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Metro trying to reduce worker fatigue as part of safety changes 03/23/2016 11:17am • WASHINGTON ��� Metro is taking new steps to make sure train and bus operators and other employees key to safety are getting more sleep so that fewer mistakes are made simply because workers are tired. As part of the Federal Transit Administration inspection of Metro following the deadly smoke inc 6 Things Every Traveler Must Know Before Going to Brazil This Summer 03/16/2016 08:00pm • With just a few months left until the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this August, now is the time to decide if you want to squeeze in a last-minute trip to Brazil. But with the rapid spread of the Zika virus prompting a flurry of travel alerts and advisories, including a Level 2 alert f 8 Tools to Increase Productivity for Online Students 03/13/2016 08:00pm • As an online professor, I recently had the pleasure of catching up with a student for coffee. He is a busy young professional, pursuing his master 's degree online in music education at SUNY Buffalo State, while teaching full time and coaching sports after school. As he is a techno-forward student Can Your Employer Forbid You From Talking Politics at Work? 03/13/2016 08:00pm • With the presidential election heating up, you're probably hearing a lot more political talk at work than usual. Whether you're a political junkie who's delighted to debate issues with your co-workers or someone who wants to leave the room every time your colleagues start sharing their viewpoints on How to Know if You're Actually Hungry 03/10/2016 07:00pm • Food wasn't ever supposed to be this tricky. Just ask any crying newborn baby. Yeah, she sounds hungry. She should eat. But, for lots of reasons -- from an overload of brain-hijacking sugar, salt and fat in our food supply to our parents' well-meaning tendency to "reward" us with cookies when we wer Numbers show traffic deaths are on the rise in D.C. 03/10/2016 06:32pm • WASHINGTON -- Following decades of declines, a national spike in traffic deaths is causing concern in the nation's capital. ���It looks like in 2015, we could be as high as 10 percent up in the number of lives lost on our roadways,��� said Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safet Dodge These 7 Common Phone Interview Mistakes 03/08/2016 07:00pm • Has this ever happened to you? Out of the blue, your phone rings. It's someone from a company you supposedly applied to but you didn't catch the company name or the job title. This scenario is fairly common, and how you manage it can determine whether you move on to the next interview or not. If you Pedestrian deaths up 10 percent, marking largest annual spike 03/08/2016 06:36am • WASHINGTON ��� A new study shows the number of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes in 2015 nationally increased 10 percent in the past year ��� the largest jump since nationwide records have been kept. In its annual ���Spotlight on Highway Safety Report,��� the Governors Highway Safety Associat Nation of TV viewers captivated by FX���s ���O.J. Simpson��� drama 03/08/2016 02:57am • WASHINGTON ��� It's been more than 20 years since��America��was shocked��by the 1994 double murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, captivated by��O.J. Simpson's white Ford Bronco chase on live national TV, then gripped��by the��1995 "Trial of the Century" with its racially-polarized Police seek suspects in Va. Costco credit card theft 03/07/2016 05:09pm • WASHINGTON ��� Police are searching for several suspects who they say stole a woman���s credit card at an Alexandria-area Costco. On Saturday, Feb. 13, a woman was shopping at the Costco located at 7940 Richmond Highway when her purse was taken from her shopping cart while another suspect distrac A Call for Better Awareness and Diagnosis of ADHD in Older Adults 03/06/2016 07:00pm • Kathleen Orr, a 68-year-old clinical social worker, complains to her doctor that she struggles to remain focused, becomes easily distracted and has difficulty completing tasks at work and chores at home. After asking a few questions, her physician tells her that this is part of normal aging. Mary sa Senate committee considers later first day for Md. schools 03/03/2016 03:17pm • By Jessica Campisi, Correspondent ANNAPOLIS, Md. �����For some Maryland families, going away for Labor Day weekend can be difficult when their children���s schools start before the holiday. But beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, local school systems would not start until after Labor D How to Talk to Someone With Alzheimer's Disease 03/01/2016 07:00pm • When John Ellsworth was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2013, he could already recognize his words just weren't coming out right. The former marketing and design professional and avid gardener struggled to identify flowers and plants, and later the names of close friends. But it wasn't until Is your car hard of hearing? 02/29/2016 09:46am • WASHINGTON ��� Voice recognition (or lack of it) is among the top complaints drivers of late-model vehicles have, according to J.D. Power. Its 2016 Vehicle Dependability Study says among owners who indicate having experienced a voice-recognition problem, 67 percent say the problem was related to Weird Home Features That May Confuse Homebuyers 02/28/2016 07:00pm • What your home says about you might not help it sell.Giving a home a personal look and feel is important to many homeowners, as it not only makes you more comfortable but also provides a sense of ownership. But that all goes out the window when it comes time to sell your home. Suddenly, those custom