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Trump to skip Kennedy Center Honors awards program 08/19/2017 05:58pm • BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Acknowledging that he has become a "political distraction," President Donald Trump has decided to skip the festivities surrounding the annual Kennedy Center Honors arts awards later this year, the White House announced Saturday amid the continuing fallout over Trump's stan Area schools prepare for solar eclipse, some alter schedules 08/17/2017 11:25am • WASHINGTON — Local school systems are making plans for the partial solar eclipse expected to be seen in the D.C. metro area on Monday. Only a handful of schools will be in session Monday: D.C., Culpeper County, Fauquier County and Manassas Park. D.C. school officials said they will not make Childhood Obesity: Not Just Your Child's Problem 08/16/2017 08:00pm • Physicals for overweight and obese children are the most challenging visits for me. I find that often when I check the patient's growth chart, the weight is steadily climbing. Rarely, after being advised on healthy eating and dieting, patients come back in a timely fashion for follow-up or to see th Should Antipsychotics Be Used for People With Dementia? 08/16/2017 08:00pm • In people with dementia, like that caused by the progressive brain disorder Alzheimer's disease, a decline in mental abilities can affect all aspects of one's life. The advancing changes also profoundly affect how people with dementia interact with their caregivers. Among older adults with dementia 3 Managerial Tips Taken From a Kindergarten Classroom 08/13/2017 08:00pm • In honor of the upcoming return to school for millions of students, it seems an appropriate time to give credit to the masterful skills of teachers. Some of the best managerial moves closely mirror the tactics used by the best educators to create an optimal learning environment. If you are looking After 30 years, museum gets stolen piece by modern master 08/12/2017 04:34pm • PHOENIX (AP) — More than three decades after thieves made off with a valuable painting from the University of Arizona Museum of Art, officials say they have recovered the long sought piece from an antique dealer in New Mexico. Curators at the museum that was home to Willem de Kooning's "Woman-O Arlington police release synchronized swimming video to promote block party 08/12/2017 09:00am • After weeks of anticipation ahead of its August 26 block party, the Arlington County Police Department on Thursday, August 10 released its video of officers synchronized swimming to advertise the festivities. The video begins with officers looking at hundreds of bottles of water, wondering if it DC man gets 30 years for sexual assault in Southwest 08/11/2017 09:48pm • WASHINGTON — A D.C. man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in Southwest Washington. Kevin Thompson, 28, attacked a woman who was walking on First Street Southwest on Aug. 22 last year, prosecutors said. At around 11 p.m., the woman said, she was on her w Review: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson shine as 'Glass Castle' script cracks 08/11/2017 01:21am • WASHINGTON — True-life stories of dysfunction are hard to pull off, as filmmakers try to do the source justice without coming across as indulgent, all while convincing the masses to care. This weekend, Jeannette Walls' admirably honest 2005 memoir "The Glass Castle" becomes a star-studded f 3 Ways a Dream Board Helps Boost Your Career 08/09/2017 08:00pm • We all have career goals that we intend on reaching. But sometimes we fall off the horse, either because we lose enthusiasm, we get distracted or other circumstances derail us altogether. Others aren't able to set meaningful career goals because they haven't identified what gives them a sense of fu Driving during the eclipse? Feds warn it could be dangerous 08/09/2017 05:15am • WASHINGTON — It's not going to turn pitch black in the D.C. area during this month's solar eclipse, but enough people are expected to try to watch what's going on that the feds are concerned about drivers. "Most people don't think of the Federal Highway Administration when they think of eclipse Speed cameras go live along Beltway work zone over Suitland Road 08/07/2017 04:28pm • WASHINGTON — Two new speed cameras on the Capital Beltway in Maryland began issuing $40 tickets on Monday in an effort to improve safety in work zones. The cameras were installed along Interstate 495 near the bridge work over Suitland Road in Prince George's County. Tickets will be issued to dr Understand SAT Grid-In Questions 08/06/2017 08:00pm • Student-produced response questions, also known as grid-in questions, are one feature of the SAT's math portion. Unlike other questions on the SAT, grid-in questions are not multiple choice. Rather, you must independently determine the correct answer and enter it in the space provided. Grid-in ques Annapolis tries to keep national politics out of its police department 08/06/2017 03:00pm • WASHINGTON — Several police chiefs around the country were quick to rebuke President Trump for suggesting it would be OK for officers to rough up someone who has just been arrested. Most of those statements were also published on departmental social media accounts, including in Annapolis, where Po 5 Reasons to Start House Hunting in Late Summer 08/03/2017 08:00pm • There's no doubt the hottest homebuying season is spring -- the weather's warming up, people are finished with holiday obligations and they're motivated to move in the summer. Of course, being a part of the spring homebuyer bandwagon means you're competing with multitudes of people who are ready and