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Montgomery Co. leaders still 'evaluating' Hogan order on private schools 08/05/2020 04:28pm • Days after Gov. Larry Hogan issued an order aiming to block Montgomery County, Maryland, from keeping private and independent schools closed until Oct. 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, county leaders say they haven't rescinded their health directive, and they're still reviewing Hogan's order. "We ar DC residents advised to tend to health care needs; public outdoor pools stay closed 08/05/2020 03:04pm • D.C. residents should continue seeking general health care needs, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday. She also responded to a warning about more possible budget cuts. Bowser first addressed health care in the District during a briefing Wednesday, reminding residen Johns Hopkins study finds immunization programs pay off in long run 08/03/2020 11:00pm • Immunizing kids in low- and middle-income countries against preventable diseases such as measles pays off in the long term, according to a Johns Hopkins study. The findings are from the International Vaccine Access Center based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The goal o COLORS Podcast: Super Bowl Champion Doc Walker discusses how to beat racism 08/02/2020 11:07pm • On the latest edition of COLORS ��� A Dialogue on Race in America, with Chris Core and J.J. Green: Rick ���Doc��� Walker, who won a Super Bowl with the Washington Football Team, discusses his views on defeating racism in the NFL and the U.S. as whole. Previous guests on COLORS include Dorothy Gil 12-year-old boy shot, killed while playing with a gun in Charles Co. 08/01/2020 03:50pm • A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed while playing with a gun in Charles County, Maryland, home, according to the sheriff's office. On Friday at 11:15 p.m. officers responded to the 100 block of Riverwatch Drive in Indian Head for the report of a shooting, according to the Charles County Sheriff Police seek to ID person of interest in fatal Landover shooting 07/31/2020 10:29am • Prince George's County police are seeking to identify this person of interest in connection with a fatal Landover shooting. (Courtesy Prince George's County police) Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, are asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest in what they descr Still not sure about hitting the raw bar for your seafood fix? Here's how to do it from home 07/13/2020 10:14am • Wondering how you can get your traditional summertime seafood fix during the coronavirus pandemic if you're not quite ready for that beach vacation or restaurant seafood tower? How about ordering a few dozen oysters, plus a shucking kit, from a local pickle company? Or getting live crabs from the The Latest: Italy sees jump in new coronavirus cases 07/12/2020 12:08pm • ROME ��� Local outbreaks of COVID-19 among workers at a courier service in northern Italy and among migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea have helped swell an increase in the nation���s daily new cases. Calabria, which in recent days had been registering a couple or even no new daily coronavi Review: Tom Hanks helms solid World War II flick ���Greyhound��� on Apple TV+ 07/10/2020 12:22am • This image released by Apple TV Plus shows Tom Hanks in a scene from "Greyhound." (Apple TV + via AP) He starred in the greatest World War II film ever made in ���Saving Private Ryan��� (1998). This Friday, Tom Hanks makes a rousing return to the genre in ���Greyhound," which was original Tom Hanks on COVID-19, 'Greyhound' and wartime mentality 07/06/2020 05:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy. He and his wife, Rita Wilson, flew home after recuperating in Australia, where he had been shooting Baz Luhrmann���s Elvis Presley film. He hosted a from-home episode of ���Sa Great Falls teenager gives financial advice to other teens 07/06/2020 08:30am • Whitman Ochiai, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, has a free podcast giving financial advice to his fellow teens. (Courtesy Whitman Ochiai) Whitman Ochiai, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria 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 Wine of the Week: Zinfandels for an All-American Fourth of July 07/02/2020 08:05am • Celebrating the birth of our nation this year is going to look very different than in years past. Gone is the gathering on the Capitol lawn to listen to the National Symphony Orchestra, as well as the mass gatherings along the National Mall to gaze upon the amazing fireworks display. This year Mike Henry will no longer voice Cleveland on 'Family Guy' 06/27/2020 02:58pm • Mike Henry has stepped down from playing the character Cleveland on "Family Guy," the latest in a slew of White actors abdicating roles voicing animated characters of color. Henry, who also voiced the character on the now-canceled "The Cleveland Show," made the announcement Friday evening on Twit Montgomery County executive offers plan to 're-imagine public safety' 06/25/2020 09:23pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, wants a closer, independent look at policing and the role of police officers in the community. On Thursday, County Executive Marc Elrich shared his "Reimagine Public Safety" plan, which will create a task force to do an independent review of the county's current polic