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Prince William Co. teachers get parental leave under 'historic' agreement 05/30/2024 12:46pm • The Prince William Education Association, the union representing over 11,000 Prince William County public school teachers, finalized their negotiations for a historic collective bargaining agreement Thursday with the county school district. The finalized negotiations include more flexibility for The 'soft edges' of panda diplomacy at work in DC 05/30/2024 10:39am • It may not be the biggest development in diplomacy since Nixon went to China. But nonetheless, there's been a breakthrough with China that's resulting in giant pandas returning to the National Zoo. Mario Mancuso is a visiting senior fellow at Hudson Institute, who focuses on national security, 'Just to live their life': Volunteer engineers are matched with people who need adaptive devices 05/30/2024 06:59am • At the recent unveiling of a modified wheelchair ��� one that allows a little girl with cerebral palsy to play lacrosse ��� Michael Zimmerman looked on, smiling. "It's really exciting. It's great to see projects get put into place where they're actually helping people and you can actually see how ���Gateway to culture���: How Rasa owners are using their experiences to make Indian food more accessible 05/29/2024 10:38pm • All throughout May, WTOP is��celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month��with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. Sahil Rahman was the only Indian child on his soccer team growing up, and there were a lot of other kids who were part of the carpool Loudoun Co. proposes 4 extra student days off so teachers can finish required trainings 05/29/2024 03:18pm • Loudoun County is proposing closing schools to students on four days next year to give teachers enough time to finish required trainings. The latest proposal, presented to the school board Tuesday night, involves closing school on a few days that the school district considers "stand-alone days" � How your relationship with your car radio will evolve in the future 05/29/2024 01:11pm • As Congress debates a bill that would require new cars to be built with AM radios, we're getting a sense of how new technology will affect the relationship between a commuter and their car radio. Some things won't change, says Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association. "Audio is DC's MET Fest aims to help connect kids with careers in gaming 05/29/2024 07:35am • This Saturday, an event taking place at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Southeast D.C. hopes to not only entertain young gamers but also show them how they can make a career out of their passion. It's called MET FEST 2024, and this year���s event will be hosted by radio and TV personality Ja Blues icon Keb' Mo' joins WTOP en route to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races 05/29/2024 04:06am • Blues music is a uniquely American tradition ��� and if any one knows its history, it's Keb' Mo'. WTOP caught up with the five-time Grammy winner on his way to perform at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on Saturday. "Blues is the technology of the soul," Keb' Mo' to Fairfax Co. students create mobile bed to help student with disabilities return to school 05/28/2024 03:58pm • At Chantilly Academy on Tuesday afternoon, senior Sebastian Nowicki held a measuring stick against a mobile medical bed situated in the back of the classroom. He highlighted newly installed storage containers underneath the main frame as a few of his peers watched on. A few minutes later, the The grass isn't always greener: The rise in the 'boomerang' employee 05/28/2024 12:55pm • During the pandemic, there was a surge in professionals who changed jobs in what became known as the "Great Resignation." Now some regret it. A new survey of professionals who have recently changed jobs found 48% would consider returning to their former employee ��� up 8% from a similar survey la No reported bird flu cases in Maryland so far; CDC preps for potential higher human risk 05/28/2024 11:35am • No cases of avian flu have been reported in Maryland this year, but recent reports of two incidents of cattle-to-human transmission of the disease have health and agriculture officials in the state on alert. ���It goes back to prevention. The goal is to not have this infection in Maryland,��� sai How are Montgomery Co. students breaking down barriers to mental health care in the AAPI community? 05/28/2024 06:52am • All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have some of the lowest rates of using me Montgomery Co. schools reach $300,000 settlement in lawsuit against former principal, lawyer says 05/28/2024 04:39am • Montgomery County Public Schools has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Joel Beidleman, former principal of Farquhar Middle School, who was at the center of multiple sexual harassment and bullying investigations by the Office of the Inspector General and the school system. Jerry Hyatt, an Body pulled from Potomac River believed to be swimmer missing since Friday 05/27/2024 03:30pm • A body recovered from the Potomac River on Monday is believed to be a young man who went missing last Friday while attempting to swim from Virginia to Maryland. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer told WTOP two swimmers near Great Falls tried to cross from Virginia into Mary WTOP Book Report: In 'My Name Was Eden' one twin vanished in the womb, while the other remained ��� until now 05/26/2024 10:00pm • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series written by Terik King.��Read more of that coverage. In her riveting debut novel, My Name Was Eden (HarperCollins), UK-based author Eleanor Barker-White channels the profundity of life into art by telling the tale of a mother named