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Coronavirus slams DC couple struggling to feed young daughter 05/25/2020 01:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The back door clicked shut behind him and he faced the brick walls of the alley. Roberto, one of tens of millions of newly laid off U.S. workers desperate to make ends meet in the pandemic, struggled with his emotions, upset at being steered to the clinic’s rear exit. But th New York Times publishes names of 1,000 lives lost to coronavirus 05/23/2020 10:43pm • The most important word on the front page of Sunday's New York Times is "incalculable." The total losses from the Covid-19 pandemic are, indeed, incalculable. The losses are greater than any illustration or description. But The Times is trying, in a unique way, by dedica Wicomico Co. couple struggles to stay afloat with underwater mortgage 05/23/2020 05:05am • John Peters (gray shirt) and Sheryl Peters (seated), share their house with friends but are worried they will not be able to refinance their mortgage, which is more than their house is worth. (Paige Leckie/Capital News Service) Each week, John Peters does yard work for neighbors, shuttles friend Data Doctors: What is a virtual machine and what is it used for? 05/23/2020 04:38am • Q: What exactly is a virtual machine and what is it used for? A: Generally speaking, your computer is made up of hardware, an operating system and programs. Most of us own a computer that runs on either a Microsoft or Apple operating system, and if you wanted the ability to run both, you would Remdesivir alone is not enough, researchers conclude in major COVID-19 drug trial 05/22/2020 07:02pm • Researchers have finally published the data that led the federal government to recommend the use of the antiviral drug remdesivir in very ill coronavirus patients, and they say the drug alone will not be enough to help patients. The data, published in the New England Jou Alan Merten, former George Mason University president, dies at 78 05/22/2020 07:58am • Alan Merten, former president of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, died Thursday in Florida at age 78 following a battle with Parkinson's disease, according to the school. Merten spent 16 years as Mason's fifth president, beginning in 1996. "The impact of Alan Merten is felt on our 'Not ready for that': Montgomery Co. executive says it's too soon to reopen 05/21/2020 11:36pm • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is still expressing reluctance about revealing a date to start the first phase of reopening in Maryland's most populated county despite other localities doing so in recent days. On the same day that D.C. and Prince George's County detailed potential reopeni Children's National Hospital: 23 kids with syndrome related to COVID-19 05/21/2020 07:02am • Children's National Hospital has 23 pediatric patients being treating for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, an illness related to the novel coronavirus, the hospital confirmed to WTOP. Last week, the hospital in D.C. had three patients with the mystery illness, which has been described as simila Free Loudoun County drive-thru COVID-19 test site reaches capacity hours before closing 05/20/2020 09:31pm • A volunteer helps line up cars at Loudoun County's drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Bolen Memorial Park. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) There were dozens of cars in line an hour before Loudoun County, Virginia, began free drive-thru coronavirus testing Wednesday morning at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Pa Md. expands testing capacity; teen's death linked to COVID-19 05/20/2020 02:36am • Maryland has increased its testing capacity for the novel coronavirus and is now able to offer testing to asymptomatic residents, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. As the state expands its testing abilities and broadens testing criteria, it has seen a jump in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 1 Some frontline workers could get their tolls waived at Dulles Greenway 05/18/2020 10:16pm • Some workers on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus could get a break when using the Dulles Greenway in Virginia. Atlas Arteria, the effective owner of the Dulles Greenway, announced its global program to allow health care professionals and first responders to ride free on its to 'Provide a lending ear': How to help those grieving during the coronavirus pandemic 05/17/2020 01:56pm • During the coronavirus pandemic, those who lose loved ones often find themselves unable to say goodbye in person as hospital visitors are limited. Lending an ear to those who lost a loved one during the pandemic is one of the most important steps to helping family and friends navigate grief at th Coronavirus spreads from hard-hit Moscow to Russia's ill-funded regions 05/17/2020 12:06am • Russia hit a grim Covid-19 milestone this week: According to Johns Hopkins University, the country now ranks second in the world for confirmed coronavirus cases. The Russian capital has been hardest hit. Of Russia's total of 281,752 confirmed cases, over half -- 142,824 'I was just crying and praying': Md. coronavirus patient on a ventilator is home after receiving plasma 05/16/2020 05:38pm • He spent more than a week on a ventilator due to coronavirus complications. Now, a Maryland man is home and recovering after being the first patient in the D.C. area to receive a special plasma treatment. Doctors, nurses and other staff at MedStar Georgetown Hospital lined the entrance of the hos Anne Arundel Co. prosecutor asks county for more money to prosecute Capital Gazette shooter 05/16/2020 07:52am • The top prosecutor in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, is asking the county council to allocate an additional $60,000 to help cover certain costs associated with the trial of Jarrod Ramos. Ramos pleaded guilty last fall to killing five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis in 2018