clotter | Apr 25, 2016 | Health
WASHINGTON – Service dogs shed fur on Capitol Hill’s carpets Thursday, amid growing criticism of the Veterans Affairs Department’s slow pace in clearly determining the therapeutic benefit dogs have for veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder. Dogs...
by Haydee Clotter | Apr 25, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON– Since 2013 Playworks, a non-profit, anti-bullying group, has been trying to change the way students solve conflicts in schools. In the nation’s capital, the organization Is using Rock Paper Scissors, the playground game, as a mediation tool....
by Jasmine Cen and Yunfei Zhao | Apr 21, 2016 | Politics
Medill News Recap is a weekly compilation of stories by multimedia and print reporters in the Washington bureau. In this week’s show: Immigrants rally as SCOTUS Justices debate Obama’s plan. Some Immigrants in New York City supports republican presidential candidate...
