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Navy football preview: Midshipmen look to another senior pilot 09/01/2020 04:18am • Ken Niumatalolo celebrates during the team's bowl game last season. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) A college football season like none other is already underway with Central Arkansas and Austin Peay; meanwhile, the rest of the sport holds its breath while trying to hold a massively modified season. DC's Howard University mourns death of alumnus Chadwick Boseman 08/29/2020 03:07pm • Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick (left) presenting Chadwick Boseman (right) an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, before the 2018 commencement event where Boseman spoke. (Courtesy Howard University) Before the world became familiar with actor Chadwick Boseman and his portraya New Rules for Charitable Giving 08/21/2020 12:00am • There are so many reasons to make charitable gifts this year -- whether it's to support nonprofits that help people and communities with challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, or to provide assistance after disasters such as the Beirut explosion or an active hurricane season. Even though a lot of Are Credit Cards Good or Bad? 08/21/2020 12:00am • Credit cards are neither good nor bad. They are financial tools that must be used with care. Cards can help or hurt your finances if you don't use them responsibly. The dangers include running up debt, missing card payments, carrying a balance and racking up interest charges, using too much of your Everything You Need to Know About Probate 08/11/2020 12:00am • Probate is a legal process that takes place after a person's death. The specifics of the probate process vary by state, but the overarching goal in most cases includes validating and authenticating the final will, making sure debts are paid and distributing the remaining assets to the deceased perso Treating Primary Immunodeficiency With Plasma 08/05/2020 12:00am • If the word immunodeficiency in this title rings a bell, it's most likely because that word is the "I" in HIV and AIDS -- the human immunodeficiency virus and the disease it causes, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. But immunodeficiency isn't only acquired. In fact, often it is something you are Expenses You Can Eliminate in Retirement 08/03/2020 12:00am • Lower your expenses.Many retirees are tempted to spend more money on leisure activities in retirement. Health care costs also tend to increase as people age. But there are many costs that decline in retirement, and a few you can eliminate entirely. Here are some expenses you will no longer have in r Best Deals to Snag on Tax Day 2020 07/14/2020 12:00am • So much is different in 2020 -- even Tax Day. The day income tax returns are due typically falls on April 15. It is usually a constant that Americans can rely on. However, this year, Tax Day has been postponed to July 15. Whether you're rushing to file, despite the extension, or you filed earlier t Centreville, Virginia man jailed in Spain was unwitting drug mule, US says 06/27/2020 04:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Victor Stemberger of Centreville, Virginia wasn't about to ignore the emails inviting him into a multimillion-dollar business opportunity, so he pitched himself as perfect for the job. In a way he was — but for all the wrong reasons. The 76-year-old Fairfax County man, whose Sugarloaf Craft Festivals to close after 45 years 06/17/2020 11:35am • One of the D.C. region's best craft shows — Sugarloaf Craft Festivals — has fallen victim to the economic realities of the coronavirus pandemic. Sugarloaf emailed the news to people who have gone to its shows to buy handmade purses and jewelry, colorful photos, high-end fine art and more, and 'Brick and mortar to brick and order:' One Rockville retailer's reopening strategy 06/05/2020 11:00pm • As much of Maryland went into Phase Two of Gov. Larry Hogan's coronavirus recovery plan, Montgomery County remains in Phase One and its government issued "additional guidance" for businesses on reopening and recovery. "We know that businesses are finding themselves in unprecedented territory," Mo Prince George's Co. church gives away 600 food gift cards for Memorial Day 05/24/2020 07:19pm • The community at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, Maryland, has been giving back to those in need throughout the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, community members focused on veterans, current military members and their families for Memorial Day. They raised enou 'Land, ho': Md. cruise ship performer looks to help those still at sea 05/16/2020 09:43am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Emily Freeman is now in her fourth round of quarantine, and she couldn’t be more pleased: In her current homebound state, she feels free Wait for it: Hamilton's return to Kennedy Center postponed amid pandemic 05/04/2020 02:44pm • WTOP's Jason Fraley holds his "Hamilton" playbill awaiting the show at the Kennedy Center in 2018. (WTOP/Jason Fraley) The return of the popular musical "Hamilton" to the Kennedy Center this summer has been postponed. The Kennedy Center and the musical’s producers have pulled the entire 14- Stressed pets: How to stop it now and when you go back to work 04/25/2020 07:30am • Happy dogs chasing balls on their fourth walk of the day. Purring puffs of fluff who can't wait to snuggle with pet parents miraculously home all day. These are the images we may have of sheltering with our pets during the age of coronavirus. For some pets, that may well be true. For others used