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Column: My experience with the (virtual) 2021 Marine Corps Marathon 10/31/2021 11:23pm • WTOPs Stephanie Gaines-Bryant posing with her Marine Marathon 10K medals. There was no early morning subway ride for me, no street closures, no crowded start line and no smelly porta-potties. This year's Marine Corps Marathon and 10K were virtual. This year's race was my 7th Marine Corps Mara Data Doctors: Are extended warranties on computers worth it? 10/29/2021 05:40pm • Q: Are computer extended warranties worth buying? A: No matter what tech device you buy, practically any retailer will likely try to get you to pay a little extra for a “protection plan” that goes above and beyond the standard factory warranty. In some cases, it seems like such a small amo 'I did it before' — Terry McAuliffe cites experience in bid to return as Va. governor 10/29/2021 05:27am • Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks during a rally Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in Arlington, Va. McAuliffe will face Republican Glenn Youngkin in the November election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) EDITOR’S NOTE: Virginians have a few days left to vote for t Act FAST to prevent, treat a stroke 10/29/2021 04:22am • On World Stroke Day, it's a good time to learn the warning signs of a stroke, and a D.C.-area doctor explains how a simple acronym can help save a life. Oct. 29 is known as World Stroke Day, and the American Stroke Association, which is a division of the American Heart Association, wants you to k Review: Netflix's 'Midnight Mass' is the best horror content produced in years 10/29/2021 12:43am • You might call James Wan the hottest horror filmmaker today, but my money is on Mike Flanagan, who graduated high school in Maryland and studied film at Towson University. After directing hits for the big screen with "Oculus" (2013) and "Doctor Sleep" (2019), Flanagan found a home at Netflix FDA adds boxed warning to breast implants 10/27/2021 08:48pm • The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it made several changes to breast implant regulations, including new labeling that includes a boxed warning and a patient checklist that will inform people that implants are not a medical device that will last a lifetime. After hearing Why COVID-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses 10/27/2021 07:10pm • The Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine that could soon be authorized for younger children still requires two shots given on the same schedule as the vaccine for adolescents and adults -- but the doses will be a third of the size. For 5- to 11-year-olds, Pfizer has requested US Food and Drug Admin Montgomery Co. mask mandate may end Thursday, middle schools to host vaccine hubs for kids 10/26/2021 02:39pm • Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, say the indoor mask mandate put in place in August amid the delta variant surge will end a day earlier than initially planned, as long as the transmission of the virus holds at current levels. The indoor mask mandate is now set to lift at 12:01 a.m. Thurs Salami sticks spur salmonella outbreak across 8 states, including Virginia 10/24/2021 06:58am • If you bought salami sticks at Trader Joe's, the Center for Disease Control wants you to toss them in the trash — regardless of their best-by date. Salami sticks, sold at Trader Joe's and possibly other stores, are being recalled after several people were hospitalized with salmonella after Fairfax Co. school board votes to increase substitute teacher pay 10/22/2021 10:57pm • Citing a shortage of substitute teachers, the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia on Thursday night voted unanimously to increase pay as much as $3 per hour for substitutes starting next month. The plan, which Superintendent Scott Brabrand said he supports, would increase hourly wages for sho Nonprofit awarded 1st DC grant to help asylum seekers who identify as LGBTQ+ 10/22/2021 09:43pm • A local nonprofit that has received its first LGBTQ+ grant from the District is using it to help asylum seekers in the area. AsylumWorks started seeing an additional hurdle for some of its clients over the last few years. "Consensual, same-sex relationships are criminalized in 69 countries," s Data Doctors: Smartphone astrophotography tips 10/22/2021 04:02pm • Q: Is it possible to get a decent picture using my smartphone for astrophotography? A: While serious astrophotography requires a pile of expensive DSLR camera equipment, you can actually get decent images from your smartphone with a little work. A couple of keys to capturing the night sky are If you don't know where your onions came from, throw them away to prevent salmonella, CDC says 10/21/2021 04:48am • A salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 600 people in 37 states has been linked to various types of imported onions, federal health officials said Wednesday. "Throw away any unlabeled onions at home. Do not eat, sell, or serve red, white, or yellow onions imported from Mexico and distri Breast cancer awareness event hosts free screenings for DC residents near Audi Field 10/20/2021 03:04pm • October is breast cancer awareness month. In D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off a breast cancer informational event outside Audi Field in Southwest with a reminder to residents. "Make sure that you checked in with your doctor. Let them ask you about your levels of risk; ask you questions about More non-prescription meds are coming to Md. vending machines 10/19/2021 12:13pm • A Pharmabox kiosk sells over-the-counter medications like Advil and Pepto-Bismol at Arundel Mills Mall, as shown on Oct. 14, 2021. (Rachel Logan/ Capital News Service) ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Vending machines in Maryland can now stock everything from allergy relief to some contraception along with can