New museum workshops help correct ‘CSI’ effect
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Crime Museum forensic science educator Letitiah Etheridge, right, shows Anthony Alfano and Allie Baker one of the skeletal remains for the Crime Museum’s new...
View ArticleFacebook vote to pick name for National Zoo’s baby howler monkey
Click on photo to enlarge or download: The almost 3-month old baby black howler monkey rides on the back of his mother, Chula, Wednesday at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Anyone can vote on names for...
View ArticleWannabe spies learn to tail targets in Spy Museum workshop
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Eric O’Neill, a former FBI investigative specialist, prepares to call out orders on his radio during a surveillance workshop. The workshop was through the...
View ArticleNational Zoo’s baby howler monkey receives name
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Loki received his name on his 3-month birthday Friday. His name was chosen via a Facebook vote. SHFWire photo by Chris JessenWASHINGTON - After three months of...
View ArticleGates implores universities to embrace ‘golden age of innovation’
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates speaks before a crowd of more than 600 university leaders at the Association...
View ArticleQuinnipiac poll shows Obama leading in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON - If the 2012 presidential election were held today, President Barack Obama would almost certainly be re-elected.read more
View ArticleWashington National Cathedral repairs earthquake damage stone by stone
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Stone carver Sean Callahan carves a piece of stone for the Washington National Cathedral that will replace one that was damaged in last summer’s earthquake....
View ArticleChester County to play critical role in presidential election
Click on photo to enlarge or download: West Chester Mayor Carolyn Comitta listens during a West Chester Borough Council meeting July 17, when the biggest issue on the agenda was building height...
View ArticleWest Chester, Pa., working toward becoming the ‘perfect town’
Editor’s note: This story is part of a package of stories describing the politics of Chester County, Pa., an important county in a swing state. The stories are part of a yearlong series about two...
View ArticleComic creator delves into self-publishing and D.C.’s ‘unconventional history’
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Matt Dembicki stands next to the desk once owned by Ulysses S. Grant that is featured in his mini-comic “The Brewmaster’s Castle.” SHFWire photo by Chris...
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