by Mallory Hughes | Aug 3, 2015 | Environment, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — The US has long used its economic prowess and military force to exert influence around the world. Now, a growing chorus of lawmakers, analysts, and industry insiders are pointing to another potential tool in the country’s foreign-policy toolbox: energy...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Aug 3, 2015 | National Security
CHANTILLY, Va. — It served Marines in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. For more than half a century, the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter was a vital part of Marine operations — and on Saturday, the aircraft made its final flight. “It’s a historic day,”...
by Siyao Long | Aug 3, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON — The Ice Bucket Challenge that soaked the nation last summer is back. In 2014, the campaign became a global phenomenon and raised $220 million for ALS patients and research. On Friday, advocates and ALS research organizations will kick off the 2015...
by Jin Wu | Jul 31, 2015 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON—You’re probably one of the 91 percent of American adults who think they’ve lost control over how their personal information is collected and used by companies (according to a Pew Research study in early 2015). But big data collection brings benefits that...
by Jin Wu | Jul 30, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Chinese investments in renewable energy projects have reached record levels worldwide. And U.S. energy experts predict more money will pour into the U.S. clean energy sector in the near future, although the investments have lagged recently. In 2014 alone,...
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 30, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
With President Obama renewing his vow to close detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Medill News Service traveled to the base and photographed the abandoned Camp X-Ray detention center. The military used Camp X-Ray from 1994 to 1996 to house...
