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Mobile exhibit that could change the future of health care visits DC area 08/06/2024 02:47pm • Historically, some groups of people have been left out of medical research, but a mobile exhibit that's visiting the D.C. area this week aims to change that. The National Institutes of Health launched the All of Us research program in 2018 to build a large, diverse database for researchers. Dr 'I believe in myself': An Afghan refugee built a new life in Old Town Alexandria one stitch at a time 08/06/2024 11:11am • Down a set of stairs on North Alfred Street in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, is a storefront where a refugee from Afghanistan got his new start. The name of the store, BARG Garments, is also significant, because it’s the name of the successful brand Reza Mohammadi established in his home count Voltaggio brothers Bryan and Michael on when to expect new Md. restaurant, menu changes at steakhouse 08/06/2024 08:20am • Growing up in Frederick and Prince George’s counties in Maryland, celebrity chefs Bryan Voltaggio and Michael Voltaggio — known together as the Voltaggio brothers — first got their start in the food industry at a Holiday Inn. In an interview with WTOP, Bryan joked that the hotel, which has Do you know who Mary McLeod Bethune is? New exhibition explores her work and legacy 08/06/2024 07:35am • Mary McLeod Bethune was a civil rights activist and founder of the National Council of Negro Women, an educator who, against insurmountable odds, opened a school in 1904 for Black girls in Florida, and a member of a group of informal advisers to then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt known as the "Bl Team USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik's Paris Olympics success sparks interest at Prince William Co. gym 08/06/2024 06:16am • For years, Olympic men's gymnastics have sweat in the shadows of women's Olympic performances — but that may be changing. And it could all be thanks to a glasses-wearing, Rubik's Cube-solving gymnast who also rules the pommel horse. Helena Thorpe, one of the owners of the Youth Sports Gymnas Md. gun laws restricting concealed carry in restaurants, private buildings, ruled unconstitutional 08/05/2024 02:29pm • A federal judge ruled Friday that several of Maryland’s gun carry laws are unconstitutional. They include provisions of where exactly permitted citizens can lawfully carry. The lawsuit, Novotny v. Moore, was brought by several concealed carry permit holders and gun rights groups. It sued Gov. W Car Review: BMW i5 M60 is like an all-electric M5 with sports car performance 08/05/2024 06:37am • The new BMW i5 M60 is an all-electric midsize luxury sedan. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The “Ultimate Driving Machine” is moving to the future with all-electric vehicles and the i5 M60 looks to carry on the tradition with the vaunted M division making sports cars that just happened to be a midsiz What's new across DC-area school districts this year? 08/05/2024 04:38am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series "WTOP Goes Back to School" this August and September. The end of the summer is quickly approaching and Montgomery Co. woman wins Dominica’s first Olympic medal 08/04/2024 07:14am • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sometimes, all it takes is one athlete. In March, triple jumper Thea LaFond was the only representative of her tiny Caribbean nation, Dominica, at world indoors. She won the gold medal. Now at the Paris Olympics, LaFond is the only woman from her country competi Researchers are taking a second look at uncovering endometrial cancer in Black women 08/04/2024 06:29am • The No. 1 recommendation to fight endometrial cancer is to catch it early. But new research from JAMA Network found that Black women may be losing valuable time in that battle, because the most common test used to detect the disease isn't as conclusive as doctors once believed. "These screenin DC Board of Elections OKs placing ranked choice voting, opening primaries to independents on ballot 08/02/2024 05:27pm • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for our comprehensive coverage. Listen live to 103.5 FM for the latest. Sign up for WTOP’s Election Desk newsletter for headlines and analysis from now until Inauguration Day. The District of Columbia's Board of Elections has decided that voters should ch Data Doctors: Is it time to upgrade to a mesh network? 08/02/2024 02:22pm • Q: My current router is many years old and I’m moving to a larger home, so I’m trying to decide whether it’s time to upgrade to a mesh network. A: There are numerous considerations when it comes to changing wireless networking equipment, and moving to a larger home is certainly one of them. Federal government awards $150 million to reduce emissions in Virginia 08/02/2024 01:03pm • Virginia is the recipient of two federal grants to capture climate changing emissions, one focused on methane and another on promoting natural solutions to capture carbon. The funds, about $150 million, are from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant progra The Doobie Brothers — with both famous lead singers — coming to the DC area this weekend 08/01/2024 07:33am • Happy Throwback Thursday! Are you craving some nostalgic classic-rock tunes heading into the weekend? The Doobie Brothers bring countless hits to Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, on Sunday night, featuring both powerful lead singers Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald for their own version Montgomery Co. police, Hyundai host anti-theft car clinic 08/01/2024 04:25am • If you own one the Hyundai vehicles that's easy to steal — Montgomery County police and the car company have some help for you. They are teaming up for an event next weekend at Paint Branch High School. You can receive a software update for your car and a steering wheel lock to help prevent