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Virginia legislators seek to curb distracted driving 01/25/2017 06:49am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A coalition of Democrats and Republicans called Tuesday for new laws to discourage Virginia motorists from using their cellphones while driving. The legislators unveiled several bills targeting  "distracted driving," which they said caused thousands of traffic accidents and How Music Therapy Helps Terminally Ill Patients 01/24/2017 07:00pm • What would you want to listen to in your final days and moments? One cancer patient, a woman in her 40s, chose Frank Sinatra as her life ebbed in a New Jersey hospice. In the woman's waning days, hospice staffers and volunteers wore out the CD player in her room, activating Sinatra standards like " How to Help Your Child Cope With a Learning Disability 01/23/2017 07:00pm • A learning disability is a problem that affects how a person processes, understands and uses information. Everyone has learning strengths and weaknesses, but people with learning disabilities have complex learning issues that persist throughout their lives. However, learning disabled students are a Overcome Emotions for LSAT Success 01/22/2017 07:00pm • Welcome to the latest installment of Law Admissions Q&A, a monthly feature that provides admissions advice to readers who send in questions and admissions profiles. If you have a question about law school, please email me for a chance to be featured next month. This week, I will answer questions How to Stage Your Bathroom for Under $1,000 01/18/2017 07:00pm • A bathroom can reveal all about a property and its current owner -- when the house was built, if it's a high-tech, energy-efficient space, whether it's been maintained or if the homeowner keeps a rigid cleaning schedule. All of that and more can be revealed in a room that holds your most private mo How This Same-Sex Couple Paid Off $51,000 in 3 Years 01/17/2017 07:00pm • At one point, David Auten and John Schneider had $51,000 in credit card debt, despite the fact that they both worked in financial services. Paying off that debt in three years and then briefly relapsing into old habits inspired the couple to launch a blog, The Debt Free Guys, that encourages LGBTQ i Nurses Face More Violence From Hospital Patients 01/17/2017 07:00pm • Nurses and other health care workers increasingly face verbal abuse, physical assaults and injuries, often from the patients they're trying to help, according to testimony at a Jan. 10 meeting held by the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Capitol Hill. There, regist 9 insider tips for navigating an outrageously long flight delay 01/17/2017 09:30am • Use these techniques to minimize headache-inducing scenarios. When inclement weather, mechanical malfunctions and other nuisances affect your travel plans, it can be challenging to pivot quickly and get your schedule (and sanity) on track. Let's face it: Even if you're an experienced flier, patie Cubs' historic White House visit first, may be last of its kind 01/17/2017 03:10am • WASHINGTON – If the concept of the championship White House visit has become a bit commonplace, Monday’s stood in opposition to the trend, and possibly as one of the last of its kind. With just four days left in his presidency, Barack Obama welcomed not just a baseball team from his hometown, b 8 Mistakes to Avoid when Starting Solids With Your Baby 01/16/2017 07:00pm • Feeding your baby in the first few months is pretty straightforward. You have two choices: breast milk or formula. After about 6 months, you're faced with the next stage: starting solids. This is when feeding your baby gets confusing and complicated. One mom tells you to avoid baby food altogether, 2017 NFL Divisional Round Wrap: 'Keep it cool on social media' 01/16/2017 06:50pm • WASHINGTON - Somewhere, Vince Lombardi is spinning in his grave. The patron saint of NFL head coaches surely wouldn't be able to imagine the threat of his profanity-laced postgame speech in the aftermath of a hard fought playoff win being viewed by millions of people. He certainly wouldn't belie 5 Things to Do Now Before Selling Your House in Austin This Spring 01/15/2017 07:00pm • With Austin, Texas' hottest real estate season rapidly approaching, sellers need to start getting their homes ready now. From decluttering and staging to landscaping, owners who complete their to-do lists well ahead of time have the best shot at a quick sell come spring. "Springtime is the best time Md. school district fires employee after sassy tweet 01/14/2017 02:36pm • WASHINGTON — Frederick County Public Schools has fired an employee over her reply to a student's Jan. 5 tweet to "close school tammarrow PLEASE." Katie Nash told the The Frederick News-Post, that she was terminated from her $44,000-a-year job as web experience coordinator after replying, "But Basketball around the Beltway: Uprising underway 01/13/2017 11:07pm • WASHINGTON — Finally. College Football's national championship game means the bloated bowl season is in our rearview mirror at last. But it's two football schools that are stealing the spotlight in college basketball's most storied conference. The ACC, despite having teams in 10 states, ranging How to Deal With an Office Romance Gone Sour 01/12/2017 07:00pm • In the modern workplace, office romances are a dime a dozen. It makes sense: spending long hours in close quarters with like-minded people can be a major relationship catalyst. But as it happens, romances can go sour -- and in an office, that can cause some serious awkwardness. You can only take so