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DC boil water advisory: What happened, who's affected, how long will it last? 07/13/2018 12:30pm • WASHINGTON — Residents of a large swath of Northwest and Northeast D.C. are still being advised to boil their water before drinking it or using it in cooking, but DC Water officials say a smaller area of the city was affected by potential contamination than originally thought. During a news con Estimate of Md. voters affected by computer glitch reduced to nearly 72K 07/12/2018 07:18pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The number of Maryland voters who would have been affected by a computer glitch at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has been revised downwards from 83,493 to 71,981. In a hearing before two Maryland legislative committees, MVA Administrator Christine Nizer apologized f Survey: America Viewed Less Favorably by People in Canada, the U.K. 07/10/2018 08:00pm • After this week's NATO summit in Brussels concludes, President Donald Trump will extend his European tour by heading to the United Kingdom, where he will meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Theresa May in his first official visit to that nation. The stop is already causing unrest among thousa Australia Failing on Progress Towards U.N. Sustainable Development Goals 07/10/2018 08:00pm • By John Thwaites and Tahl Kestin Australia is performing worse than most other advanced countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the global SDG Index, which compares different nations' performance on the goals. According to the SDG Index, released yesterday in N Got meat? How to buy, cook and eat it safely 07/05/2018 12:00am • Veggie burger or burger-burger? What you order used to come down to whether you are a vegetarian or carnivore, or whether you're in the mood for something light or something juicy. But today, your answer may be driven by more complex considerations like where the meat came from, your concerns about How to Break Into the Weed Industry: Everything You Need to Know 07/01/2018 08:00pm • Tucked into the basement of an office building in the District of Columbia, National Holistic Healing Center seems at first like a typical health clinic. There are comfortable chairs in the waiting room and a quote by Hippocrates, the ancient Greek father of medicine, on the wall. But the faint mus Gov. Hogan: Computer glitch won't 'have too much of an impact' on Md. primary 06/25/2018 06:48am • WASHINGTON — Amid concerns that a computer glitch may cause problems for thousands of voters during Maryland's primary Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan is trying to reassure everyone in the state that all votes will be counted. "Every single person is going to be able to vote," Hogan told WJZ-TV in Ba 5 Tasks for International Students Before Heading to the U.S. 06/24/2018 08:00pm • Leaving home and traveling to the U.S. for college is a major and sometimes difficult transition for international students. But there are steps these soon-to-be freshmen can take to better prepare themselves for life at a U.S. college or university. Here are five key tasks experts say new internat How Can Men Lower Their Risk of Dying From Prostate Cancer? 06/20/2018 08:00pm • For two decades prostate cancer deaths had been steadily declining. In 1993, about 39 in every 1,000 American men died from the cancer that starts in the walnut-sized gland between the bladder and the penis. Often that's where the cancer stops; but in some men it progresses and can be life-threaten Why Is Cancer Treatment So Expensive? 06/19/2018 08:00pm • Founding father Benjamin Franklin knew a thing or two about how the world worked. In 1736, long before the advent of modern medicine, he astutely observed that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Though he was speaking in relation to preventing devastating fires, his words have wider 2018 Md. Primary Guide: US House, Senate races 06/19/2018 04:12am • WASHINGTON — Alongside a closely watched race to determine Larry Hogan’s Democratic challenger, Maryland voters will also weigh in on some key U.S. House and Senate primary contests June 26. Veteran Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin faces a slew of challengers in his bid for reelection. His oppon How Well-Equipped Is Your Doctor to Adapt to Medical Practice Changes? 06/13/2018 08:00pm • Sometimes when new guidelines for medical practice are unveiled -- such as for screening certain types of cancer -- controversy ensues. Doctors differ over what really is the best course of action to prevent disease progression. But frequently experts point out adoption of practices -- like appropr Baker's dozen: 12 Dems, 1 GOPer crowd Alexandria City Council race 06/06/2018 01:12am • WASHINGTON — If two's company and three's a crowd, the Alexandria City Council race could be a raucous party. Twelve Democrats and one Republican are vying for the six, three-year City Council seats in Alexandria, Virginia, June 12. That includes four incumbents: Willie Bailey, John T. Chapman, Should I Test Myself for BRCA Gene Mutations? 05/31/2018 08:00pm • In May 2013, nearly 20 years after the discovery that mutations on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes could lead to a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer, A-list Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie garnered widespread attention for announcing that she had mutations on these genes. In most people, these ge How Immigration Improves Child Health Care in the U.S. 05/30/2018 08:00pm • The Supreme Court is deciding the fate of an executive order to ban or severely restrict travel from eight foreign countries to the United States. Recent reports have also revealed that the federal government is weighing more limits on Chinese scientific researchers at American universities. We all