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FDA expands list of potentially deadly hand sanitizers 07/27/2020 02:35pm • The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded its list of potentially deadly hand sanitizer products, warning a Mexican-based company about selling products that contain methanol, a dangerous form of alcohol that can poison people through their skin. Many new companie Baltimore doctor who worked pandemic 'front lines' dies of COVID-19 07/27/2020 01:12pm • The head of a Baltimore hospital's critical care unit, who "selflessly continued his work on the front lines" as the coronavirus pandemic swept through region, has died after contracting the virus. Dr. Joseph Costa, the chief of the critical care unit at Mercy Medical Hospital in downtown Baltimo Virus prompts drop in new voter registrations in Virginia 07/27/2020 11:07am • RICHMOND, Va. — Fewer new voters are registering to vote in Virginia because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that new voter registrations are significantly lower compared with the two most recent presidential elections, For instance, June experienced a 40% drop Flying? Why the best place to be is in your seat 07/27/2020 08:54am • Airplane cabins are thoroughly cleaned between each flight and the cabin is not just recycling stale air. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ViktorCap) When it comes to the spread of COVID-19, flying is probably safer than most hesitant travelers think. Airplane cabins are thoroughly cleaned, includin Va. city threatens to cut water for households with unpaid bills 07/27/2020 08:35am • LYNCHBURG, Va. — Officials in the Virginia city of Lynchburg are threatening to turn off water for more than 1,000 households that are behind on their water bills. The Lynchburg News & Advance reported Sunday that the city has paused water-service cutoffs in March because of the coronavirus Funeral procession for John Lewis prompts DC street closures 07/27/2020 07:50am • A funeral procession for civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis is planned in the District later today, before his body lies in state at the U.S. Capitol. The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The city said there will be increased police activity in support of th DC's order to self-quarantine affects travelers from 27 states 07/27/2020 07:00am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is ordering travelers into Washington from over half the country to self-quarantine due to a widespread escalation in new coronavirus cases. Beginning Monday, anyone visiting or returning to the District for non-essential activities from 27 high-risk states will need to i Boys may be hiding their feelings less amid the coronavirus pandemic 07/27/2020 04:45am • School had been challenging for Kimmi Berlin's 7-year-old son. Already at his age, he felt pressure to conform: to play more physically with other boys, to emote less and subvert his own happiness or pain, said Berlin, co-founder of Build Up Boys. The nonprofit group's mission is to teach pre-K t Miracle Theatre provides the 'purr-fect' escape with Quarantine Cat Film Festival 07/27/2020 12:23am • Cat videos have gloriously helped us pass the time ever since YouTube was invented. During a pandemic, they are a welcome escape from the stresses of the coronavirus. Behold, the Quarantine Cat Film Festival presented by the Miracle Theatre on Barracks Row in D.C. and spearheaded by the R Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes opens Montgomery Co. academy focused on 'healthy' culture 07/26/2020 05:31pm • A local Olympian is passing on her skills and hoping to create a safe and healthy place for young gymnasts as she opens her new academy in Montgomery County, Maryland. "When the unhealthy culture in the sport of gymnastics really became exposed during the Rio Olympic games, that's when I really o What the Twitter hack tells us about security risks of working from home 07/26/2020 05:12pm • The Twitter hack that compromised the accounts of Barack Obama, Kanye West and other figures earlier this month was one of the more prominent cybersecurity breaches in recent memory — and it was all the more dramatic as it played out live on the platform while users watch Museums, historians navigate how to write history of COVID-19 with no end in sight 07/26/2020 02:43am • When the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in the United States, the California Historical Society received call after call asking for its archive on the 1918 flu. Researchers and journalists were looking for clues into how Americans coped in the thick of a pandemic -- and what we could learn in 2020 f Millions set aside to help renters avoid eviction in Anne Arundel Co. 07/25/2020 09:50pm • Destroying some jobs and some small businesses, the coronavirus pandemic has put many renters in danger of losing their homes. But to fight this, Anne Arundel County, Maryland is adding money to its fund intended to shield renters from eviction. County Executive Steuart Pittman announced that Who was best prepared for the pandemic? Arguably, zoo keepers at the National Zoo 07/25/2020 02:42pm • Even though the coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down for months, you'll notice that very little has changed inside the National Zoo in its first weekend back open to the public. We know the Bronx Zoo in New York famously saw animals, including tigers, get the coronavirus. In hind Parent urges Anne Arundel County schools to resume in-person learning for students with disabilities 07/25/2020 09:47am • Anne Arundel County schools have transitioned to online learning and will continue virtual classes in the fall, but some parents whose children have disabilities say it's time for face-to-face instruction to resume. Adam Wyndham is the parents of a little girl with Rett Syndrome and he has starte