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Surprise! Washington ends Pittsburgh's perfect season 23-17 12/07/2020 10:07pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� The Pittsburgh Steelers spent three months shaking off whatever 2020 threw at them. Schedule changes. Injuries to a handful of impact players. The ever-present threat of COVID-19. Through the chaos, they kept winning. Sometimes pretty. Sometimes ugly. Sometimes a little of bot Maryland State Police increase presence for holiday season 12/07/2020 11:24am • With the holidays approaching, the Maryland State Police said they will add troopers to overtime shifts to ensure motorists remain safe on the road this holiday season. Troopers from each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks will continue to focus enforcement efforts on impaired driving, aggr Fairfax County teacher renovates treehouse for virtual classroom 12/06/2020 11:04am • When sixth-grade Fairfax County, Virginia, teacher Nellie Williams realized virtual learning would continue at the start of the school year, she knew she needed to change her environment. Her two teenage daughters' old treehouse in the backyard of her home looked like it could be the perfect spot. A year in 60 secs: TikTok lists top videos, creators of 2020 12/02/2020 11:25am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� From skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac to learning Cardi B's rump-shaking choreography, TikTok users got creative in a pandemic year with new songs, dances and memes in 60 seconds or less. The social media video app on Wednesday shared its list of Are you suffering from video meeting fatigue? 11/30/2020 08:49am • Complaints about too many unnecessary participants logged on to video meetings is a common aggravation, according to Robert Half. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/fizkes) With more than half of the D.C.-area workforce still working at home nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, many are becoming bu Making the Family Spiritual Pilgrims (Virtually) 11/18/2020 09:16am • This content is sponsored by the��Saint John Paul II National Shrine. by��Ken Balbuena, Director of Communications and Outreach at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine ���Peace has many different forms. There is peace between nations, peace in society, peace between citizens, peace betwe 7 ways to snack better during the pandemic 11/17/2020 03:29am • Chips, cookies, munchies: There is so much snacking going on. It's no shock that many of us reach for cookies, candy, chips and other indulgences during stressful times, whether it's due to the pandemic, the resulting economic downtown or a divisive US election. Snack food consumption, includi Coping with increased alcohol consumption before it becomes a pandemic-related problem 11/14/2020 05:24am • National sales of alcohol rose 54% with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic while online sales, compared to the same time last year, increased 262%, according to research published in the Jama Network. Now, a Northern Virginia psychiatrist has tips to help people who may want to cut back on consum Report: School meals programs in Md. aren���t reaching enough eligible kids 10/28/2020 08:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Some low-income children in Maryland who are eligible for free school breakfasts have not been receiving them, according to a report that Doctors dub clinical term for anxiety related to 2020 election 10/27/2020 05:15pm • Nearly 7 out of 10 Americans reported that the upcoming election is a significant source of stress in their everyday lives more than the 2016 election was, according to a poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association. A Northern Virginia psychiatrist has advice for how to cope. "Fi Expect fewer gifts this holiday season 10/27/2020 06:31am • Shoppers expect to pull back on purchasing gifts for their families and friends this holiday season, and that may not bode well for retailers. More than a quarter of Americans ��� 28% ��� say they will spend less on holiday gifts this year compared to last year, Gallup said in a new poll rel AAA: Fatal teen car crashes up in Virginia despite lighter pandemic traffic 10/23/2020 04:00pm • Traffic is lighter, there are fewer car accidents and students are studying at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, yet teen-involved fatal crashes are up in Virginia in 2020. According to AAA, 55 people have died in crashes involving teen drivers in the commonwealth as of mid-October, compa How chores in the middle of the day could help kids improve concentration for virtual learning 10/21/2020 08:27pm • This story is part of ���Parenting in a Pandemic,��� WTOP���s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. If kids are having trouble focusing during virtual learning, parents may be left wondering whether it's related to Is the Dwayne Haskins drama a distraction? Ron Rivera doesn't think so 10/15/2020 02:15pm • Is Haskins a distraction? Rivera doesn't think so at all originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonIt's very rare ��� very, very rare ��� that a third-string quarterback gets asked about as much, if not more than, the starter. But in Washington, the very, very rare often becomes reality, and that' North Korea unveils massive nuclear-capable missile with US reach 10/12/2020 07:03pm • On Oct. 10, North Korea delivered the surprise gift the U.S. had been warned was coming. It was a massive, road-mobile, intercontinental ballistic missile that experts called "a monster." ���Yes, it is a monster,��� said Ambassador Joe Detrani, former U.S. special envoy to North Korea. Detrani