by Traci Badalucco | Sep 30, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON — Texas is a leader in early dyslexia identification in schools and a pioneer in teacher training and public awareness, but the state’s schools still have a long way to go, lawmakers and advocates said Wednesday at a Capitol Hill hearing. Just ask...
by Carmen Lopez | Sep 30, 2015 | Politics
The Brookings Institution says providing assistance to Syrian refugees could help reduce violence in the future. Several think tank fellows presented research on the Syrian refugee crisis and argued that western nations should be more accommodating. Gregory Maniatis...
by Sean Froelich | Sep 30, 2015 | Health
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards faced congressmen in several hours of heated debate within House offices debating the federal funding of the organization. Richards voluntarily spoke in front of Congress after videos emerged that fanned the flames for...
by Sean Froelich and Connor Morgan | Sep 28, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
PHILADELPHIA — Members of Encuentros Juveniles, a Catholic youth organization in Miami, traveled more than 1,000 miles to spend a week in Philadelphia, culminating in the arrival of Pope Francis. National Guard members cordoned off the streets for the ticketed...
by Sean Froelich and Carmen Lopez | Sep 28, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
WASHINGTON — Floridian Bill Young traveled 22 hours on bus and waited among thousands for several hours near the Washington Monument just to briefly glimpse Pope Francis as he wheeled past aboard the famous Popemobile last week. But after the 62-year-old Young...
by Angela G. Barnes | Sep 28, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Eda Alfonso and Elena Macapagal, originally from the Philippines, are eager to see the pope. Elena gets a second chance to see Pope Francis after a missed opportunity earlier this year. Thousands raised their cameras to catch a quick glimpse of Pope...
