Trump's missing the point on DEI and meritocracy, experts say
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Executive orders signed recently by President Donald Trump state that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs prioritize diversity over merit in hiring, claiming DEI efforts are an “immense public
DC plane crash victims: What we know about those aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dozens of people are dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., officials said, the nation’s first major commercial airline crash since 2009.
Trump, without evidence, appears to blame FAA diversity initiatives as factor in helicopter-plane collision
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed, without evidence, that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration — under Democratic presidents — were partly to blame
Gabbard avoids condemning government secrets leaker Snowden in confirmation hearing
Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle gave director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard more than a half-dozen chances to withdraw her past support of Edward Snowden, the prolific
'Shower of sparks': Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River
Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While driving home Wednesday night on the George Washington Parkway near Ronald Reagan National Airport, Ari Shulman said a “spray of sparks” in the sky caught his attention as he
Transgender service members sue to block Trump order
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne division walk across the tarmac at Green Ramp to deploy to Poland, Feb. 14, 2022, at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N.C./ Photo Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Transgender service members represented
Bedford’s Sodas Celebrates 40 Years of Sweet Success
PORT ANGELES – A tasty local product just turned 40 years old and it’s still going strong. Bedford’s Sodas has been a local success story, growing from a single cream soda in 1984 to a brand sold
Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month
Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In response to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon’s intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events, including for Juneteenth, Martin Luther King
Some government employees dismayed after Musk jokes about buyout offer
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After the Trump administration offered two million federal employees buyouts on Tuesday, Elon Musk — the world’s richest man and the architect of Trump’s effort to reduce the size of the government
Crackdown on do-it-yourself firearm kits is curbing ghost guns. Will it last?
ABC News (BALTIMORE) — Deep inside headquarters of the Baltimore Police Department, a vault holds thousands of artifacts from a generation of gun crime and clues to a tide that may be turning. Most of the firearms