by Jasmine Cen | Apr 12, 2016 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — More than two dozens cyclists, who call themselves “bicycle messengers,” rode from Newton, Connecticut, to Washington to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting and raise awareness about gun control. The team formed after the...
by Xiumei Dong | Apr 12, 2016 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON –First Lady Michelle Obama is taking her crusade to spend more money on education for young girls to the World Bank on Wednesday and likely will push the financial leaders to up their investment to target girls in developing countries. “Sixty-two million...
by Emiliana Molina and Kristen Vake | Apr 12, 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: More funding for firefighters is needed. Starbucks is now offering wine at select locations in Washington. Watch how puppies get...
by Haydee Clotter | Apr 12, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — People in wheelchairs crowded on the White House steps with a message for President Barack Obama. Organizers of ADAPT, a disability civil rights group, protested on Monday for people with disabilities. The group chanted, “I rather go to jail...
by Xiumei Dong | Apr 11, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Albany, in the forefront of nanotechnology research, is one of the fastest-growing cities for tech jobs, according to a new book exploring hot spots of innovation across the globe. “You have GlobalFoundries, which has thousands of employees working in one...
by Nick Zazulia | Apr 11, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders don’t agree on a lot. One issue on which the two presidential hopefuls do share a kinship is their hatred of “waste, fraud and abuse” in Washington. “If you look at the IRS, if you look at every single agency, we can cut it...
