Alex Swoyer

Liz Medina, female Marine and National Miss Virginia 2015, battles PTSD

It's not everyday a female Marine suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder wins a beauty pageant, but Liz Medina beat the odds. She was crowned National Miss Virginia in August and is using her title to spread awareness about PTSD.

VETERANS DOGS: Dogs help wounded veterans move forward

The service dogs are taught to retrieve medication, cell phones, open doors and even do laundry for the physically disabled veterans. They also alert veterans to physical symptoms of anxiety caused by PTSD.

MILLENNIAL TRAVEL: Millennials choose to bon voyage using VueVoyage

New website provides a gallery of travel photographs displayed by each country and it's interactive, allowing users to share their own pictures.

U.N.’s World Health Organization urges global tobacco tax hike

The U.N.'s World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a measure committing countries around the world to sharply raise excise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products, a key step to what critics warn will be a push for a global tax on tobacco.

Female judge tosses case against Va. man accused of ‘upskirt’ photos

A D.C. judge dismissed charges Thursday against a Virginia man accused of taking photos up women's skirts at the Lincoln Memorial, ruling that the women had no "reasonable expectation of privacy."

MILLENNIALS: Press and pols better get onboard

More than one-third of millennials prefer to communicate with pictures instead of words, and for them news and entertainment are besties.

Hometown music sensation David Correy spreads HOPE

Adopted out of poverty in Brazil as a infant, David Correy says he is “rooted in humility” because of his adoptive parents who made their home near the nation's capitol in Riva, Maryland. Both his mother and father strongly encouraged him to pursue his passion for music.

Survey: Travelers want in-flight Wi-Fi and they want it now

Nearly a fifth of American travelers switch from a preferred airline to one that offers better Wi-Fi, according to a study by Honeywell International.

Rep. Mark Takano tells voter during town hall event: ‘This is not a public forum’

Rep. Mark Takano had a surprising message for one disagreeable constituent during a recent town hall forum in his Southern California district: "This is not a public forum."

Holocaust survivor, 90, arrested in Ferguson protest

A 90-year-old holocaust survivor was one of eight arrested during a protest in downtown St. Louis, according to local CBS affiliate KMOV.

D.C. couple to bike 150 miles to conquer cancer

Nora Baldwin and Wayne Saward had no idea when they met six years ago, their relationship would survive a 400-mile move from New York to D.C. Now the two will take a 150-mile bike ride together — all for a good cause.

White House video of Jill Biden in Africa doesn’t include Ebola outbreak comments

The White House released a video Monday documenting Vice President Joseph R. Biden's wife, Jill, on her travels through Africa, particularly her latest stops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Sierra Leone, where the widespread Ebola virus has taken 273 lives.

Millennials travel more and prefer private accommodations

Millennials might graduate with high levels of student debt and account for the highest percentage of the unemployed in America, but they haven't slowed down on travel expenses.

Millennial women delay tying the knot

Millennial women are playing hard to get when it comes to marriage, and that might be paying off for them in the long run both personally and socially.

Millennials poll: We know what we want

Most millennials believe marijuana should be legalized, and they prefer lower taxes, according to a wide-ranging poll by Reason-Rupe that was released Thursday.

‘Duck Dynasty’ star’s daughter gets charity boost from congressman

Jase Robertson, star of A&E's TV show "Duck Dynasty," is usually found wearing camo in the swampland of Louisiana. But on Tuesday he was sitting in the Capitol Hill office of Rep. Trent Franks with his 10-year-old daughter — but still wearing camo.

Murder suspect caught after escaping jail during fireworks show

A Missouri inmate accused of murdering his wife was captured after escaping Friday from a county jail when a deputy brought a group of prisoners outside to view a fireworks display.

Gay parents give kids better ‘general health,’ says scientific report by gay dad

A new study from researchers with the University of Melbourne in Australia concludes that gay parents provide children with a better family atmosphere than traditional male-female parents in two key areas: "general health and family cohesion," the authors said.

Firework fails and how to avoid them

With Fourth of July celebrations upon us, you may want to take note or you might find yourself under fire — literally.

Over conservative protests, women’s museum advances