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Cancer Can Rock founder offers 'one good day' to musicians who need it 09/09/2022 11:47am • A D.C.-area music producer whose credits include work with Madonna, Ice Cube, Toni Braxton and HR of Bad Brains is hoping to help musicians with aggressive cancers. Jim Ebert honed his skills as chief engineer of Cue Recording, in Falls Church, Virginia, before relocating to Los Angeles. Now, h

'It's sobering': Commanders players react to Brian Robinson Jr. shooting 08/29/2022 02:00pm • 'It's sobering': Commanders react to Robinson Jr. shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonASHBURN, Va. -- The mood was far more somber than usual at the Washington Commanders' headquarters on Monday as the team held its first practice since news broke that rookie running

When can DC-area students use cellphones in schools? 08/26/2022 04:58am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP��s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What to know about DC-area school systems' cellphone policies�� What it is: Thousands of students across the D.C. region have already gone back to class, and thousands more i

Review: Hulu's new Mike Tyson miniseries 'Mike' is way too rushed to be a knockout 08/26/2022 01:44am • In 2017, "I, Tonya" told the Tonya Harding tale with a flashy triple axel of comedy, drama and sports, turning a true-crime biopic into an Academy Award for Allison Janney. This weekend, the same writer/producer Steven Rogers reunites with��director Craig Gillespie to tackle the controversial

Florida students return to schools reshaped by DeSantis' anti-'woke' education agenda 08/13/2022 09:02am • After 15 years teaching second and third grade at Burney Elementary, a 350-student school 30 minutes outside Tampa, Emily Lee set up her classroom this month to welcome three- and four-year-olds for pre-K. It's a change she has embraced, she said, a chance to get kids on the right path in their educ

Review: Jamie Foxx battles vampires in Netflix action-horror-comedy 'Day Shift' 08/12/2022 12:39am • Imagine Jamie Foxx driving Tom Cruise around Los Angeles like "Collateral" (2004), but instead of a hitman, Cruise flashes his fangs like "Interview with a Vampire" (1994). That's the vibe of Foxx's new L.A. movie "Day Shift," which drops on Netflix this Friday, delivering an action-horror-co

Camp observations, 8/2: A recap of how receivers and DBs fared in one-on-ones 08/02/2022 12:30pm • Camp notes, 8/2: A recap of how WRs and DBs fared in one-on-ones originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonASHBURN — Two essential training camp ingredients were added to the pot here on Tuesday: pads and one-on-one receiver-corner battles.Thanks to the added gear, Ron Rivera's squad upped t

As back-to-school nears, the fight over cellphones in classrooms rages on 08/02/2022 07:24am • ▶ Watch Video: Kids on the pressures of having a cell phone, social media at an early age As summer begins to draw to a close, back-to-school season promises the renewal of an ongoing fight over whether cellphones should be allowed in the classroom. With students' mental health top

Pat Carroll, Emmy winner and voice of Ursula, dies at 95 07/31/2022 07:18pm • Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for ��Caesar��s Hour�� and the voice Ursula in ��The Little Mermaid,�� has died. She was 95. Her daughter Kerry Karsian, a casting agent, said Carroll died at her home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Her other daugh

Johnny Depp's attorney discusses decision to file appeal in defamation case 07/28/2022 10:28am • ▶ Watch Video: Johnny Depp's attorney discusses decision to file appeal in defamation case Although a jury found both��Johnny Depp and Amber Heard liable in a defamation trial last month, the legal battle isn't over yet. Camille Vasquez, one of Depp's attorneys, spoke to "CBS Mornings"

5 Qs with Shulman Rogers�� Mark Maier: Why boots on the ground matter in helping federal contractors 07/26/2022 12:27pm • When you meet Mark Maier, a lawyer and the leader of the government contracts practice at Shulman Rogers, you��re struck by the calm demeanor but also by a rambunctious level of constrained energy. He��s the definition of a Washington multi-hyphenate. A retired Army colonel, who spent 20 years in

DC Sports Hall of Fame ready to celebrate new members 07/22/2022 08:32am • The Washington D.C. Sports Hall of Fame is set to welcome six new members and one team with a formal induction ceremony scheduled for July 31 at 12:30 p.m., before the Nationals and Cardinals game at Nationals Park. The D.C. Sports Hall of Fame class of 2020 includes Len Elmore, Bob Geoghan, Mark

School Zone: What goes into crafting an equity policy? 07/22/2022 05:37am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP��s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. Fairfax County School Board working to craft equity policy What it is: Fairfax County Public Schools has started the process of crafting an equity policy, which school board

CIA director says ties between Russia, Iran suffer from 'limits' 07/21/2022 07:13am • CIA Director William Burns downplayed the utility of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Iran on Wednesday, saying an alliance between the two countries would be limited by their historic rivalry in energy exports and an overall lack of trust. "I think beneath the images that we al