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Shot for a shot: DC United hosts vaccine event 05/11/2021 05:31pm • Last week, D.C. held a coronavirus vaccine shot for a beer event, and now people can get a shot for a shot-on-goal. D.C. United is the latest partner in the city's push to vaccinate residents. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, residents will be able to head to Audi Field in Southwest D.C. and g U.Va. study finds wastewater testing in dorms provides early COVID-19 detection 05/11/2021 05:01pm • Researchers at the University of Virginia have narrowed down best practices for testing wastewater for COVID-19 in dorms. A collaboration among UVA Health and the university's School of Medicine and School of Engineering found wastewater testing methods used in an eight-week study caught 96% of C Montgomery County officials say reopening goal in sight 05/11/2021 04:45pm • Nearly half of Montgomery County, Maryland's eligible population has been fully vaccinated, and health officials say that with the announcement of expanded use for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for some children, the county could reach its benchmarks for reopening by the first week of June. Dr. Ear How DC-area kids as young as 12 can get COVID-19 shots when a vaccine for them is approved 05/11/2021 02:30pm • How soon could D.C.-area children 12 to 15 years old get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after it received emergency use authorization Monday? It could be as early as this week. Preregistration to be invited to sign up for COVID-19 shots are no longer required in the D.C. area, and just like with adu Virginia's ABC stores returning to pre-pandemic hours 05/11/2021 01:11pm • Picking up some adult beverages will be more convenient in Virginia, just in time for the weekend. The commonwealth's Alcohol Beverage Control Authority stores will return to their pre-pandemic hours beginning Friday. Stores will open by 10 a.m. daily — except for the stores that normally op 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 10 Business Schools With the Lowest Acceptance Rates 05/11/2021 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: 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