by Emma Ricketts | Oct 19, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — With just three weeks to go until the opening of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP27, small island states and coastal communities from across the globe are calling for greater...
by Grant Schwab | Oct 19, 2022 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — The so-called Great Resignation — the historic jump in the number of Americans quitting jobs — may not be so great after all. The average length of time an American worker stays at a job, it turns out, is the same compared to pre-pandemic times, according...
by Kaila Nichols | Oct 18, 2022 | Politics
A rare commodity in Washington – strong bipartisan support – helped the Senate and House move forward in passing the stopgap budget bill Sept. 30. The bill would fund the federal government through December 16. Both parties share the desire to finish quickly in order...
by Kaila Nichols | Oct 18, 2022 | Politics
WASHINGTON – In what was likely their final hearing, members of a select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol voted unanimously on Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump. Throughout the hearing, members’ made the case that...
by Emma Ricketts | Oct 13, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The state of California and the National Pork Producers Council presented arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, debating California’s move to ban the supply of pork from producers who fail to meet strict animal welfare requirements....
by Christina van Waasbergen | Sep 29, 2022 | Politics
FAIRFAX, Va.– Students across Virginia walked out of class Tuesday in protest against the state’s new policies that restrict the rights of transgender students. Students at Fairfax High School walked out at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and stood in front of the school for...