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Turn your clocks back before you go to bed on Halloween 10/26/2020 07:18am • This Halloween has an added distinction. Nope, not COVID-19. It's the night you turn your clocks back an hour, (after raiding the kids’ Halloween loot, of course). Daylight Saving Time comes to an end at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. The time to "fall back" an hour begins every year on the first Why the pandemic might be the best time to plan for the future 10/26/2020 04:11am • Studies have shown the coronavirus pandemic to be a source of skyrocketing stress this year for millions of Americans — but it could also be a unique opportunity to map out your future. Bina Venkataraman, author of The Optimist Telescope, says the pandemic has placed Americans under incredible 3 things that might help symptoms of seasonal depression 10/26/2020 04:00am • What some people call the "winter blues" during months with shorter periods of daylight can develop in others as a form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD — but a D.C. counselor has advice that might help. "It generally presents the same as depression, or major depress Is trick or treating happening in your area? Here's what you should know 10/26/2020 03:12am • With Halloween around the corner, one of the big questions is: Will there be trick or treating? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says for those who decide to go trick or treating during the pandemic, wearing only that Batman mask is not a substitute for a cloth mask. But locally, so Howard County sees increase in COVID cases before holiday season 10/25/2020 09:39pm • Some of the COVID-19 metrics in Maryland's Howard County are up more than 50% compared to the last week of September, and the county executive is warning that it could get worse with the holiday season approaching. As of Sunday morning, the county had a 2.73% positivity rate, compared to a 1.81% How to spot scammers running fake COVID-19 trials 10/25/2020 09:17pm • For those thinking of volunteering for a COVID-19 medical trial, the Federal Trade Commission warned not all trials have your best interest at heart. There are thousands of trials and studies underway with the goal of developing a treatment or vaccine for the coronavirus. But in a news release Fr What happens if an in-person voter in DC, Md. or Va. refuses to wear a mask? 10/25/2020 06:44pm • Early, in-person voting starts Monday, Oct. 26 in Maryland; Tuesday, Oct. 27 in D.C. and continues in Virginia until Saturday, Oct. 31. All three jurisdictions are telling residents to wear masks when voting in-person to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. But can voters still go to Pope names 13 new cardinals, includes first Black US prelate 10/25/2020 02:58pm • Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat. In a surprise announcement from his studio window to faithful standing below in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said the churchme Maryland group uses old smartphones to help coronavirus patients 10/25/2020 02:57pm • One Takoma Park, Maryland, nonprofit is using old smartphones to help COVID-19 patients. The organization, Secure the Call, is hoping anyone eyeing a new smartphone for Christmas will donate their old phone. Secure the Call takes old smartphones and sends them to hospitals across the country so p Prayer, worship and music service to take over the National Mall 10/25/2020 01:45am • Amid the monuments and museums, there will be Bibles, baptism and Christian music Sunday on the National Mall. The event, called "Let Us Worship," led by Christian musician Sean Feucht of California, will unfold late Sunday afternoon into the evening. The site for the event is between 9th and 'SNL' has Baldwin's Trump and Carrey's Biden go head to head in the final debate 10/25/2020 12:31am •  "Tonight we have a mute button because it was either that or tranquilizer darts." That's how Maya Rudolph -- as moderator Kristen Welker -- kicked off this weekend's "Saturday Night Live." The NBC variety show opened its latest episode with Alec Baldwin's Trump taking on Jim Carrey's Jo Washington Post: Trump privately said to donors it will be 'tough' for Republicans to keep Senate 10/24/2020 06:47pm • President Donald Trump made a prediction about the GOP's control of the Senate at a fundraiser this week, privately telling donors that it will be "very tough" for Republicans to keep control of the chamber in the upcoming election, namely because Trump refuses to support s 80,000 furloughed as bus industry grinds to a halt 10/24/2020 06:08pm • Clarence Cox took over a 35-year-old motorcoach business from his father and uncle and had hopes of one day giving it to his daughters. But with a $5 million fleet parked for months during a pandemic, and no federal aid, his goal now is just to make it to the end of 2020. CDC highlights safety tips for in-person voting ahead of Election Day 10/24/2020 04:01pm • With Election Day less than two weeks away, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released safety tips for voters to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. There are 8.5 million cases of the virus across the United States, and more than 224,000 deaths, accord Virginia launches dashboard with number of coronavirus cases in schools by name 10/24/2020 12:42pm • As students start heading back to classrooms, Virginia has added a new feature to its coronavirus cases dashboard, listing current and past cases in schools by name. Included in the list are all of the private and public kindergarten through 12th grade schools with coronavirus cases investigated