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Kellyanne Conway memoir 'Here's the Deal' coming out May 24 01/27/2022 07:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has a memoir out May 24: “Here's the Deal” is billed by her publisher as a look beyond the headlines of the Trump administration and her family life, including her husband and prominent Trump detractor, George Conway. “Not just 'We can't celebrate just yet' — Drop in Montgomery Co. COVID-19 cases comes with warning 01/26/2022 06:30pm • COVID-19 cases are down precipitously in Montgomery County, Maryland, but the county executive and health officials on Wednesday said it’s too soon to pop Champagne. County Executive Marc Elrich, in a media briefing Wednesday, said cases in the county are down 51% since last week, at 579.81 cas Montgomery Co. executive, police chief: No return to school resource officer program 01/26/2022 03:57pm • A day after Magruder High School, in Montgomery County, Maryland, returned to class in the wake of last Friday’s shooting that left a student in critical condition, the county executive and police chief fielded questions about school security in a briefing Wednesday. “This is a harrowing even 30 days on the edge for James Webb Space Telescope, NASA 01/25/2022 10:36pm • Monday at 2 p.m. EST, controllers at the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission Operations Center commanded the telescope to fire its onboard thrusters for five minutes. At 2:05 p.m., JWST officially arrived at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point known as L2, 30 days after being launched on Chris Montgomery Co. Council extends mask mandate, shelves COVID-19 vaccine requirement for customers 01/25/2022 01:38pm • Council members in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Tuesday voted to extend the county's indoor mask mandate through most of February. At the same time, they put off a vote on a measure that would have required restaurants, bars and fitness centers to check customers' COVID-19 vaccine cards before By the numbers: Virus variant continues to slow in DC area 01/25/2022 01:12pm • The spread of the omicron variant is continuing to slow in the D.C. area, an encouraging sign for a region weary of the pandemic entering its third year. The number of weekly COVID cases is down in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, after spiking earlier in the month. Check out the latest number What to research when choosing an online university in US 01/25/2022 12:00am • For many prospective international students, deciding to attend a U.S.-based online university is the first step in the path toward completing an undergraduate or graduate degree. But choosing to pursue an online degree can often lead to questions about how to find the right fit. "International s Council says many unanswered questions linger over Montgomery Co. vaccine passport proposal 01/24/2022 09:13pm • Montgomery County's proposed vaccine passport, which would require people entering businesses such as restaurants and bars, leaves too many questions unanswered, according to the Maryland county's council president. Gabe Albornoz and other members of the council are still wondering about the logi Unhoused men help build DC's new state-of-the-art shelter 01/24/2022 04:44pm • Rendering image of the 801 East Men's Shelter, which opened in Southeast on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. It includes a daytime services center with a mail room, computer lab, barbershop and laundry facility. (Courtesy Coakley Williams) D.C. took a big step toward the mayor's goal of reducing homelessn How parents can help kids cope with transitions, adjustments 01/24/2022 03:03pm • Whether it's extended school breaks or the COVID-related back-and-forth between virtual and in-person learning, some families have experienced a lot of adjustments recently. And while it can be tough on children, one Northern Virginia psychiatrist has tips to help everyone cope. "What parents How a DC beatboxer turned Strathmore resident program into Grammy acclaim 01/24/2022 12:27pm • This article is the second in a two-part series on the Strathmore program. Read our conversation with 2022 Artist in Residence Langston Hughes II here. Strathmore's "Artist in Residence" program has been changing lives for years. Just ask Christylez Bacon, who turned his beatboxing into G Podcasts 01/24/2022 11:52am • Welcome to WTOP’s Podcast Center! Download and listen to podcasts created by WTOP and our partners. Check back often for new podcasts being added to the WTOP podcast family. And if you’re looking to find even more great local content, download the PodcastDC App on Apple or Android. DC police: Northwest barricade ends without suspect arrest after police shooting 01/24/2022 12:25am • D.C. police say that an officer has been hospitalized after being shot in Northwest. They have since dispatched SWAT officers to assist in an ongoing manhunt. At midnight on Monday, police reopened streets after reports of an officer shot while responding to a "suspicious" person in the 1400 bloc Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday 01/23/2022 08:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Count 30-year-old Ethan Miller among that subset of Americans who are actually eager to file their taxes once income tax filing season opens on Monday. The financial planner who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, is looking forward to claiming the new deductions that will come Montgomery Co. to vote next week on extending mask mandate through end of February 01/21/2022 04:36pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, lawmakers are set to vote next week on extending the indoor mask mandate through the end of February. The indoor mask mandate is currently set to expire Jan. 31. The Montgomery County Council, sitting as the board of health, will hold a public hearing on the mask m