by Taylor Hall | Aug 6, 2015 | Politics
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Even though all of the top Republican hopefuls will share a stage for the first time Thursday night, GOP strategist Karl Rove insisted before a packed house in Cleveland Wednesday that “this is not a debate.” With a crowd of donors filling a 200-seat...
by Ezra Kaplan | Aug 4, 2015 | National Security, Politics
Corrections and clarifications: A prior version of this story incorrectly reported domestic ammonium nitrate production tonnage as domestic farm consumption totals. This story has also been updated throughout to clarify that Rep. Bennie Thompson is pushing for...
by Amina Ismail & Xiaolan Tang | Aug 3, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — With the the 25th anniversary of start of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm on Sunday, a memorial dedicated to those who served in the war still remains years away from becoming a reality. “Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield is the largest...
by Kira Boyd | Aug 3, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON — Dozens of ex-cons, clergy and civil rights leaders rallied in front of the White House Thursday to demand that President Barack Obama issue an executive order to require fair hiring practices for job applicants with criminal histories. The...
by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Aug 3, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – African-American women are creating their own businesses at a higher rate than other female entrepreneurs in the U.S., according to a recent report. The 2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN, found the number...
by Emily Hoerner | Aug 3, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — In an effort to combat sexual assault and violence on college campuses, lawmakers debated a bill that would require schools to gauge how often sexual assaults occur on their campuses and offer confidential advisors for victims. With the Centers for...
