Maryland team on NASA project to study oceans, atmosphere

WASHINGTON – To better understand the ocean surface, NASA scientists went to the stars. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launched into orbit on Feb. 8 on a quest to better understand the microscopic content of Earth’s atmosphere…

Thi-i-s close: advocates keep pushing for the Equal Rights Amendment

Despite more than a century-long push, the fate of the Equal Rights Amendment still sits in the hands of a deeply divided Congress, as well as various state legislatures, while debate continues over a controversial ratification deadline.

As Assange faces extradition to US, experts see threats to press freedom

As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s legal team makes its last appeal to prevent an extradition to the United States over Espionage Act charges, press freedom experts said they are concerned about how the this case could harm journalists’ First Amendment rights. 

‘The law is clear’: Crowd urges Supreme Court to rule against Trump in ballot case

Demonstrators stood in front of the Supreme Court, most of them making the case that former President Donald Trump should be kept off of the Colorado primary ballot.