Emily Leslie

Gigi Stetlter, CEO of RV company, proves her mettle in male-dominated business

With fearless female CEOs like Gigi Stetler -- who was stabbed and left for dead early in her career -- it's not surprising that the most successful businesses tend to have women in charge.

August 6, 2015

Ann Coulter: Illegal immigrant ‘losers’ push U.S. to Third World

"The rest of the world is laughing at us. They're dumping their losers on us," conservative pundit Ann Coulter said at the National Conservative Student Conference this weekend about the influx of immigrants to the United States. "Our country isn't a battered women's shelter."

August 4, 2015

Newt Gingrich: Millennial generation most important since Founding Fathers

While millennials are often criticized as lazy and entitled, Newt Gingrich calls them the "most important generation since the Founding Fathers" and said these youths have a "moral obligation" to preserve freedom.

August 3, 2015

Whistleblowers honored at appreciation luncheon

It was a day to raise a toast to those who dare to blow the whistle.

July 30, 2015

Mudderella domestic violence awareness challenge empowers women

Last weekend, women got down and dirty at the Mudderella Capital Region event to raise funds and awareness for domestic violence.

July 30, 2015

Hate crimes, wildlife poaching exhibits at D.C. Crime and Punishment Museum

Criminals keep finding different ways to break the laws, and the District of Columbia's Crime and Punishment Museum continues to find ways to educate the public about it. Accordingly, the museum in Northwest Washington is offering two exhibits that draw attention to a range of issues including the nation's hate crimes and the continued battle against wildlife poachers abroad.

July 29, 2015

Fancy Cakes by Leslie to appear on ‘Cake Wars’

Food Network's baking competition "Cake Wars" will feature a local D.C. business owner, Leslie Poyourow, in an episode on Monday, July 27.

July 19, 2015

Barbra Streisand rallies women against heart disease, decries gender ‘injustice’ in research

Barbra Streisand continues to fight the No. 1 killer of women in the United States: heart disease. As co-founder of the Women's Heart Alliance, the entertainer is addressing gender disparity in medical research and calling for action on women's heart health.

July 12, 2015

‘Romeo and Juliet’ stars senior citizens in Unexpected Stage Company production

Unexpected Stage Company is taking an unconventional angle on William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Rather than the titular characters falling in love in their early teens, the two are nearing their 70s.

July 12, 2015

Steven Levenson’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opens at Arena Stage

Still a young man, playwright Steven Levenson is a writer and co-producer of Showtime's steamy "Masters of Sex." The drama has picked up Emmy and Golden Globe nominations — all by the time Mr. Levenson was 31.

July 7, 2015

After Charleston shooting, prominent blacks show harmony on race, guns, class

Prominent black commentators, including a presidential candidate, are weighing in on the post-Charleston debate over the Confederate flag, and doing so in a way that brings together race and class, the First and Second amendments, and even a presidential eulogy.

July 2, 2015

Willow Jarosh, Stephanie Clark, dietitians, serve summer food ideas for fun, flavor, health

Nutrition gurus Willow Jarosh and Stephanie Clarke are sharing their advice for maintaining a healthy lifestyle during the summer, when vacations and barbecues make it tempting to ditch those half-year-old New Year's resolutions.

July 2, 2015

Ramadan meal iftar helps Muslims break religious, cultural barriers with guests

"May God accept your fasting," Turkish-American host Fuat Aksoy said as each member of his family bit into a date palm -- together breaking their Ramadan fast. Conversation flowed between Muslim and non-Muslim guests alike. Selma, Mr. Aksoy's wife and mother of three, presented lentil soup and bread to each guest at the iftar, or the "break fast" meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan.

June 25, 2015

‘Radical Grace’: Feminist nuns Sisters Campbell, Hughes, Schenk challenge Catholic power structure

Catholicism and feminism don't exactly go hand in hand. However, the most unlikely warriors in the women's movement are nuns challenging the Vatican and the patriarchal structure to which they are devoted.

June 23, 2015

Pat Boone, civil rights musician, seeks conservative revolution

If there's one thing that conservative stalwart Pat Boone and civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson can agree on, it's race relations.

June 18, 2015

Aaron Posner, ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ director, stages Tom Stoppard play for young and old

Nearly 50 years after playwright Tom Stoppard's original production of his tragicomedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," Aaron Posner believes he has found a way to attract audiences of all ages to the production he has directed at the District's Folger Shakespeare Theatre.

June 14, 2015

Vivian Bailey, 97, gets White House surprise from Obama, Biden after first school field trip

Vivian Bailey, 97, rode elephants in Thailand and camels in Morocco long before she ever had the opportunity to go on a school class field trip. Ms. Bailey traveled to over 50 countries as an adult, but she never had a chance to visit historical sites with classmates while attending Tulsa, Oklahoma's segregated schools.

June 4, 2015

Cooking Up Change school lunch competition gives students control of healthy meals

Teenagers across the country are taking control of their school lunches, and high schoolers from seven states will travel to the nation's capital Monday to create healthier cafeterias in the 2015 Cooking Up Change competition.

June 3, 2015

Rolling Thunder rides with pride into D.C.

Rolling Thunder has much more to offer than motorcycles on Memorial Day: The nonprofit group provides year-round aid to veterans and their families to help pay for meals, mortgages and other bills to prevent homelessness.

May 21, 2015