by John Santore | Apr 18, 2013 | National Security, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON – In the immediate aftermath of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the outpouring of emotion for — and empathy with — the victims emerged in the digital world as fast as news of the tragedy could spread. Twitter, with its staccato posts,...
by Lauren Cook | Apr 18, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Two female lawmakers plan to harness the public outrage around sexual assaults in the military and turn it into legislation. The STOP Act, first introduced by Rep Jackie Speier, D-Calif., in 2011, aims to take the prosecution of military sexual...
by Lauren Cook | Apr 12, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Military mental health research is under pressure because of budget cuts, and while current projects are being spared, efforts to develop new treatments for mental health problems may be in jeopardy, the service surgeons general told a House panel...
by Erin Massey | Dec 10, 2012 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — NASA celebrates 50 years of space exploration this year — and the agency is already looking ahead to new frontiers. From landing on the moon to exploring life on Mars, it may seem that scientists and astronauts have thought of it all. But that’s not...
by TIFFANY CHINN | Dec 4, 2012 | Education, Politics, Science + Technology
Washington advocates at Generations United released a report on child hunger at a press conference Tuesday. Their findings were that 1 in 5 children in the U.S. are at risk for hunger. It was also in the report that 74 percent of Americans who receive...
