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Mastercard donates $5M to Howard U. for data science studies 01/25/2022 11:48am • D.C.'s Howard University will use a $5 million grant from Mastercard to create the Center for Applied Data Sciences and Analytics. The school says the new center will advance Howard as a major hub of data science for social impact research and training for the next generation of data scientists w What to research when choosing an online university in US 01/25/2022 12:00am • For many prospective international students, deciding to attend a U.S.-based online university is the first step in the path toward completing an undergraduate or graduate degree. But choosing to pursue an online degree can often lead to questions about how to find the right fit. "International s 10 least expensive online colleges for in-state students 01/25/2022 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: C Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday 01/23/2022 08:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Count 30-year-old Ethan Miller among that subset of Americans who are actually eager to file their taxes once income tax filing season opens on Monday. The financial planner who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, is looking forward to claiming the new deductions that will come Review: 'Ozark' Season 4, Part 1 drops on Netflix to binge first half of final season 01/21/2022 03:18pm • This review may contain spoilers of Seasons 1-3, but only minor details of Season 4. We all just went to bed on what was the 14th anniversary of "Breaking Bad," only to wake up with a new batch of episodes of "Ozark," our newest fix of drug-dealing family drama. After a pandemic delay, the Anne Arundel Medical Center announces potential breach of patient information 01/20/2022 04:44pm • Luminis Health, the owners of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland, announced Thursday that its email system was accessed by an unauthorized party, and some patient information could have been exposed during the breach. The health company said it became aware of the breach within its employee Hogan announces antibody testing program for nursing homes to determine necessity of 4th dose 01/20/2022 04:03pm • Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that Maryland would be partnering with the University of Maryland Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University to implement an antibody testing program in nursing homes to determine if residents should receive a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine. "This stu What will be this year's 'CODA?' Virtual watch guide for Sundance Film Festival 01/20/2022 03:14am • The 44th annual Sundance Film Fest begins Thursday through Jan. 30 in Park City, Utah. Just like last year, it will be held virtually after canceling live events due to the pandemic. Last year's winner "CODA" wowed the crowd to win the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award before inking a r Hogan introduces $58.2 billion budget, including tax relief proposals 01/19/2022 08:49pm • Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. held up copies of his proposed 2023 budget on Wednesday, which he said was bound in purple to symbolize a bipartisan spending effort. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content was republished with permission from WTOP's news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign Column: 10 years as a movie critic on WTOP 01/19/2022 12:40pm • NOTE: Thank you for a decade of reading my reviews, starting 10 years ago today. Everyone always asks, “How do you become a movie critic?” The answer is: I have no idea. You don’t really apply because there aren’t job postings for the gig, especially in D.C. You just have to get your Youngkin addresses Va. General Assembly 01/18/2022 12:25am • In his first address to the Virginia General Assembly as governor, Glenn Youngkin on Monday asked lawmakers to put aside division to work on bipartisan solutions – and repeated many of the red-meat culture themes of his campaign. “Today we begin anew,” Youngkin said early on in his speech. Rising mortgage credit availability to help offset rising rates 01/17/2022 09:42am • Banks and other lending institutions clamped down on lending standards when the pandemic hit, but mortgage credit availability has been easing in recent months. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index rose 0.8% in December, indicating lending standards are loosenin Car Review: Mazda's first electric car, the MX-30, proves fun to drive, just not far 01/17/2022 04:03am • You will be reading a lot about electric and plug-in hybrids this year as more car companies start to move away from gas vehicles. Mazda has been going more upscale lately with its fun-to-drive lineup of cars and crossovers. Now, it has an all-electric Mazda ready to join the lineup. True to form, M 'Living legend': former Tuskegee Airman pilot dies at 102 in Bethesda home 01/16/2022 03:14pm • The Four P’s, “Perceive, Prepare, Perform, and Persevere,” were Charles McGee's mantra; the decorated Tuskegee Airman pilot died at 102 in his Bethesda, Maryland, home on Sunday morning. He completed 409 air combat missions in his career. McGee was one of the last surviving pilots from the Pilot of crashed medical helicopter released from hospital 01/16/2022 11:08am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The pilot of a medical helicopter that crash-landed without loss of life next to a church in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia last week expressed gratitude to his crew and first responders as he was released from a hospital Sunday. The pilot, whose name has not be