Maria Volkova
Maria Volkova received her B.A. in Journalism and Russian literature from the University of Maryland. She has previously interned at The Moscow Times and Voice of America. She currently works as a freelancer and writes about a plethora of topics ranging from technology and science to international affairs.
Recent Work
A number of provisions in the First Step Act, signed into law by President Trump last month, are going to ... Read More
A number of provisions in the First Step Act, signed into law by President Trump last month, are going to make the lives of federally incarcerated females a little less burdensome. The bill, which passed through the... Read More
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NEW YORK — Jury selection at former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in a New York court ended Thursday... Read More
NEW YORK — Jury selection at former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in a New York court ended Thursday with only a few alternates needed to pass judgment on the first former president to face criminal proceedings. By the... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued a food safety alert regarding Infinite Herbs organic... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued a food safety alert regarding Infinite Herbs organic basil. As of the alert, 12 Salmonella cases in seven states have been reported. There are no reported deaths. The... Read More
Microschool founders face major problems. One of the biggest: local governments. Overly burdensome regulations dictate where these schools can be... Read More
Microschool founders face major problems. One of the biggest: local governments. Overly burdensome regulations dictate where these schools can be located and how they must be built. But Utah just passed a law, a first of its kind in the nation,... Read More
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He... Read More
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, David Spero, Betts’ manager... Read More
PHILADELPHIA — More than a dozen members of the Kennedy family are expected to endorse President Joe Biden at a... Read More
PHILADELPHIA — More than a dozen members of the Kennedy family are expected to endorse President Joe Biden at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Thursday, once again highlighting the rift between themselves and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose independent... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on Iran on Thursday in response to its unprecedented drone and... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on Iran on Thursday in response to its unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel this past weekend. The sanctions, which were imposed in coordination with the United Kingdom, target Iran’s... Read More
