by Jamie Coughlin | Oct 10, 2011 | Business & Tech
Disgruntled protesters descended on Washington to protest practically everything. And since so many of them said they hadn’t been involved in a protest before, we found them some professional advice. Concepcion Picciotto has been camped out in front of the White House...
by Beth Lawrence & Matthew Schehl | Oct 10, 2011 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Tensions are brewing between the Army and some residents of Frederick, Md., after a stinging National Research Council report ordered by the government said that the planned risk-assessment of a new facility at Ft. Detrick isn’t adequate for...
by Adam Banicki & Xiaolan Tang | Oct 6, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — While billed as an attempt at setting a world reading record, Jumpstart’s Read for the Record at the Capitol on Thursday was all about shining the spotlight on the need for pre-K funding The tone of the day was set from the opening remarks about the...
by Tiffany Lane | Oct 5, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has changed its approach toward arresting and deporting illegal aliens with criminal records. In just seven days, ICE’s national Operation Cross Check rounded up more than 2,900 criminals who were in the United...
by Laura Phelps | Oct 3, 2011 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans declaring their race as both black and white more than doubled between 2000 and 2010, the largest recorded increase among multiracial groups, U.S. Census Bureau officials reported Thursday. People who reported being both black and...
