by Brian MacIver | Oct 22, 2015 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Nearly 3,000 roadway deaths could be prevented worldwide every day if humans could be removed from the driving equation. Nobody’s talking about taking people out of their cars, but rather, taking them out of the driver’s seat. Every year, more than 1.2...
by Angela G. Barnes | Oct 21, 2015 | Health, Topics
WASHINGTON — The American Cancer Society released new breast-screening guidelines recommending that women wait until age 45 instead of 40 to get their breasts examined. But George Washington University Mammovan Director Rachel Brem, M.D., said the operation will...
by Sean Froelich | Oct 21, 2015 | Health
Dr. Bruce Ribner, named “America’s top Ebola doctor” by Time Magazine, warned policy makers in Congress Tuesday that the Ebola scourge of 2014 and outbreaks of other diseases remain a clear and present danger. Ribner, speaking on behalf of the...
by Samuel Fiske and Sean Froelich | Oct 19, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
FORT MEADE, Md.—The pretrial hearing at Guantanamo Bay against the alleged architects of the 9/11 attacks were abruptly halted Monday after only about 10 minutes when one of the defendants indicated he wants to represent himself rather than have an attorney. Yemeni...
by Sara Shouhayib | Oct 18, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Fortune honors Hanan Khalil and Tidings Chimpondah with the Global Women Leaders Award for their leadership in their respective homes at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit Tuesday. Khalil, the founder of Zahraa Trade, a pharmaceuticals...
by Samuel Fiske | Oct 16, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The failure to churn out disciplined fighters as a counter to the Islamic State means the United States will likely have to stop training select rebels outside of conflict zones and start working inside of Syria with forces that may have connections...
