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UMD undergraduate survey shows students faced difficulties in the fall semester 01/09/2021 02:42pm • The University of Maryland in College Park has released the results of an undergraduate survey showing many students struggled with learning in the fall while navigating the coronavirus pandemic. Students were invited to complete the "Fall 2020 Student Experience Survey" in October and November. George Washington men's basketball pauses activities after positive coronavirus test 01/09/2021 07:23am • GW MBB pauses activities after positive coronavirus test originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The George Washington men's basketball program will go on pause following a positive coronavirus test from a team staff member. Their regularly scheduled contest on Saturday at St. Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol 01/09/2021 02:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force veteran killed during the storming of the Capitol was shot as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speaker's Lobby, videos posted online show. Minutes before the shooting Wednesday, the large crowd of angry pro-Tr Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment 01/09/2021 02:07am • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to members of her chamber that lawmakers could Fauci reassures Black and Brown communities on safety of COVID-19 vaccine 01/08/2021 10:06pm • The nation’s top infectious disease expert addressed concerns among Black and Brown communities that COVID-19 vaccines will cause more harm than good. Speaking at a “Facts and Faiths Fridays” weekly virtual event hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center, Dr. Antho Attack on the Capitol: Twitter bans Trump; impeachment plans accelerate 01/08/2021 09:32pm • A flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Sicknick died from injuries sustained as rioters stormed the Capitol. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) The nation is still reeling two days after sup Metro service cuts, layoffs spared by COVID-19 relief funds 01/08/2021 09:13pm • Federal COVID-19 relief funding is expected to stave off Metro's service cuts and layoffs through the end of its current fiscal year. The approximate $610 million in aid was revealed by the regional transit system Friday night, though it still needs to receive board approval next week. Metro's fi Wizards players have continued to test negative after playing Seth Curry, Sixers 01/08/2021 06:45pm • Wizards players tested negative after playing Sixers originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards are set to play against the Celtics on Friday night, just two days after facing the Philadelphia 76ers, who have since had guard Seth Curry test positive for COVID-19. Other Sixers players ha Virginia adds vaccine distribution data to COVID-19 dashboard next week 01/08/2021 05:31pm • Shelby Garlick, assistant director of nursing for infection control, receives the Pfizer vaccine at the Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on Dec. 30, 2020. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) More than 100,000 vaccines have bee Johns Hopkins expert predicts US COVID-19 death toll could rise to 400,000 by month's end 01/08/2021 04:00pm • If the trend of new all-time high numbers of daily COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. continues, the virus could claim 400,000 lives by the end of January, according to an expert at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "More than 4,085 Americans died from the coronavirus yesterday, and t COVID-19 vaccine distribution ramps up in Howard, Frederick counties 01/08/2021 03:36pm • Maryland's Frederick and Howard counties have ramped up coronavirus vaccine distribution as more shipments become available locally. Howard County has received 4,500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine so far and has given out more than 2,600 of those, according to County Executive Calvin Ball. H How some DC-area restaurants are working to keep diners safe during winter 01/08/2021 02:25pm • As coronavirus cases climb, the sight of packed restaurants has become a distant memory. In some cases, it's because customers are leery of eating indoors, and in others, it's because indoor dining is barred entirely. But the restaurant industry continues trying to adapt and come up with creative Public transit 'completely impossible' for some trips around the DC region 01/08/2021 11:42am • When you think of transit, you probably think of the daily commute. But the coronavirus pandemic may change the way it looks in the future. “Considering the fact that transit most often takes people to work and there’s lots of evidence people will not be traveling to work as much, it's safe t Do You Really Skip a Payment When Refinancing? 01/08/2021 12:00am • When you finalize your mortgage refinance, you might be surprised to find out that you don't need to make your next scheduled loan payment. You don't skip out on paying the amount, but your payment due date will shift off schedule in the refinancing process. Here's what happens when you refinance a What Parents Should Know About Children and Taxes 01/08/2021 12:00am • If you ever wish you could get your kids to help out more around the house, at least they do their part when it comes to tax time. Which is fair. You give your kids shelter; the least they can do is act as a tax shelter. In other words, play your cards right, and your kids may help you reduce your