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CDC guidance on spacing in classrooms may not be possible in some Va. schools 05/07/2021 09:01pm • When some local students return to school this fall in Northern Virginia, they may not be sitting very far apart. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines suggest students stay 3 feet apart in classrooms. In Alexandria, Virginia, where students will have in-person l Doctor discusses young son's experience with U.Md. COVID-19 vaccine trial 05/07/2021 08:45pm • Dr. Charles Mugera, a doctor of internal medicine, has an 8-year-old son, Christian, who is taking part in the vaccine trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health. (Courtesy University of Maryland School of Medicine) It's expected tha DC clears walk-in vaccination sites for ages 16-17 05/07/2021 02:32pm • DC Health on Friday announced that its COVID-19 vaccination sites that use the Pfizer vaccine will begin accepting walk-in patients ages 16 and 17. That’s a change from previous policy, whereby the teens and their families had to make appointments through Children’s National. Families can sti Not vaccinated yet? Chef José Andrés will give you a $50 gift certificate to his DC restaurants to get a shot 05/07/2021 02:01pm • For those who have not yet been vaccinated, Chef José Andrés has an enticing offer that could help sweeten the pot: Get a shot and get a $50 gift certificate to one of his D.C.-area restaurants. The famously philanthropic chef said anyone who brings in proof that they were vaccinated between Sa How culture and beer are coming together for social justice 05/07/2021 12:22pm • (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: '471af3d4-d869-46b5-9b9e-be676747a470' }).render("956615361b967335");}); The beer handles inside the tap room at t El Salvador Government Defiant After Ousting Supreme Court Judges 05/07/2021 12:00am • SANTA TECLA, El Salvador -- Critics of President Nayib Bukele aren't surprised by his allied lawmakers' May 1 vote to remove top judges from the country's highest court, which has drawn criticism at home and abroad. Observers have long warned about the possibility of the young president using autho An On-the-Ground View of India's Pandemic Fight 05/07/2021 12:00am • Alok Mohanty, 52 Title: Consulting emergency response coordinator, Project HOPE, a global health and humanitarian relief organization Location: Odisha, India In early 2021, India seemed to have COVID-19 contained, with cases dropping markedly by late January. But by mid-March, the pandemic surged States, Cities and Companies Offer Incentives to Get COVID-19 Vaccine 05/07/2021 12:00am • Krispy Kreme started a trend in March, giving out free donuts to anyone who had received their COVID-19 vaccine. Chef José Andrés is the latest to follow suit, offering a $50 gift certificate to anyone who gets a vaccine on May 8 or later for any of the restaurants in his Washington, D.C.-area Th For New York Doctor, Helping India Fight COVID-19 Is Personal 05/07/2021 12:00am • Dr. Ash Tewari, 59 Title: Chair of the Department of Urology, Mount Sinai Health System Location: New York City Tewari, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was born and raised in India. He and other Mount Sinai doctors are responding to the COVID-19 crisis in India by organizing the shipping of 25 ventil WTOP wins 4 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including for Overall Excellence 05/06/2021 09:17pm • WTOP has been honored with four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association, including one for overall excellence. The WTOP news team was awarded the Overall Excellence award in the Large Market Radio category. It is the 10th time in the last 12 years that it Cheers! DC offers free beer after COVID-19 vaccine shot at Kennedy Center 05/06/2021 08:16pm • Those who received COVID-19 shots at the Kennedy Center in D.C. Thursday got more than inoculations, they also got to celebrate with a free beer. At the Shot and a Beer pop-up vaccination event put on by DC Health, people received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine; and after rolling u 'I'll have what Joe had': DC restaurant sees spike in sales after presidential visit 05/06/2021 06:56pm • For the crew at Taqueria Las Gemelas in Northeast D.C., Wednesday morning was anything but normal — new or otherwise. Initially, the restaurant was told that members of the Small Business Administration were going to stop by to promote the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. When the morning rolled AAA travel experts: Vacation situations are fluid so plan early, check back often 05/06/2021 06:20pm • Some people beginning to break out of COVID-19 pandemic bubbles are thinking about taking vacations, and travel experts at AAA warn that situations are fluid, so people should plan early and check back often. "This is not the year of spontaneity. This is the year of planning and being aware and r Metro to expand bus service next month 05/06/2021 05:43pm • Metro announced on Thursday that in June it will expand the hours on 36 Metrobus routes and restore service on some lines to pre-pandemic levels. Starting June 6, Metro said in a statement, the following routes will run until 2 a.m. seven nights a week: D.C. Routes 32, 33, 36, 38B, 52, 70, 8 Hogan announces $25M program aimed at helping Md. youth recover from effects of pandemic 05/06/2021 03:22pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan joined the Maryland Boys and Girls Club on Thursday to announce a program that will attempt to alleviate some of the impact of the pandemic on the state's youth and their families. The program, called Project Bounce Back, is a $25 million public-private partnership (PPP)