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George Mason University offers COVID-19 training to nursing home staff 11/23/2020 10:19pm • George Mason University in Virginia is offering training to staff of nursing homes to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The College of Health and Human Services has partnered with the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network to run 16 interactive sessions with staff from up to 35 nurs Flight changes made easier without change fee 11/23/2020 09:26pm • Rising numbers of COVID -19 cases could change some people's holiday travel plans. But travelers holding nonrefundable tickets don't have to sacrifice the ticket cost if they're unable to make the trip. "They can always reschedule their flight for another time; the airlines have waived their chan Hogan reminds Marylanders to take COVID-19 seriously this winter 11/23/2020 06:44pm • With Thanksgiving just days away, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan reminded residents to take coronavirus seriously. "The more seriously we take it, the faster we'll be able to get it under control," he said during a news conference Monday. Hogan said he can't understand how the state and nation have Washington practice squad RB Javon Leake added to COVID-19 list 11/23/2020 05:53pm • Former Terp RB Javon Leake added to Washington's COVID-19 list originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonFor the second time in as many weeks, a player in the Washington Football Team organization has been added to the reserve/COVID-19 list.Practice squad running back Javon Leake was added to Some Fairfax Co. students return to virtual instruction 11/23/2020 05:18pm • Some students who have been attending in-person courses in Virginia's largest school system are returning to virtual instruction. Fairfax County Public Schools said it has notified parents of "Group 4" students that their children will go back to all-virtual learning because of rising COVID-19 ca Ravens running backs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins test positive for coronavirus 11/23/2020 03:04pm • Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins test positive for coronavirus originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonRavens running backs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins have tested positive for coronavirus. The news was first reported by Mike Garafolo and later confirmed by Ravens coach John Harbaugh.The news came Ford's Theatre temporarily closes again due to COVID-19 surge 11/23/2020 02:51pm • Across America, COVID-19 cases are worse now than at the start of the pandemic. Last week, the Kennedy Center announced that it would close back up until April 25, 2021, and this week, Ford's Theatre has been forced to make a similar decision. The venue will temporarily close to the public s Howard Co. tightens limits on gatherings after increase in COVID-19 cases 11/23/2020 02:47pm • Howard County, Maryland, has become the latest jurisdiction in the area to tighten limits on gatherings in the wake of a spike in coronavirus cases. County Executive Calvin Ball said Monday that gatherings such as weddings, recreational sports, associations and clubs are limited to 10 people indo Maryland football returns to practice after two weeks off due to coronavirus 11/23/2020 02:08pm • Terps football returns to practice as COVID-19 outbreak slows originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAfter nearly two weeks off, the University of Maryland football team returned to practice on Monday.Maryland has not practiced since Nov. 10, after the program saw 23 players and seven additiona Car dealers look to lure you in with some big Black Friday deals 11/23/2020 01:56pm • With a goal of drumming up some new business, a lot of car manufacturers and dealers are offering some big Black Friday deals. During the pandemic, new cars have not been rolling off dealer lots as often as they did last year. “We’re seeing these really low-interest rates or no interest fi DC walks back parts of Phase 2 coronavirus reopening 11/23/2020 12:20pm • The District is walking back some activities it had previously allowed under Phase 2 of its coronavirus reopening plan as COVID cases continue to grow. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a news conference Monday that the "interventions" are part of an effort to "blunt the curve" as the D.C. region Montgomery Co. executive wants Phase One coronavirus restrictions back in place 11/23/2020 11:30am • Montgomery County's executive is so concerned about the trajectory of coronavirus cases in the Maryland county and across the state that he wants to go back to Phase One restrictions. "We're in danger of overwhelming hospitals, the projections for Maryland aren't good — small steps won't bend t Baltimore mayoral inauguration expected to be low-key event 11/23/2020 10:42am • BALTIMORE — The inauguration of Baltimore Mayor-elect Brandon Scott next month is expected to be a low-key event, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to limit public events. Scott’s chief of staff, Michael Huber, told The Baltimore Sun that Scott is thinking of convening in City Hall’s ce Want to return to the office after the pandemic? It’s complicated 11/23/2020 08:38am • A new study has found that a majority of Americans want to have the option to return to the office, especially younger employees, but not every day. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/shironosov) Millions of Americans have adapted to working from home, but when the pandemic passes and it is safe to retur Meet Xiao Qi Ji: National Zoo names 3-month-old panda cub 11/23/2020 06:30am • As of Nov. 14, National Zoo's three-month-old giant panda cub could nearly walk, and his teeth were beginning to come in. (Courtesy National Zoo) Say hello to Xiao Qi Ji: The newest cuddly member of the National Zoo's panda family. The Smithsonian's National Zoo held a naming contest for the