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Kids to design new Va. license plate that takes aim at distracted driving 11/11/2017 05:16am • WASHINGTON — There's a contest underway to design a new license plate for Virginia that's open to high school students. "The point of the contest is to design a license plate that depicts distraction-free driving," said Brandy Brubaker, of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. The licen MBA Round 2 Applicants: Use This Year-End To-Do List 11/09/2017 07:00pm • The next two months will be go time for round two MBA applicants, with numerous deadlines hitting just after the new year. Business school hopefuls will need to manage their time wisely to complete several application components amid the distraction of the upcoming holidays. Round two is typically Artificial Intelligence Poses New Issues for Countries' Militaries 11/07/2017 07:00pm • Artificial intelligence, or AI, seems to be everywhere. Home computers and smartphones now possess speech recognition. Social media platforms are able to tag and label faces and geographic locations. Companies are moving fast to develop vehicles with self-driving capabilities. This type of intellig Health benefits of mindfulness 11/07/2017 11:31am • WASHINGTON — The many forms of mindfulness are trending. There are estimates that about one in every seven working Americans now engages in some form of mindfulness. And while many may have heard the term, not too many people know exactly what it means or how it can benefit them. Admittedly, th Job Searching When You Are on the Go 11/06/2017 07:00pm • Do you remember the old stereotypical picture of a job seeker sitting around the kitchen table on a Sunday morning circling jobs of interest in the local newspaper's classified ads section? That image is replaced today by that of a millennial glancing down at a smartphone looking for open positions A Parent's Guide to Social Media 11/05/2017 07:00pm • Not so long ago, "screen time" referred to the hours kids spent parked in front of the tube or playing video games. Today, they're also using their tablets and smartphones to swap messages with friends, share music videos and rack up "likes" by posting photos. These forms of social media, which all 4 Ways to 'Meditate' Without Actually Meditating 11/05/2017 07:00pm • I have a confession: I don't like to meditate. As a yoga teacher, this comment can stir up quite the conversation. Over the years, many of my own teachers and yogi friends have said to me, "If you don't like it, that's probably one of the reasons you need it." Really? Let's agree to disagree. Don't Safety improvements coming to Indian Head Highway, officials say 11/04/2017 07:31pm • FORT WASHINGTON, Md. -- Residents who live along Md. Route 210, Indian Head Highway, are being told that safety improvements are coming, to reduce the high number of collisions and fatalities along the speed-plagued, crash-prone roadway. According to Maryland State Highway figures, there were 1,4 Job Interview Mistakes to Avoid 11/02/2017 08:00pm • In the hiring process, knowing what not to do in an interview is just as important as having a polished resume and strong references. Like most interpersonal interactions, job interviews can be quite subjective. But experts have identified common interview mistakes that you should dodge to improve y Clovis withdraws nomination for Ag post 11/02/2017 11:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) _ A former Trump campaign official who has been linked to the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller has withdrawn his nomination for an Agriculture post. Sam Clovis says in a letter to President Donald Trump dated Thursday that he does ``not want to be a distracti Researchers start uncovering the effects of 'screen time' on kids 11/02/2017 01:07am • WASHINGTON — While smartphones, video games, TV and other "screen media" can benefit children and teens, they carry a wide range of negative impacts, according to a new supplemental issue of the journal Pediatrics. And experts won't truly know the full weight of these impacts anytime soon. D Mueller Probe, Charges Weigh Down Wall Street 10/30/2017 08:00pm • This is supposed to be a big week on Wall Street, with focus on a tax reform plan, a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee and President Donald Trump's expected announcement of a new Federal Reserve chair. But stocks are starting the week off on a sour note as special counsel Robert How to Know the Signs and Symptoms of Depression 10/29/2017 08:00pm • One of the most important health matters I discuss with my patients is depression and the impact it can have on an individual and his or her loved ones. Do you know the signs and symptoms of depression? Recognizing them allows you to get the help you or a loved one may need to manage this condition 50 Unexpected Family-Friendly Vacation Destinations 10/29/2017 08:00pm • Make lifelong memories together in unpredictable locales.When planning a family escape, it's easy to drift toward classic vacation destinations like Disney, where you can create lifelong memories and embrace maximum bonding time with minimal hassle. After all, if you're traveling with restless toddl Metro to disable most workers' emergency alarm buttons 10/27/2017 12:30pm • WASHINGTON — Metrorail workers pushed radio emergency alarm buttons more than 6,400 times over 20 months without getting a response, Metro’s Inspector General found. The alarms, which Metro said are not currently a proper part of emergency protocols, are now being disabled to further reduce d