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What Are the Minimum Mortgage Qualifications for 2021? 01/25/2021 12:00am • Qualifying for a mortgage in 2021 may be a different process from years past. The coronavirus pandemic has prompted many lenders to change home loan requirements and altered the evaluation process for borrowers. "In April, as the economic impact and job losses of COVID-19 took hold, many mortgage l States With the Largest Declines in Prisoner Populations 01/25/2021 12:00am • For years, the U.S. has topped global incarceration rates, warehousing more prisoners than any other country, including China. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, 1 in every 5 people in prison worldwide is incarcerated in the U.S. But the U.S. prison population has been on the decline since Major Economies Eye Economic Recovery in 2021, Analysts Say 01/25/2021 12:00am • As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, international economists say the world's 20 largest economies are in a strong position this year to recover from the pandemic's fallout. In 2019, the United States and China, the world's two largest economies, recorded $21 trillion and $14 trillion Discover the Top 20 Online Bachelor's Programs 01/25/2021 12:00am • Explore the top online bachelor's programs.The coronavirus pandemic has shifted online learning into full gear for colleges across the country, upending traditional campus life and, for some students, highlighting the value and flexibility of earning a degree online. Online programs are a great opti What Family Medicine Is and How to Become a Family Doctor 01/25/2021 12:00am • One of the advantages of being a family medicine practitioner is that, unlike other doctors, physicians in this field aren't limited to treating a particular health condition or a specific type of patient. "You do better at the family reunions," jokes Dr. James Pacala, head of the department of fam 3 Reasons Your High School Teachers Are Valuable ACT, SAT Prep Resources 01/25/2021 12:00am • When high school students think of SAT or ACT test prep resources, items like physical study guides and YouTube tutorials likely come to mind. However, your own teachers -- particularly in English, math and science -- are also a highly valuable resource and often are overlooked. Teachers make fantas Arlington Co. parent groups conflicted on when to bring students back to classrooms 01/24/2021 08:17pm • Some parents in Arlington County, Virginia, say it's past time to bring students back to classrooms, while others say it's too risky. It has been more than 300 days since schools went virtual, and the group Arlington Parents for Education said it's time to get children back in classrooms. It h Some DC restaurants happy to resume indoor dining, even with capacity restrictions 01/24/2021 03:26pm • Managing Partner of Ben's Next Door, Welton Eric Logan said not having indoor dining made for some of the toughest weeks for the restaurant. "Especially considering that it's a time of year when we're usually busy. Honestly eight more weeks like that and I don't think there would be too many rest Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP 01/24/2021 01:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president. Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president, picked Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood, a Washington Monument closes indefinitely to the public 01/23/2021 08:38pm • Fireworks explode over the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, as seen from Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) The Washington Monument will remain closed indefinitely to the public to protect staff and visitors from COVID-19, the National Park Service (NPS) Prince George's Co. tightens vaccinations to restrict non-residents 01/23/2021 08:30pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, has begun cracking down on the large number of people entering from other Maryland counties to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. When preregistering to be a part of Phase 1c of the vaccine rollout, the county will limit sign-ups to only people who live and work in the Infectious disease scientist with 4 kids in public schools calls for classroom reopening 01/23/2021 03:22pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, infectious disease scientist and mother with four children in the public schools says it's time to reopen school buildings to in-person learning. Dr. Margery Smelkinson, an immunologist, has been fighting to restore in-classroom instruction and she was part of a coa Trump likely to shun 'ex-presidents club,' experts say 01/23/2021 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was likely never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause, according to an autho Maryland awarded $341M grant for coronavirus pandemic medical supplies 01/23/2021 09:53am • Maryland will receive a grant to help pay for medical supplies purchased to protect health care workers and first responders during the early part of the pandemic last year. The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will receive a $341 million federal grant from the Federal Emergency Manage Arlington Co. reschedules COVID-19 vaccine appointments after disbursement change 01/23/2021 05:58am • Arlington County is rescheduling first dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments scheduled at Virginia Hospital Center after state health department officials made changes to its distribution plans. The Virginia Department of Health vaccines will only be distributed to local health districts going forwa