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Naomi Osaka denies Serena Williams a shot at record-tying 24th major title at Australian Open 02/18/2021 01:15am • Serena Williams has been denied her opportunity to match Australian Margaret Court's record of 24 major singles titles after she was beaten by 23-year-old Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday. The highly anticipated women's singles semifinal at Rod Laver Arena had a noticea Treating Hay Fever 02/18/2021 12:00am • One of the most common conditions seen in both children and adults is allergic rhinitis, though you usually see it referred to as "hay fever." You may suffer during the different seasons, or year-round with sneezing, itchy nose, runny nose and congestion. Is there anything new about this ailment th Far-Right Extremism Growing Across Europe, Survey Finds 02/18/2021 12:00am • In Europe, a growing threat of far-right terrorism and a "new age of conspiracy theories" punctuates the continent, according to a recent report. But the movements are not confined by borders or seaboards, instead, "the modern far-right is currently undergoing a broader and more fundamental shift Getting Emergency Financial Aid During COVID-19 02/18/2021 12:00am • Colleges are starting to distribute a second round of federal emergency financial aid grants to students as part of the higher education relief funding designated for them by Congress. Students who have exceptional financial need will be prioritized, and in some cases they may need to complete an ap What DC-area commuters expect out of post-pandemic transportation options 02/17/2021 10:47pm • A vast majority of people in the D.C. area believe human actions contribute "at least some" to climate change, and 92% agree that local leaders need to consider the impact of climate change when planning for transportation in the future. Those findings are according to a survey conducted as part Coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil detected in deceased Md. man 02/17/2021 09:37pm • A 65-year-old Maryland man who recently died had the P.1 variant of the novel coronavirus. The variant was first identified in Brazil. The man had recently traveled internationally, and the state is currently in the process of contact tracing to avoid additional spread, according to a news releas DC to open up COVID-19 vaccinations to grocery store workers, more 02/17/2021 07:02pm • FILE — A mural depicting local jazz legend Buck Hill is visible as Trader Joe's grocery store employee Patrice Boyd, left, and her co-worker cross 14th and U streets, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) D.C. will open up COVID-19 vaccination appointments to certain Overdose-related deaths increase amid COVID-19 pandemic 02/17/2021 05:31pm • Drug and alcohol related fatalities in Maryland have increased since the pandemic, and minority communities were hit the hardest, according to a recent report. Between January and September of 2020, there were 2,025 unintentional intoxication deaths involving all types of drugs and alcohol in Mar Prince George's County Public Schools announces return to in-person learning plans 02/17/2021 05:11pm • Students in Maryland's Prince George's County Public Schools will be able to return to the classroom this spring for in-person learning. Schools CEO Monica Goldson said Wednesday that families will be sent a survey to select to either continue virtual learning for the remainder of the school year With Montgomery Co. halfway through vaccinating residents 75+, what's next? 02/17/2021 04:51pm • Health officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said they are about halfway through vaccinating the county's oldest residents against COVID-19, and also expect to finish vaccinating several thousand teachers who are needed back in classrooms by the school system's planned March 15 reopening. The Virginia launches call center to help with vaccination preregistration 02/17/2021 04:36pm • Virginia has added a dedicated call center to go with its newly-launched preregistration website to help residents who either don't have internet access or are struggling to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the call center — which has around 750 peo Plan calls for Charles Co. students to return to in-person learning April 19 02/17/2021 04:21pm • The Charles County school board will vote Monday on a plan to bring back the remaining students who have opted for in-person learning on April 19. Superintendent Kimberly Hill has recommended that the board approve the plan. About the 8,000 students who have opted for in-person learning would Montgomery Co. teachers union issues 'lack of confidence' vote for MCPS reopening plan 02/17/2021 03:34pm • The Montgomery County teachers union has expressed concern over the reopening plan approved by board of education officials in Maryland's largest school district, calling it "inadequate." During an emergency meeting Wednesday, the Montgomery County Education Association overwhelmingly passed a la Baltimore will lift one-hour dining limit on restaurants 02/17/2021 02:47pm • Baltimore will lift its one-hour limit on restaurant visits starting next week, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced Wednesday. Scott said the limit, instituted as part of an effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in public spaces, will be removed thanks to improving coronavirus metrics. He noted Ba Bowser declares DC gun violence a public health crisis in new order 02/17/2021 01:21pm • Gun violence in D.C. is a public health crisis, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday, and she's forming an emergency operations center to combat it. "This is a level of violence that we haven't seen in more than a decade," Bowser said. "And the homicide trends are disturbing." "But we know that