Record number of runners at D.C. Foley Freedom Run outshine damp weather
The cold, heavy rain on Oct. 20 didn’t deter nearly 200 participants from joining in the fifth annual James W. Foley Freedom Run in Rock Creek Park.
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Annual Freedom Run will honor James Foley’s legacy of moral courage
The U.S. government also should be more proactive in helping to bring them home if they are taken hostage, representatives of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation said at an October 1 screening of the HBO documentary film “Jim: The James Foley Story.”
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Why leaving the military is harder for female vets
Female veterans face unique challenges when transitioning from military to civilian life. While all veterans face challenges, issues are compounded for women because of cultural stereotypes and the gender pay gap.
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US must maintain a strong diplomatic and military presence in Iraq to counter Iran’s influence, experts say
To counter Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East, experts from the State Department and the Pentagon say that the U.S. must maintain a strong diplomatic and military presence in neighboring Iraq.
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Secret Service: Mass attack prevention should focus on behaviors
Most of the people who carried out mass attacks in public spaces last year had made threatening communications, and 75 percent of those communications had aroused concern in others, the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center said.
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Gallagher calls for stricter regulation of surveillance sales to China
Rep-Gallagher and human rights experts discuss the regulating supply of American technology to China when it is used to spy on Uyghur Muslims and commit humanitarian abuses.
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