WASHINGTON D.C. (Eagle News Service) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today, Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in the combined cases of the American Legion versus American Humanist Association and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission versus American Humanist Association. At the heart of the case is a 40-foot (12-meter) memorial known as the Bladensburg Peace Cross that was dedicated in 1925 in commemoration of those from Prince George’s County who died in World War […]
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Philippines takes home top two awards at Embassy Chef Challenge 2018 in Washington DC
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) – Chef Abie Sincioco-Mateo’s name was called not once but twice and not for second or third but for first place for the two most coveted awards sought out by more than two dozen international chefs competing in the Embassy Chef Challenge 2018 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in the U.S. Capital. Sincioco-Mateo along with Chef Jessie C. Sincioco accepted the Judge’s Choice Award and the People’s […]
#EBCPhotography: Lincoln Memorial overlooks National Mall
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — The Lincoln Memorial is a reminder to the American people to always strive toward an equal, united, and free society. The Memorial overlooks the National Mall in Washington DC and the US Capitol, where the Worldwide Walk Against Poverty will start off on May 5, 2018. Some onlookers say that Lincoln’s hands suggest his demeanor. One is clenched suggesting strength and personal determination, the other one is open and relaxed […]
Smoke from fire darkens sky in Goldsboro, North Carolina
GOLDSBORO, NC (Eagle News) — Smoke pours into the sky as authorities respond to a fire reported near Martin Luther King Highway in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The fire is causing major traffic delays in the area and, according to reports of local residents, is said to be burning at the Eastern Aluminium Supply building. (Eagle News Service, Bernadette Raguini, EBC Washington D.C. Bureau)
#EBCPhotography: Washington DC Reflection Pool: A witness to historic events
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Shooting erupts at Maryland High School; three injured
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gK0mLmrEEc[/embedyt] GREAT MILLS, MD (Eagle News) — A shooting erupted at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland, about a 90-minute drive southeast of the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. Three students were confirmed to have sustained injuries from the shooting. According to sources, the gunman and a resource officer exchanged fire in a hallway. The officer was not injured. St. Mary’s County Public Schools said on its website that the school was […]
Students walk out of classrooms, walk onto US Capitol
By Dexter T. Manglicmot EBC Washington D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. (Eagle News) — The scenario played out the same throughout the country. Students in campuses across the nation waited for something that they themselves organized to unfold. As their class clocks struck 10 o’clock Wednesday morning they walked out of their classrooms, many onto football fields, some into school auditoriums, and others onto their courtyards and quads. In Washington D.C., however, students found themselves in […]
Snow blankets US East Coast second time in week
PHILADELPHIA, PA (Eagle News) — The Northeastern Seaboard of the United States was covered with snow once again on Wednesday. This happened just as residents of Philadelphia were still recovering from last Friday’s snowfall that caused power outages throughout the region and made travel difficult. Residents of the city were bracing for up to 13 inches of snow. The National Weather Service reported that 6.1 inches fell at Philadelphia International Airport and up to 26 […]





