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Spacecraft carrying historic asteroid samples begins journey to Earth 05/11/2021 09:21am • ▶ Watch Video: NASA attempts first ever mission to retrieve sample from asteroid After nearly five years in space, a NASA spacecraft is nearing the end of its historic mission, beginning its journey home to Earth with a plethora of asteroid samples. NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpre Metro wants to temporarily drop fees for special events 05/11/2021 04:33am • One of the ways Metro is hoping to entice riders back to the system is to waive the fees it charges for keeping the trains running during events in the D.C. area. The transit agency's board is authorizing the general manager/CEO to waive the special services fee. These are fees Metro collects dur DC-area concert venues prepare for return of live music 05/11/2021 02:40am • Pedestrians walk past a sign in front of the The Anthem, a popular live music venue, displaying a message of support amid the coronavirus pandemic, on April 29, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) The operator of some of D.C Some local 12- to 15-year-olds could receive COVID-19 vaccines this week 05/10/2021 11:55pm • How soon could D.C.-area children 12 to 15 years old get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after it received emergency use authorization? It could be as early as this week. Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia's COVID-19 vaccination coordinator, said while there are a few hoops to jump through, shots could be goi DC to lift most capacity restrictions May 21; fully reopen in June 05/10/2021 09:26pm • D.C. plans to lift a slew of coronavirus capacity restrictions starting May 21, with a full reopening to come in June. Next Friday, District restaurants, places of worship, gyms, pools, libraries, weddings and special events will not face any capacity limits. Meanwhile, bars and nightclubs will o BWI Marshall sets passenger departures record over Mother's Day weekend 05/10/2021 05:50pm • BWI Marshall Airport experienced its busiest day for departing passengers on the Friday before Mother’s Day since Maryland first announced a state of emergency due to COVID-19 in March 2020. The Transportation Security Administration screened a record-breaking 21,742 departing passengers on Fri Montgomery Co. planning strategies for vaccinating 12 and up 05/10/2021 05:46pm • With authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccine for some people younger than 16, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said they're already planning strategies to vaccinate young people, and it could involve clinics on school grounds. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of th PCMA: protecting the drug supply chain and helping with COVID vaccinations 05/10/2021 03:14pm • We have all experienced the coronavirus pandemic together over the past year, from the panic and uncertainty of the first few months to the hope and optimism of the current vaccine rollout. What we haven't heard much about is how the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) worked be Financially helping adult children? Don’t make it a loan 05/10/2021 10:55am • Almost half of parents with adult children have given them money since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to help them cover emergency expenses, often sacrificing themselves to do so, according to a recent survey conducted by CreditCards.com. The average is more than $4,100, and it is twice t Third of DC professionals think the pandemic has stalled their career 05/10/2021 10:35am • There have been advantages to working from home, but for many D.C. professionals, career advancement hasn’t been one of them. A survey by staffing firm Robert Half in D.C. found that 55% of D.C.-based managers have put off promoting top performers during the pandemic. "Out of sight, out of mind COVID test maker Ellume to bring 1,500 jobs to Frederick 05/10/2021 10:28am • Australian diagnostics test maker Ellume will lease two buildings in Frederick, Maryland, for its first U.S.-based manufacturing operations, and will create 1,500 jobs by the end of 2022. Ellume’s at-home COVID-19 test was the first rapid self-test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat Returning to the office? Watch out for the building water 05/10/2021 10:25am • UL is offering a service that verifies office buildings are clean and safe for employees to return to. (Courtesy UL) UL, the for-profit arm of consumer products safety researcher Underwriters Laboratories, is among a handful of companies offering what is in effect a stamp of approval for office Publix pharmacies offer walk-in COVID vaccines in 7 states 05/10/2021 10:13am • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Publix pharmacies is now accepting walk-ins for the COVID-19 vaccine at all of its pharmacies. The Lakeland, Florida-based supermarket chain said on its website that customers have the choice of the two-dose Moderna vaccine, or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vac MGM National Harbor ups action, distancing with outdoor gaming terrace 05/10/2021 08:30am • For those who think of casinos as indoor-only worlds,  without clocks or windows to the outside world to keep players playing — and spending money — MGM National Harbor is a breath of fresh air, literally. “Growing up I had the same perception,” acknowledged Alex Alverado, MGM Natio National Gallery of Art to reopen West Building on Friday 05/10/2021 01:53am • Visitors enjoy John Quidor’s 1849 oil on canvas work "The Return of Rip Van Winkle" in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art. (Courtesy National Gallery of Art) After closing its doors a year ago because of the coronavirus pandemic, the National Gallery of Art reopens its West B