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DC Black Film Festival presents virtual slate to spark timely conversation 09/14/2020 12:57am • It has been a pivotal year for race in America with the rise of "Black Lives Matter." Now, the conversation continues at the D.C. Black Film Festival from Sept. 14-20. "One of the things I love to use the film festival for is the ability for us to consume a film, but then talk about it aft See 2021 Best Liberal Arts Colleges 09/13/2020 12:00am • Explore the top 40 liberal arts schools. With an emphasis on undergraduate programs and at least half of their degrees awarded in the arts and sciences, National Liberal Arts Colleges can be a perfect fit for students looking for a more intimate, intellectual college experience. Check out the lib Explore 2021 Best National Universities 09/13/2020 12:00am • Learn about the top 40 National Universities. A quality education from a top college can lead to many career opportunities for graduates. The best National Universities include a mix of public and private research institutions that offer a diverse range of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral pro From a stable job to a tent: A waiter's homeless struggle 09/12/2020 08:42am • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Lello has never been rich, but the 42-year-old could pocket $100 cash most weekend nights at the steakhouse chain where he waited tables. He always had enough money for groceries, his car and the modest Orlando apartment he rented with roommates. But when he re How to help victims of the West Coast's apocalyptic wildfires 09/11/2020 05:31pm • Unprecedented wildfires have been spreading across the West Coast of the United States, and they show no signs of slowing. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands have fled their homes and tens of thousands have gone without power in the midst of a historic heat wave. The death toll from fires in Ca Data Doctors: Is now the right time to upgrade my smartphone to 5G? 09/11/2020 04:06pm • Q: Looking at buying a 5G smartphone, so what’s the best way to see where 5G is available in my area?  The race to roll out 5G in major metro areas is well underway, and with Apple rumored to be announcing their first 5G iPhone soon, the race should heat up even more. First steps  Knowing i Dramatic rescues after heavy rain drenches DC area 09/10/2020 11:34pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'eeca5762-210c-4f86-87e1-416ecb0455b9' }).render("64361536be33c7ea");}); Drenching downpours Thursday in the D.C. 'Radical action': Metro urged to temporarily shut down service to address control center issues 09/10/2020 05:16pm • At least two members of the Metro Board say they support a temporary shutdown of the system after a blistering independent safety audit concluded the Rail Operations Control Center, which acts as Metro's nerve center, is marred by a "toxic workplace culture" that puts riders at risk. Speaking dur United expands to India and Africa with new Dulles flights 09/10/2020 10:20am • Travelers wear face masks as they prepare to check in for a flight at Dulles International Airport. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) United Airlines is resuming additional international flights, and it is adding new destinations, including its first-ever service to Bangalore and New Delhi in India, a More than 500,000 U.S. kids have tested positive for coronavirus 09/10/2020 07:03am • ▶ Watch Video: Some students return to school for in-person classes as more kids test positive for COVID-19 New data out this week shows that more than 500,000 children in the U.S. have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, according to the American Academy of P DC Shorts presents virtual film festival 09/10/2020 12:20am • The D.C. Shorts International Film Festival has become such an annual tradition that even a global pandemic can't stop it from showcasing the world's best short films. The 17th annual event will be presented virtually this year from Sept. 10-23. "We're excited to have the festival, albeit A Md. daughter's struggle, a family's loss and a dream realized 09/09/2020 11:35pm • Brooke's House, an outpatient residential treatment facility for women, was the dream of a young Maryland girl struggling with opioid addiction. Brooke Simmers didn't live to see that dream realized. She died of a drug overdose at the age of 19. That was in April 2015. Recently, Brooke's Ho Bowser wants all DC precincts open on Election Day amid safety, staffing concerns 09/09/2020 06:01pm • Election officials wear masks and sit behind plastic barriers as they check in voters at McKinley Technology High School on primary election day on June 2, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Despite a campaign to urge residents to vote early or at voting supercenters, What to do if your kid has a COVID-19 symptom 09/09/2020 04:23am • Under two weeks after school started, Savannah Gardiner's 8-year-old son woke her up at 4 a.m. complaining of an upset stomach, nausea and a sore throat. By the next morning, her two youngest children, ages 3 and 6, had lost their voices. "They just feel miserable," said COVID-19 jeopardizes decades of work in reducing preventable childhood deaths, report finds 09/09/2020 12:38am • Preventable deaths in children under 5 were at the lowest number on record in 2019 at just over 5 million, down from 12.5 million in 1990, according to a new United Nations/ World Bank report released Tuesday. But the coronavirus pandemic is threatening to undermine the gains in reducing deaths a