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Feeling stressed? A new report suggests you are not alone 10/24/2020 11:56am • Between the coronavirus pandemic and politics, 2020 has been a grind for many people. If you find yourself more flustered and stressed, dealing with higher levels of anxiety, a new report suggests you are not alone. Stress In America 2020: A National Mental Health Crisis was released this week by Questions, concerns persist over DC's plan to bring students back 10/24/2020 06:53am • A plan to bring students back into some D.C. public school classrooms is generating questions and skepticism among some city leaders, even as negotiations continue between the school system and teachers' union. D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee took questions from the D.C. Council duri As COVID-19 cases rise, Montgomery Co. updates indicators that would guide reopening rollback 10/24/2020 12:20am • Amid a rise in reported COVID-19 cases, Montgomery County, Maryland, updated the indicators its health department uses in case it needs to roll back on some of the reopening provisions allowed in Phase Two. "We have been monitoring the uptick in cases to determine whether it was an anomaly, but Fairfax County Public Schools to bring more students back to classrooms 10/23/2020 07:17pm • Some elementary school students and other students in specific programs are returning to classrooms next month in Virginia's largest school system. Fairfax County Public Schools said that starting Nov. 16, it will open in-person instruction to students in kindergarten, pre-K, Early Head Start, sp Still waiting: Maryland's unemployment system working to clear 49,000 claims 10/23/2020 05:37pm • The Maryland Department of Labor is, in the words of Gov. Larry Hogan, "moving heaven and earth" to clear a backlog of 49,000 unemployment claims. When Hogan announced $250 million in the latest effort to help small businesses on Thursday, he was asked about the status of claims — in particular AAA: Fatal teen car crashes up in Virginia despite lighter pandemic traffic 10/23/2020 04:00pm • Traffic is lighter, there are fewer car accidents and students are studying at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, yet teen-involved fatal crashes are up in Virginia in 2020. According to AAA, 55 people have died in crashes involving teen drivers in the commonwealth as of mid-October, compa Review: 'Borat' sequel is Sacha Baron Cohen's satirical October surprise 10/23/2020 03:44pm • Who knew that cinema's October surprise would be Sacha Baron Cohen? Just a week ago, he earned Oscar buzz in Netflix's "The Trial of The Chicago 7." This weekend, he returns with the Amazon Prime release "Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm," a sequel to the hit mockumentary "Borat: Cultural Lear DC art installation paints striking picture of COVID-19 scope 10/23/2020 03:17pm • With RFK Stadium as the backdrop, more than 160,000 small white flags — each representing a person who has died from COVID-19 — have been planted in the grassy D.C. Armory Parade Ground. The artist is hopeful the public will add to the outdoor exhibition during its two-week display — new flags Catholic Charities: Urgent food donations needed at food banks 10/23/2020 01:25pm • In Virginia, the Catholic Charities of Arlington is calling out for an immediate need in food donations, which have dropped off 45% lately. "The demand is actually the same or a little higher. What's not keeping up is the donations," said Art Bennett, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of th Poll: Virginia voters approve of Northam's handling of pandemic, think restrictions 'about right' 10/23/2020 01:22pm • Voters in Virginia strongly approve of Gov. Ralph Northam's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, oppose requiring public schools to reopen and remain concerned that they or a close family member may contract the virus. That's according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll released this wee Hundreds of thousands more Marylanders turned to SNAP benefits to eat during pandemic 10/23/2020 11:27am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland residents’ enrollment in federal food assistance programs has increased sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March, ac Russia insists COVID 'under control' as bodies pile up in a hospital 10/23/2020 09:57am • Moscow — Russia confirmed a record 17,340 new coronavirus cases on Friday, but despite the rise, and mounting deaths, authorities pledged not to reimpose strict lockdown measures across the country and declared the epidemic "under control." The increase in daily cases — Friday was the first Presto's Picks: Big Ten is back — and so is Maryland 10/23/2020 06:35am • The Big Ten begins play this weekend with Maryland and 13 other schools preparing for an eight-week sprint. That will be followed by crossover matchups and the Championship Game, leaving the league little margin for error (the SEC, ACC and Big 12 have already had to shuffle their schedules this f PHOTOS: 2020 presidential debates 10/22/2020 10:50pm • President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, met Thursday night for the final presidential debate of the 2020 election. The debate, moderated by NBC’s Kristen Welker, was a final chance for each man to make his case to a television audience of tens of millions of voters. With less WATCH: 2020 Presidential Debate 10/22/2020 10:45pm • President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden scrapped over how to tame the raging coronavirus in Thursday’s final 2020 debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approac