by Yimian Wu | Dec 15, 2015 | Environment
At the doorstep of the president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a group of students was in the 44th day of sit-in protesting MIT’s October decision not to divest its interests in fossil fuel companies. The student activists are determined to keep the...
by Angela G. Barnes | Dec 12, 2015 | Health
SILVER SPRING, Md. — “This is severe pain. This is defeating. This is life-changing and has no end in sight…Pain is excruciating. [It] felt like someone was stabbing me with a knife. I could not breathe.” Those are the words of women suffering the effects of untreated...
by Sara Shouhayib and Traci Badalucco | Dec 4, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON– What was once seldom seen in bathrooms across the U.S. has become increasingly popular as technological advances assist with the necessities of personal hygiene. Sales for bidets, personal hygiene devices used to clean after bowel movements, have...
by Carmen Lopez and Sara Shouhayib | Dec 4, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON- The lights shined bright Thursday evening as the first family, Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon and the United States Coast Guard band kicked off the holiday season by lighting the National Christmas Tree. This White House tradition began in 1923...
by Yimian Wu | Dec 3, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing for a trading and clearing center in the United States for the renminbi, the Chinese currency, but experts say there are many hurdles before the American companies can trade and settle payments...
by Yimian Wu | Dec 3, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen expressed confidence in the U.S. economy Wednesday, signaling the Fed may increase interest rates in mid-December for the first time since the recession hit in 2008. The Federal Open Market Committee will meet...
