by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 18, 2011 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Roy Matthews can’t cope with life after combat; he smokes, drinks and wanders the streets alone at night. His wife and daughter feel disconnected from him. Matthews, back from deployment in Iraq, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder....
by Chelsea Whyte | Jul 13, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — The long wait for NASA’s decisions on the Space Launch System isn’t over. A final report on the planned SLS, which will launch crew and cargo beyond low Earth orbit, was expected to be presented to Congress Tuesday, but decisions on cost, design,...
by Chelsea Whyte | Jul 13, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON – NASA Administrator Charles Bolden came under fire Tuesday from Alabama congressmen for missing repeated deadlines to update Congress on the Space Launch System, despite more frequent and heated requests in recent weeks. Bolden again faced tough criticism...
by Katie Spencer | Jul 13, 2011 | Education, Science + Technology
During the school year, more than 21 million children tap into free or reduced-price lunch programs. The USDA is launching its free summer meals program across the U.S. to make sure those children get the food they need, even when school is out of session. Watch to...
by Chelsea Whyte | Jul 13, 2011 | Environment, Science + Technology, Topics
Breathe easy, Maryland. Or easier, at least. That’s the idea behind NASA research planes that will fly over the Baltimore-Washington region and northeast Maryland this summer. The project, known as DISCOVER-AQ, will measure ozone gases, harmful particles and other...
by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Jul 12, 2011 | Education, Immigration, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Lacrosse, one of the world’s oldest games whose origins can be traced back hundreds of years ago to Native North American tribes, could be today’s solution to childhood obesity among American Indians. At least that’s what the White House believes....
