by Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Aug 10, 2015 | Politics
ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday called on nearly 700 conservative activists to hold other Republican presidential hopefuls accountable for campaigning on conservative values but abandoning those positions once they arrive in Washington. Speaking to a packed...
by Taylor Hall | Aug 7, 2015 | Politics
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Before the two-hour Republican presidential debate wrapped up Thursday night, herds of reporters began lining up, pressing forward inch by inch. First, 30 gathered in a small staging area. Then 40. Then 50, with video and audio equipment in hand....
by Lucy Ren | Aug 6, 2015 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON — A much-anticipated fund aimed at individual investors could help boost active managers’ reputation at a time when market conditions are becoming more favorable for stock-picking professionals. Eaton Vance’s exchange-traded managed fund, dubbed...
by Matt Yurus | Aug 6, 2015 | National Security, Politics
President Barack Obama defended the Iran Deal at American University in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. “Now, we have before us a solution that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon without resorting to war,” he said.
by Taylor Hall | Aug 6, 2015 | Politics
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The pool of contenders vying for the presidential nomination at the GOP primary debates Thursday might seem like pandemonium, but one candidate will feel more at home in Cleveland than the others because he’s in his own backyard — Ohio Gov....
by Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Aug 6, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — The number of inmates at Maryland correctional facilities who passed the GED high school equivalency exam declined by almost 70 percent last year because of the introduction of a tougher test, according to state figures. Last year, 220 inmates completed...