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DC Auto Show dates pushed further into 2021 because of pandemic 08/20/2020 05:25pm • Though many big events have been canceled or gone virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers appear to be pressing forward with plans for a big D.C. event: the auto show. The plan is for the Washington, D.C. Auto Show to still happen at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in 2021 Doctor: What works to help recovery from coronavirus at home 08/20/2020 05:24pm • About 18 to 20% of COVID-19 patients become severely ill and are hospitalized, but most who are diagnosed are sent home to recover. A doctor working for a health system that has now treated around 10,000 novel coronavirus outpatients has perspective on how conditions have evolved. More recentl From 'pandemic pods' to mask breaks: What Johns Hopkins experts say about back to school 08/20/2020 04:05pm • Parents who want their children to have more social engagement in the upcoming school year are looking for all kinds of ways to accomplish that — whether it's so-called "pandemic bubbles" outside of school or enrolling their children in child care programs at schools. Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, senior Mail access becoming big problem in DC, local postal leaders say 08/20/2020 03:56pm • D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is seen at a news conference in front of the Ben Franklin Post Office in Northwest D.C. on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper) Even though Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has promised to stop enacting changes to the U.S. Postal Service for now that have cau Washington Sports Clubs parent company sued over COVID-19 charges 08/20/2020 02:35pm • D.C.'s Office of the Attorney General is suing the parent company of Washington Sports Clubs, accusing the company of ripping off gym members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Town Sports International said in April that it would credit gym members accounts during the three months that gym locations DC sees decline in HIV cases; fights to keep COVID out of child care facilities 08/20/2020 01:52pm • D.C. saw a 16% drop in the number of new HIV cases in 2019, according to a report released Thursday. But there are concerns not enough people are getting tested. The number of new cases declined from 335 in 2018, to 282 in 2019. In addition, D.C. said that among those newly diagnosed with the James Beard Foundation scraps awards this year and 2021 08/20/2020 01:03pm • WASHINGTON, DC — April 13: Tessie Bruce chats with server Carly Copeland at Tail Up Goat. (Photo by Dixie D. Vereen/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) The James Beard Foundation has decided to forgo announcing this year’s remaining restaurant and chef winners, and will forgo tradition Union rep says 60 inmates at prison facility have virus 08/20/2020 11:00am • HOPEWELL, Va. — A prison staff union representative says that nearly a third of inmates at a federal correction facility in Virginia have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Wednesday that the outbreak is at the Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg c After surge, virus cases begin to fall in Hampton Roads 08/20/2020 09:49am • NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia’s Hampton Roads region saw such a surge in coronavirus cases last month that Gov. Ralph Northam imposed restrictions on alcohol sales and gatherings. But the number of cases is beginning to fall in the area. The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that the number of Airbnb bans house parties worldwide, citing virus mandates 08/20/2020 09:37am • Airbnb is banning house parties worldwide as it tries to clean up its reputation and comply with coronavirus-related limits on gatherings. The San Francisco home sharing company will limit occupancy in its rental homes to 16 people. It may offer exceptions for boutique hotels or other event venue What you’re browsing (and not browsing) online during the pandemic 08/20/2020 09:28am • Comscore reports that during the week of July 27, news sites saw 7.4 billion visits, 28% higher than pre-pandemic levels. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/golubovy) News and shopping are what Americans are looking more for online, but travel is now way down the list. Reston, Virginia-based audience LCPS expands opening plan to add hybrid learning for some students 08/20/2020 08:05am • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. As Loudoun County Public Schools gears up for a virtual start to the school year Sept. 8, certain groups of students i Va. lawmakers kill bill requiring businesses to provide sick leave, put off eviction moratorium vote 08/20/2020 06:16am • As Virginia lawmakers considered pandemic-related relief bills during their special legislative session Wednesday, they decided to kill a measure that would have required businesses to provide paid sick leave. The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted 13-2 to get rid of the legislation. It Maryland to add hundreds more drop boxes for absentee ballots 08/20/2020 05:42am • The Maryland State Board of Elections is allowing at least 270 ballot drop boxes to be set up throughout the state ahead of the November election. The decision comes after several local elections boards asked the state to supply far more than what's been provided in the past amid concerns about c FAQs: What to know about the 2020 Republican National Convention 08/20/2020 04:54am • President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrive to speak at a roundtable with people positively impacted by law enforcement, Monday, July 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The Republican National Convention starts Monday, Aug. 24, and when it comes to an end, the 2020 pr