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Study: Pedestrian fatalities are on the rise 08/11/2015 08:42pm • WASHINGTON ��� The number of traffic fatalities involving pedestrians has increased nationwide, according to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association. According to the report, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in 2013, the most recent full year of data available. The number represen Caring for a Parent With Alzheimer's Disease 08/10/2015 07:30am • On a good day, Elizabeth Brood wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and goes to the gym before her boyfriend heads to work around 6:15 a.m. She makes coffee, readies her parents' morning medications -- making sure to hide her mother's in chunks of bananas and in the cereal bowl -- and changes her mother into fresh Donald Trump Testing Fellow Republican Candidates' Messaging 08/09/2015 08:00pm • As Donald Trump continues to overwhelm media coverage of the Republican presidential primary and threatens to defy traditional political logic by remaining atop the polls, rival GOP campaigns are beginning to diverge on how to handle him. Some campaign teams are downright flabbergasted by his endu ���Hard Knocks��� comes to Redskins camp 08/07/2015 05:17am • RICHMOND, Va. -- A couple months ago, it was revealed that the Washington Redskins had been chosen as a finalist for HBO���s ���Hard Knocks,��� a yearly, behind-the-scenes look into NFL training camp that focuses on a different team each year. For those with a cursory knowledge of the show, the ofte Dusting Off Your New Year's Money Resolutions 08/06/2015 08:00pm • Remember all those financial goals you set for yourself right around New Year's Day? How's that going? This would be the year, you said, that you would get serious about saving for retirement and fattening up your emergency fund. You vowed to write a will, buy more life insurance or save for a hou McCoy and Cousins battle it out for backup role, but still want the top spot 08/05/2015 01:47pm • RICHMOND, Va. -- Jay Gruden made it clear coming into camp that the starting quarterback position was Robert Griffin III's to lose. He named the fourth-year quarterback the starter in the offseason with the role of backup to be decided between Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy. All three quarterbacks s Survey: Teens feel pressure to text while driving 08/05/2015 05:09am • by Rich Johnson, wtop.com WASHINGTON ��� New research suggests that��teens feel pressure to stay connected, especially with their parents, even if that leads to risky behavior while behind the wheel. Survey results��released Tuesday by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Students Against Destructive State laws vary for cellphone use behind the wheel 08/04/2015 05:12am • WASHINGTON ��� The risks of distracted driving are real. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that more than nine people are killed��and more than 1,150 injured each day in crashes in which distracted driving is suspected. Cellphone use is at the top of the distracted driving list Financial Tips for Career Changers 08/03/2015 08:00pm • Many Americans shifted into lower-paying jobs during and after the recession out of necessity. Some chose lower-paying, lower-stress jobs for health and lifestyle reasons. But a lower salary often requires workers to rethink their priorities. After Diana Melencio, 32, of New York City, shifted fro Preparing Your Child for Their Own, or a Relative's, Hospitalization 08/02/2015 08:00pm • Take a moment to reflect back on the very first health care experience you can remember. You may even close your eyes and bring it to life in your mind's eye: What was the environment like, how did it smell, did you taste anything, do you remember any sounds there, who was with you and how did the 8 Mindless Habits to Break if You Want to Lose Weight 07/29/2015 01:00pm • We make over 200 food-related choices each day. Some choices are easier than others. What you should eat for breakfast may be a relatively simple decision, especially if you just rotate a few basic choices regularly. But other decisions are more challenging, like deliberating about whether or not to 4 Job Search Excuses That Just Don't Cut It 07/27/2015 08:00pm • If you're looking for a job and feeling like it's taking a while, you may be right. That's because a job search won't happen overnight. While a new job won't simply land in your lap a week (or even a month) from today, your efforts will certainly pay off in the end. You'll need to stick to the cour 8 Ways to Vacation Right and Recharge Your Health 07/27/2015 08:00pm • By 6 a.m., Sam Clarke is usually already on a call with an Asian tech company halfway around the world. By the afternoon, she switches to calls in the U.S. And until she goes to bed, she keeps an eye on her email. On a bad week, Clarke, a sales manager for a software startup in San Francisco, clock Getting a Second Opinion May Save More Than Your Breast 07/26/2015 08:00pm • Last summer was not easy for Janice. She had finally decided to move her parents back home, and her older daughter was leaving for college. She was so distracted, she almost forgot to get a mammogram. Soon after she had the mammogram (which led to an unexpected biopsy), she was at her son's soccer Are Your Interns Driving Everyone Crazy? 07/26/2015 08:00pm • With summer internship season in full swing, you might be thrilled with your office's crop of interns -- or you might be counting down the days until summer ends and they return to school. If you're aggravated by interns who are unprofessional or don't know work norms yet, remember that you once di