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Best Deals to Snag on Tax Day 2020 07/14/2020 12:00am • So much is different in 2020 -- even Tax Day. The day income tax returns are due typically falls on April 15. It is usually a constant that Americans can rely on. However, this year, Tax Day has been postponed to July 15. Whether you're rushing to file, despite the extension, or you filed earlier t Coronavirus app competition showcases innovative technology across Maryland 07/11/2020 12:08pm • The University System of Maryland (USM) COVID App Challenge -- involving several universities across Maryland -- challenged developers to come up with apps that would change the way people deal with the coronavirus. Winners included students, faculty and staff members. It's a challenge the USM CO 7 tips to make you a Slack power user 07/11/2020 07:59am • For years, Slack has been popular among tech startups, media companies and retailers as a tool for employees to chat and collaborate. But as many people have shifted to working from home during the pandemic, services like Slack have become more crucial. If you're a frequent or even casual user of Data Doctors: How can I tell if my Sprint phone will work on the T-Mobile network? 07/11/2020 12:48am • FILE - In this April 27, 2010 file photo, a woman using a cell phone walks past T-Mobile and Sprint stores in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) Q: How can I tell if my Sprint phone will work on the T-Mobile network? A: The acquisition of Sprint by T-Mobile was made official when the tw 10 Best Personal Finance Courses 07/08/2020 12:00am • If you want to learn how to make smart financial decisions, save more and eliminate debt, you're in luck. Today, there are plenty of online personal finance classes offering money-management lessons. Still, "people need to keep in mind that online personal finance courses should be seen as an educa Johns Hopkins discusses return to class in the fall 07/07/2020 04:04pm • In this July 8, 2014 picture, people walk on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) How do you bring thousands of students to campus safely during a pandemic? It's a complicated issue they’re working through at Johns Hopkins University. In a tow 7 of the Best Blockchain Stocks to Buy in 2020 07/07/2020 12:00am • These companies offer exposure to blockchain.Blockchain technology is probably most widely associated with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but the distributed ledger technology has the potential to transform other areas as well. It can make banking transactions faster, health care and property record Data Doctors: Mac users need to beware of new ransomware 07/03/2020 06:43am • An iPad Pro and a MacBook Pro are displayed an Apple store Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Q: Do Mac users need to be worried about ransomware or is it just a Windows problem? Ransomware continues to be one of the most lucrative attacks that cyberthieves have in their bag of t Court upholds Virginia's mask mandate after challenge from Fauquier winery owner 06/30/2020 03:19pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Attorney General Mark Herring on Tuesday said he has successfully defended Virginia’s "mask or face covering requirement" against a leg Giant integrates Peapod users in new online and mobile shopping platform 06/30/2020 10:34am • Giant Food, which dropped the Peapod brand in the D.C. market last fall, has debuted a new e-commerce grocery shopping platform that integrates former Peapod customers’ accounts. (Courtesy Giant Food) Giant Food, which dropped the Peapod brand in the Washington market last fall and brought its Why you should dress a little nicer for those video calls 06/29/2020 09:02am • More than half of people working from home are wearing casual or athletic wear as they work. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/galitskaya) If you have been working at home for the last few weeks or months, you’ve probably gotten used to your comfy clothes. That’s fine, and for many it is an obvio Montgomery Co. child care providers can soon apply for COVID-19 relief funds 06/29/2020 04:34am • Starting Monday afternoon, child care providers in Montgomery County, Maryland, can apply for financial relief to offset losses related to the coronavirus pandemic. The county said the Early Care and Education Initiative Recovery Fund will provide financial assistance to eligible licensed child car Md. health officials: Lab ordered to stop COVID-19 tests over incorrect results 06/27/2020 11:47pm • Maryland's Department of Health said Saturday that it shut down coronavirus testing at Advanced Pain Medicine Institute (APMI) locations due to the laboratory's lack of certification and patients' being unable to get their test results. Robert R. Neall, secretary for the state's health department DC-area YMCAs reopen with safety adjustments 06/26/2020 09:56pm • The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington has reopened all six facilities in D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia after extensive staff training and adjustments related to health issues and social distancing. "There are a lot of guidelines and policies we have to follow, but we want to open, and we MGM National Harbor shows off changes ahead of Monday reopening 06/26/2020 09:34am • If you plan to go to MGM National Harbor when it reopens Monday, bring a mask, and a fully charged cellphone. MGM gave a tour Thursday of some of the changes it’s made as it slowly reopens amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We want to keep these health and safety pieces top of mind for ever