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The Pros and Cons of Teen Sleepovers 10/11/2017 08:00pm • Your children may have started sleeping over at their friends' homes during the middle school years or perhaps when they were even younger. Maybe their first sleepover was at a relative's house or related to a school trip. When kids are younger, sleepovers are mostly about bonding and growing up. Pa Your car can now cause distracted driving 10/05/2017 12:02am • LANDOVER, Md. — Distracted driving can now be brought on by built-in parts of your vehicle. Behind the wheel of a 2017 Mazda3 Touring on Wednesday, during a test drive sponsored by AAA and the University of Utah to demonstrate the possible risks of in-car technology, it took several minutes sim Turning the Sleep Dial Up and Down on Depression 10/04/2017 08:00pm • Sleep problems and depression are often tangled up like sheets on an unmade bed. Not getting enough sleep raises the risk for the mood disorder, and depression can deeply disrupt ZZZ's. The whole disorienting frustration can be cyclical, causing a person's mood to worsen, while making a good night' Debate over Metro Board likely to derail dedicated funding for subway 09/28/2017 09:29pm • WASHINGTON — Continued debate over Metro Board's structure will likely derail any hopes for new, permanent dedicated tax funding for the agency in this winter’s General Assembly sessions, Metro and regional business leaders said Thursday. Metro Board should be smaller and there should be more 4 steps for a successful telehealth appointment 09/27/2017 08:00pm • Too busy for an office appointment? No transportation to get to the doctor's office? Maybe it's time to try the newest trend in health care: videoconferencing with a doctor. We trust our computers, tablets and smartphones for everything else, so why not health care? Connecting by videoconference Trump Stokes Anxiety Among U.S. Citizen Kids of Undocumented Parents 09/27/2017 08:00pm • Katie Vincent was in a hallway at Hampstead Hill Academy, a Baltimore public charter school, when she heard the piercing, anguished cries reverberating from a nearby classroom. This wasn't one or two kids weeping or acting out. This was loud, hysterical, collective keening unlike anything she'd ever Saudi Arabia Allowing Women to Drive Is About Politics, Not Religion 09/27/2017 08:00pm • By Haifaa Jawad In an unexpected move that surprised everyone, including his own people, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has suddenly passed a royal decree permitting women to drive. His stunning decision comes after years of the ban, which was justified using Islam as a pretext. Is Your Child Getting Enough Real Downtime? 09/27/2017 08:00pm • For most kids, life far too fast-paced and overscheduled. They're juggling homework, extracurricular activities, playdates and birthday parties. Piled on top of all this is the ever-present pull of screens: social media, videos, gaming, text messaging and every other distraction that the internet ha Presidents Cup bracing for Trump show at Liberty National 09/27/2017 04:08pm • JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Presidents Cup is living up to its name like never before. The three previous U.S. presidents are expected to be on the tee for the opening match at Liberty National, and the PGA Tour is bracing for a Sunday visit by President Donald Trump. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Q&A: Liam Neeson brings down White House as Deep Throat in ‘Mark Felt’ 09/27/2017 02:18am • WASHINGTON -- Imagine "All the President's Men" from the perspective of Deep Throat. That's the idea behind writer/director Peter Landesman's new political biopic "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House," which hits select theaters nationwide on Friday. "When he confessed to b Selling Your Home When Decluttering Seems Impossible 09/26/2017 08:00pm • Declutter: the word most home sellers dread hearing and few are willing to listen to. You're not a hoarder, after all, and in fact you get rid of things every year. How can you be expected to trim down even more as you get your home ready to sell? And how do you know when you've reached that seeming How 8 High School Seniors Got Accepted to College 09/26/2017 08:00pm • Learn From College-Bound StudentsTackling college applications, on top of classes, work, sports and extracurriculars, certainly raises the excitement level senior year. And then there's the suspense of waiting to get accepted and making a choice.For an inside look at the process, U.S. News visited F 2017 NFL Week 3 Wrap: Anthem demonstrations a flawed first step 09/26/2017 02:17am • WASHINGTON -- NFL Week 3 was an exciting and compelling week of football between the white lines, but there's no denying this week was defined more by what happened on the sidelines. Despite featuring some thrilling comebacks, amazing individual performances, and multiple upsets (if you're still How to Help Your Inattentive Child Thrive at School 09/25/2017 08:00pm • A number of learning and attention issues can make it difficult for a child to pay attention in the classroom. In some cases, environmental and psychological issues are to blame. Sleep deprivation, hunger, family discord, bullying and anxiety, along with ADHD, which remains the most common brain-ba THE NEXT ONE? 13-year-old hoops phenom invites AP on journey 09/21/2017 02:04am • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ Emoni Bates walks out a front door of Clague Middle School with just inches to spare. A wide smile tops his 6-foot-7, extra-lean frame. He's holding a seventh-grade honor society certificate in his right hand. His braces gleam in the afternoon sun. Meet the best 13-year