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'SNL' introduces its new Joe Biden 12/20/2020 12:11am • Just hours after Jim Carrey said he would no longer play president-elect Joe Biden on "Saturday Night Live," the NBC variety show introduced its new Biden. "SNL" castmember Alex Moffat took over the role of the former vice president on Saturday night. However, current Vice President Mike P Wreaths Across America honors veterans in virtual Arlington National Cemetery ceremony 12/19/2020 02:53pm • The coronavirus pandemic kept volunteers from taking part in Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, but a virtual ceremony Saturday gave a behind the scenes look at the event. Only family pass holders could place wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery this year in an event tha Virginia launches new dashboard listing coronavirus outbreaks 12/19/2020 09:59am • A new online tool launched Friday in Virginia lists coronavirus outbreaks in specific state programs and facilities investigated by the Virginia Department of Health in one place. The dashboard was created to meet the requirements of a bill passed in a Virginia General Assembly Special Session. Funerals, death care workers heavily impacted by COVID-19 12/18/2020 11:50pm • The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the work of health care providers, but those who care for the dead are also directly impacted by COVID-19. Undertakers, funeral directors and morticians are deemed "high risk health care workers" and they fall into one of the first groups that should be va DC bans indoor dining, adds new restrictions amid COVID-19 surge 12/18/2020 11:15pm • The District will prohibit indoor dining and add new restrictions just before Christmas, according to a new D.C. order released Friday. Mayor Muriel Bowser's order will close museums and libraries, require reservations to swim in a city pool, halt DC Circulator National Mall routes and recommend Vaccines offer 'tremendous boost for morale,' but front-line workers still cautious 12/18/2020 06:05pm • Nurse practitioner Robert McCary gives the thumbs up as his picture is taken while nurse Anil Shandil gives him the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. They both served in the Army reserves together. (Renée C. Byer/The Sacramento Legal challenges filed against indoor dining bans in Baltimore, 2 Md. counties 12/18/2020 03:20pm • RAM said the restaurant and food industry in Maryland has lost $1.4 billion since the COVID-19 pandemic started, with establishments having to lay off or furlough 150,000 workers. (WTOP/Ken Duffy) A group that represents restaurants across Maryland is asking local judges to block indoor dining b Report: Ryan Zimmerman would like to play in 2021 MLB season 12/18/2020 03:17pm • Report: Ryan Zimmerman would like to play in 2021 MLB season. originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAfter opting out of the 2020 MLB season, Ryan Zimmerman reportedly wants to make his return to the field in 2021."Heard from Ryan Zimmerman, who confirmed what Mike Rizzo indicated the other day Local coronavirus numbers remain troubling week before Christmas 12/18/2020 01:45pm • A mall-goer wears a face mask to protect against COVID-19 while walking in front of a Christmas display at the Towson Town Center, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Towson, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Deaths and hospitalizations related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been rising in the D.C. region, and Despite vaccine, travel industry will suffer for years, tourism expert says 12/18/2020 12:21pm • Vaccinations could mean the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one expert said travel and tourism will continue to feel damaging effects. "This pandemic will be remembered for centuries — it will become a landmark," said Mahmood Khan, professor and director of the Department of Johns Hopkins students promote mask wearing with parody of popular song, 'WAP' 12/18/2020 11:34am • Some of you may have (regrettably) learned the term "WAP" earlier this year, thanks to a popular Cardi B tune, but now Johns Hopkins University has its own health-conscious and family-friendly version in "WAmP," or "Wear A Mask Please." The university's Bloomberg School of Public Health unveile After long dispute, Md. universities reach agreements to release hundreds of students from leases 12/18/2020 09:16am • A car carries a message from University of Maryland students trying to get out of their apartment leases. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Hundreds of students who hav What if I can't get my COVID-19 booster shot when it's due? 12/18/2020 08:34am • Some of the most at-risk people in the United States are getting their first dose of coronavirus vaccine as soon as this week, while other people are absorbing the quickly-evolving information about the shots that aim to prevent the spread of COVID-19. With the Food and Drug Administration poised Baltimore lawmaker announces bid for Maryland comptroller 12/18/2020 06:50am • BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore lawmaker said she's running for comptroller. Del. Brooke Lierman made the announcement Thursday. The Democrat said she's running to move all residents forward with ideas that help families recover from the coronavirus pandemic. She has been a delegate representin How to find best Christmas displays in Northern Virginia — for free 12/18/2020 06:17am • The winter holidays have always been about trying to make the most out of harder times. Though thoughts of a new year may bring some anxiety, intimate gatherings mean shared meals and toasts to the possibilities, instead of fear of the unknown. With shorter days and longer stretches of darkness,