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Police to increase patrols on BW Parkway for Labor Day weekend 09/02/2017 10:00am • WASHINGTON ��� U.S. Park Police will be increasing their presence on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway during Labor Day weekend, searching for drunk or otherwise impaired drivers ��� so your Labor Day weekend plans aren't set until you find a designated driver. Labor Day weekend is one of the most How to Talk to Your Young Child About His or Her ADHD Diagnosis 08/31/2017 08:00pm • Now that your young child has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, you might be wondering about how to inform him or her about the diagnosis. What level of detail should you convey? Should you even say anything at all and wait for behaviors to improve once parenting techniq 5 Ways to Save on Your Orlando Vacation 08/30/2017 08:00pm • Visitors to Orlando, Florida, are the bread and butter of the local economy. The city is designed to make you spend, spend, spend. But there are ways to minimize costs without minimizing the experience. Local Orlando experts shared these tricks to help you save money during your vacation. Take adv Holy Grail of studying: How to learn more in less time 08/29/2017 04:17am • WASHINGTON ��� For some kids, knowing how to study comes naturally. They���ve learned, presumably through trial and error, what works for them and employ those strategies without a second thought. But that���s not the norm. Instead, most students (especially those who are smart, and never real As kids head back to school, police ask drivers to put their phones down, add extra time 08/27/2017 01:19am • FAIRFAX, Va. ��� Police are asking drivers to pay special attention and leave extra time for their commute Monday morning as students head back to class in Fairfax and Prince William counties. ���There���s going to be more traffic, so patience is key,��� said Fairfax County police Officer Sheila As Trump struggles, some Republicans talking 2020 challenge 08/26/2017 10:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Mark Cuban isn't ready to launch a formal campaign to challenge President Donald Trump. Yet Cuban, an outspoken Texas billionaire who describes himself as "fiercely independent" politically, sees an opportunity for someone to take down the Republican president, who is increasing Review: Soderbergh's ���Logan Lucky' is a hillbilly heist dubbed ���Ocean's 7/11��� 08/25/2017 01:36am • WASHINGTON ��� When director Steven Soderbergh announced his retirement after his Emmy-winning TV movie "Behind the Candelabra" (2013), the film community mourned the loss of the consistent eye behind "Sex, Lies & Videotape" (1989), "Erin Brockovich" (2000), "Traffic" (2000), "Ocean's Eleven 'Look out': As classes resume, drivers and little pedestrians urged to stay safe 08/23/2017 05:43pm • HYATTSVILLE, Md. ��� State highway officials, law enforcement authorities, road safety advocates and schoolkids joined together Wednesday for a back-to-school safety message. They gathered outside Ridgecrest Elementary School in Hyattsville, where five members of the school's AAA safety patrol sh Trump to skip Kennedy Center Honors awards program 08/19/2017 05:58pm • BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) ��� Acknowledging that he has become a "political distraction," President Donald Trump has decided to skip the festivities surrounding the annual Kennedy Center Honors arts awards later this year, the White House announced Saturday amid the continuing fallout over Trump's stan Area schools prepare for solar eclipse, some alter schedules 08/17/2017 11:25am • WASHINGTON ��� Local school systems are making plans for the partial solar eclipse expected to be seen in the D.C. metro area on Monday. Only a handful of schools will be in session Monday: D.C., Culpeper County, Fauquier County and Manassas Park. D.C. school officials said they will not make Childhood Obesity: Not Just Your Child's Problem 08/16/2017 08:00pm • Physicals for overweight and obese children are the most challenging visits for me. I find that often when I check the patient's growth chart, the weight is steadily climbing. Rarely, after being advised on healthy eating and dieting, patients come back in a timely fashion for follow-up or to see th Should Antipsychotics Be Used for People With Dementia? 08/16/2017 08:00pm • In people with dementia, like that caused by the progressive brain disorder Alzheimer's disease, a decline in mental abilities can affect all aspects of one's life. The advancing changes also profoundly affect how people with dementia interact with their caregivers. Among older adults with dementia 3 Managerial Tips Taken From a Kindergarten Classroom 08/13/2017 08:00pm • In honor of the upcoming return to school for millions of students, it seems an appropriate time to give credit to the masterful skills of teachers. Some of the best managerial moves closely mirror the tactics used by the best educators to create an optimal learning environment. If you are looking After 30 years, museum gets stolen piece by modern master 08/12/2017 04:34pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� More than three decades after thieves made off with a valuable painting from the University of Arizona Museum of Art, officials say they have recovered the long sought piece from an antique dealer in New Mexico. Curators at the museum that was home to Willem de Kooning's "Woman-O Arlington police release synchronized swimming video to promote block party 08/12/2017 09:00am • After weeks of anticipation ahead of its August 26 block party, the Arlington County Police Department on Thursday, August 10 released its video of officers synchronized swimming to advertise the festivities. The video begins with officers looking at hundreds of bottles of water, wondering if it