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Photos: 2018 celebrity deaths

Here’s a look at well-known people who have died in 2018.

Photo Galleries

12 hours ago

PHOTOS: 2018 FIFA World Cup

Photos from the monthlong soccer spectacular in Russia.

Photo Galleries

17 hours ago

My Take: The world’s most famous ape passes on

Koko, perhaps the most famous ape in the world, is no longer with us. On My Take, Clinton Yates reflects on the loss.

Animals & Pets

1 day ago

My Take: Does anyone care about local politics in DC?

Does anyone care about local politics in D.C.?

Local Politics and Elections News

2 days ago

My Take: The border battle takes a turn

Keeping children in cages is nobody’s idea of humane. On My Take, Clinton Yates shares his view on what is happening to families at the border.

Life & Style

3 days ago

10 delicious backyard BBQ recipes

Summer is here and it’s the perfect time to host a backyard BBQ! Get started with these delicious recipes.

Long Fence

3 days ago

Does your cat have episodes of wheezing or coughing? Does your dog lick its feet chronically, have frequent ear infections, skin infections or just seem to be itchy all the time? These symptoms could be signs of an allergic reaction.

Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital

3 days ago

Remembering when there wasn’t a Chesapeake Bay Bridge

A dream in 1908, a financial impossibility in 1929 and a war-postponed plan in 1940, what now is known as the Bay Bridge became a reality in 1949, when construction began and the first dredge started pumping the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay to make way for the bridge.

MDTA/ Bayspan

4 days ago

6 ways fathers can build healthy money habits in their children

By integrating money lessons into everyday actions with their families, fathers can support a positive relationship with money while providing basic financial management skills to their children.

Business & Finance

4 days ago

My Take: Nice to know ya, Barry Trotz

Today on My Take: Nice to know ya, Barry Trotz.

Life & Style

4 days ago

Attacking cancer: researchers say combination treatments are the future

Cancer cells survive largely because of their ability to adapt to their surroundings, and that includes fending off an attack from certain cancer treatments. A drug may be able to target one gene mutation in a cancer cell, but another mutation may take over and drive the tumor’s growth.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

4 days ago