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Jeanette Der Bedrosian
Former USAID employee sentenced for abusing teen
- A former supervisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development was sentenced Friday to four years and three months in prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy while working in Ukraine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The 3-minute interview: Hezekiah Williams III
- Hezekiah Williams III, a freshman at McKinley Technology High School in the District, received a bronze medal (third place) in the Senior Engineering Division at the International Sustainable World Project Olympiad in Houston last weekend. Williams was chosen to attend the Olympiad after winning second place in this year’s citywide science fair. His project compares gasoline and diesel as fuel, focusing on differences in the time it takes each to boil, amount needed and environmental impact of its use.
Residents, health professionals press D.C. Council to back universal health insurance
- Health professionals and District residents on Friday urged the D.C. Council to back proposed legislation that would ensure all D.C. residents have health insurance.
Advocate for disabled chosen to present gifts at papal Mass
- Theresa Travis, a blind D.C. resident who has spent much of her life advocating for people with disabilities, will walk down the aisle at today’s papal Mass as one of the service’s gift bearers.
- Theresa Travis, a blind D.C. resident who has spent much of her life advocating for people with disabilities, will walk down the aisle at today’s papal Mass as one of the service’s gift bearers.
Catholic University students eagerly await pope's visit
- Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Washington, D.C., in three days for the first papal visit to the area in 28 years, and local Catholic educators and students are gearing up for a papal agenda that will focus in part on education.
Fenty announces a new plan for housing the homeless in D.C.
- Mayor Adrian Fenty announced Wednesday the administration’s strategy for decreasing chronic homelessness and creating permanent housing with support services such as counseling and employment assistance.
D.C., Metro expect big events to draw weekend crowds
- Crowds are expected to flood the District this weekend with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Smithsonian Kite Festival, the National Marathon and Nationals Opening Day all scheduled to take place over the two-day span.
The 3-minute interview: Dorcas Adkins
- Dorcas Adkins is the safety education program director for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. As a bicycling instructor certified by the League of American Bicyclists, Adkins is the leader of several safety programs for both children and adults, including the organization’s Confident City Cycling classes. Adkins is a retired manufacturer of garden fountains and a lifelong biking enthusiast.
