Search Tags:  john aaron

Airlines join fight against human trafficking

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a new partnership with airlines to train airline workers to recognize the signs of human trafficking.

Tags: human trafficking, Ray LaHood, U.S. Department of Transportation, airline industry,

1

Airline fees set to soar as summer approaches

The travel season is ramping up, and the airlines are finding more ways to bring in money through fees.

Tags: airlines, airline fees,

7

Makeover outside Union Station neglected fountain

Despite an $11 million makeover, the centerpiece of Columbus Circle remains in a state of disrepair.

Tags: Columbia Plaza, fountain, union station, National Park Service

1

Proposed casino would create 'landmark' along the Beltway

Developers say a proposed casino and resort at National Harbor would create a striking new landmark along the Capital Beltway.

Tags: National Harbor, oxon hill, gambling, casino, peterson companies

8

New traffic patterns at Union Station unveiled

Long-planned improvements in the flow of traffic at one of D.C.'s worst traffic circles are now a reality.

Tags: union station, Columbus Plaza, construction, Vincent Gray, Eleanor Holmes Norton,

Comment

Group behind video rallies outside D.C. abortion doctor's office

Comments from a local abortion doctor sparked a rally in front of his office at the Washington Surgi-Clinic in Foggy Bottom Wednesday.

Tags: abortion, Live Action, Cesare Santangelo,

1

Lifestyle changes could save mind and money

A new job or a healthier lifestyle come with obvious benefits. But the changes could also save money in unconventional ways.

Tags: life insurance,

Comment

USPS under fire for reaction to ricin threat

A union representing postal workers says the U.S. Postal Service waited hours to alert workers that they may have been exposed to the dangerous poison ricin.

Tags: U.S. Postal Service, American Postal Workers Union, ricin, U.S. Senate, mail,

4

Higher tax in Maryland can be blamed on the rain

Rain has a price. A last ditch attempt to delay a new stormwater fee failed this week and now Maryland residents could get an unexpected bill this summer.

Tags: Walt Townsend, stormwater fee, Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce

36

Metro operator caught using cellphone now out of a job

A train operator no longer works for Metro after he was caught on camera looking at his cellphone.

Tags: metro, cellphone, distracted driving, safety, Unsuck DC Metro

3