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Wheelchair Rugby Player Blazing a New Trail to the Paralympics 08/14/2020 12:00am • We get plenty of chances to be inspired by professional athletes. But the media can create a stereotype of what an athlete is "supposed" to be. Yet athletes come in all bodies, ages and sizes, and everybody deserves to have role models that look like them. In this series, we introduce you to inspiri Tesla's 5-for-1 Stock Split, AMD Nears $100 Billion 08/12/2020 12:00am • The bulls were out in full force on Wednesday, with all three major indices posting major gains. Although Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi emphasized how far apart the two sides of the aisle were on a relief bill, Wall Street showed no outward concern. Led largely and in characteristic fashion by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's new video stuns fans with appearance by Kylie Jenner 08/07/2020 08:10pm • When the music video for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's first collab dropped Friday, one revelation left fans stunned: Kylie Jenner. The music video for "WAP" features the two rappers luxuriating in a huge, pastel-toned mansion -- strutting down hallways and dancing with cheetahs. About hal Police: Md. man charged with first-degree murder in deadly stabbing 07/29/2020 02:05pm • A Germantown, Maryland, man has been arrested and charged in connection to a deadly stabbing last week, Montgomery County police said Wednesday. Police said they charged 26-year-old Justin Andrew Wilson with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of 63-year-old Edigio Ienzi, also of Germantow 'The Witcher' is getting a prequel on Netflix 07/28/2020 09:35am • "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" and thank the universe for Netflix. The streaming giant has announced a prequel of its popular show "The Witcher." According to a press release, "The Witcher: Blood Origin" will be a six-part, live-action limited series shot in the UK. "Set in an elven world 1, Money Saving Challenges 07/15/2020 12:00am • If you find saving money a challenge, maybe the problem is that you're not actually challenging yourself. In other words, maybe you should do a money-saving challenge. As in, play a sort of game to inspire you to save money. Money-saving challenges are a trend that have become popular online and ar New commemorative sneakers honor DC-area Tuskegee Airman 05/25/2020 11:45am • While vintage Air Jordan shoes have been getting a lot of attention recently, you might want to check out another pair of sneakers honoring a different African American hero. A new pair of shoes honors retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, one of the last living Tuskegee Airmen. The 100-year-ol Garden Plot: Secrets of success for first-time growers 05/01/2020 07:20am • When I was Editor-in-Chief of Organic Gardening magazine back in the 1990s, we had a training exercise where we had to pick one other editor to be stranded on a desert island with. The editor I got along with the least instantly picked me. When I asked why, he said, “At least I’ll have plenty Coronavirus diary: What day is it? 04/07/2020 04:47am • I'm Will Vitka, digital editor for WTOP.com. I've been at home, working while in self-quarantine for longer than most of you. It's been a month. And here's what it's been like. We thought we were prepared. Hell, we tried. My wife, Reem, and I started stocking up in early March. We had a feelin Shop sells 'hundreds' of doughnuts starring Dr. Fauci's face 03/27/2020 09:57pm • In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020 photo, donuts bearing the likeness of Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, rest on a plate at Donuts Delite in Rochester, N.Y. Donuts Delite began making donuts featuring Fauci's face earlier in the week. (Shawn Beltway Basketball Beat: Md.'s seed, Georgetown's bubble are the late Feb. focus 02/25/2020 08:16am • Ohio State's Luther Muhammad, left, brings the ball upcourt past Maryland's Aaron Wiggins during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) The final week of February brings two phrases back to the college basketball scene: 'Nothing's guaranteed': Georgetown coach shares gratitude after heart attack at practice 02/18/2020 06:00pm • Trey Henderson, 39, poses with his family, including his sons — 6-year-old Corbin and 10-year-old Claytor — and his wife, Summers Henderson. (WTOP/Kristi King) A Georgetown University coach who had a heart attack during football practice is now sharing his perspective after the near-death ex DC woman reunited with bystanders who performed lifesaving CPR 02/15/2020 03:27pm • (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: 'a2edec40-0099-4f28-928d-6486e68cc1c1' }).render("4615366fd8216a");}); A woman who nearly died at a Metro station 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman meets his admirers at National Air and Space Museum 02/08/2020 07:23pm • Capping off a remarkable week, 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman, Brig. General Charles McGee of Bethesda, Maryland was surrounded by admiring fans at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Saturday. Following his appearance at Super Bowl 54 in Miami, where he presided over the coin toss and Time passages: Mahomes leads comeback for the ages for KC 02/03/2020 09:15am • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — They were celebrating the passage of time as much as football at this Super Bowl: 100-year-old war veterans at midfield for the pregame coin flip, a 50-years-young pop diva handling halftime, and, of course, a quarterback who turns 25 this year saving the best part