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Ball don't lie: Game of 1-on-1 offered to settle Maryland and Virginia's battle for new FBI HQ 03/11/2023 08:50am • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore jokingly challenged Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to a game of basketball Friday to determine which state will get to be the new home of the FBI. The Maryland Democrat tweeted a short video of him making a shot at the Capital One Arena before the Washington Wizards played t Burnout at Work: How to Spot It and Take Action 03/09/2023 07:00pm • Coined in the 1970s by the American psychologist Herbert Freudenberger, the term "burnout" has become part of our everyday vocabulary as many struggle to maintain a work-life balance in the ever-changing professional world. Burnout is more than just feeling stressed -- it can leave you too frazzled Review: 'Not Dead Yet' follows 'Abbott Elementary' to form TGIW, the new TGIF 03/08/2023 02:13am • In the '90s, families waited all week for ABC's sitcom lineup TGIF (Thank God It's Friday). Now, it's TGIW (Thank God It's Wednesday) as ABC airs a block of "The Conners" at 8 p.m., followed by "The Goldbergs" at 8:30 p.m., the award-winning "Abbott Elementary" at 9 p.m. and the new supernatu Bracket Racket 2: Towson, Hofstra meet March sadness in DC, while Hokies try to rekindle last year's magic 03/07/2023 12:50pm • Conference Tournament week is part coronation, part coronary, because schools that dominate January and February in conference play are placed in the same single-elimination world as the rest of their leagues. And it's much tougher being the chased than the chaser. Witness Towson, which, as regul Women's History Month: DC museum advocates for female artists' representation, pay 03/07/2023 05:23am • Walking through the average art gallery in D.C. and beyond, visitors are greeted by a variety of types of art that tend to have one thing in common — they were created by men. Though representation of women artists has improved, 87% of the artists with works in major museums' collections are me Beltway Basketball Beat: The March into Madness continues... and Girl Scout Cookie rankings 03/01/2023 07:54am • March may "enter like a lion," but for me, it hits like a sledgehammer. Just when I had gotten the NFL playoffs out of my system (along with the corresponding nachos and wings), it's time to fire up a month of thrills, chills, spills and much more. More Beltway Basketball Beat More No more digging for change: Dulles Toll Road goes cashless 03/01/2023 02:39am • Heads-up if you drive the Dulles Toll Road: No more digging in your pockets for change. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority says the 16-mile stretch of road is now completely cashless. Drivers who don't have E-ZPass transponders will no longer have to stop at toll booths to pay tolls s Champagne vending machine is quirky, new amenity in DC hotel 02/27/2023 05:19pm • You don’t need to be a guest at The Morrow Hotel in D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood to enjoy a unique amenity found in its lobby: A Champagne vending machine. Recently, Insider politics reporter Bryan Metzger posted a photo of the machine on Twitter, which led to a flurry of questions from othe Should You Invest in Silver as an Inflation Hedge? 02/23/2023 07:00pm • Silver is sometimes referred to as the "poor man's gold." As precious metals, both silver and gold can rise in price if investors want a safe haven during times of economic uncertainty, and both can hold their value better than some other assets during times of inflation. But in another sense, silve 7 Best Cryptocurrency ETFs to Buy 02/21/2023 07:00pm • If you're a digital assets believer, check out these seven crypto ETFs.Despite a series of high-profile meltdowns in 2022, interest in cryptocurrencies continues to hold strong. Year to date, the price of Bitcoin is up roughly 50% as of Feb. 21, as crypto investors begin to thaw from the severe loss Eric Garner's daughter and son of Martin Luther King Jr. speak on grief, perseverance in DC 02/20/2023 06:07am • In 2014, Eric Garner died after being put in a chokehold by New York City police during an arrest. Caught on tape, the incident sparked nationwide protests with demonstrators chanting his final pleas of "I can’t breathe." In a new book called "Finding My Voice: On Grieving My Father, Eric Garne DC woman 'grateful' to be able to thank paramedics who brought her back to life 02/17/2023 01:04pm • On Black Friday last November, 27-year-old Margaret Bishop was out for a run with her sister and boyfriend when she suddenly collapsed. It was called in as a seizure, but it turned out to be a frightening way to discover she had a congenital heart defect. As her loved ones stood on the 1400 b What's in the New AP African American Studies Course? 02/12/2023 07:00pm • The College Board released the framework earlier this month for its new Advanced Placement course, African American Studies, which is currently being piloted in 60 high schools around the U.S. This version looks different than a previous leaked draft, which included the work of Kimberlé Crenshaw, w Data Doctors: Why scammers love gift cards 02/10/2023 05:41pm • Q: How and why are gift cards used by scammers to steal money? A: Using gift cards is one of scammers' favorite methods to extract money from victims for a variety of reasons. They are available everywhere, easy to buy, easy to use and generally impossible to trace. The lack of recourse for vi Is Investing in Cryptocurrency a Good Idea in 2023? 02/09/2023 07:00pm • For those who underestimated the risks of investing in cryptocurrency until recently, the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in late 2022 and its domino effect on other firms was a wake-up call. The leverage and solvency quagmire associated with Alameda Research, the trading arm of FTX, led to its bank