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Daily Lives of Rohingya in Myanmar Are Worsening, Aid Experts Say 09/03/2018 08:00pm • YANGON, Myanmar -- Brights Islam says it's been more than six years since he and his family had to leave their home in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine, a state straddling the western coast of Myanmar. Little has since changed from the violence then, when an estimated 200 people were killed and more t Medical Foster Homes for Helping Veterans and Other Ailing Adults 08/23/2018 08:00pm • Family caregivers are devoted to keeping frail, older family members safe, comfortable and healthy. Foster homes have long served as community alternatives to institutions. A growing movement combines these concepts to help ailing older adults remain as independent as possible within homes headed by What to Know About a Vacation Quarter at U.S. Universities 08/20/2018 08:00pm • As an undergrad studying public affairs at Seattle University, Chinese national Yilan Gao wanted to complete her program's internship requirement at an international nonprofit. So she met with her academic adviser, who recommended the school's International Development Internship Program, and chose What Can You Do With a Psychology Degree? 08/15/2018 08:00pm • A common misconception among those pursuing an advanced degree in psychology is that the degree will automatically lead to a career as a mental health care provider. While there are opportunities available to those interested in seeking a career to help people struggling with mental illness, there Watchdog probes Va. military plant's burning of ammunition, explosives 08/15/2018 11:36am • RADFORD, Va. (AP) — The inspector general for the U.S. Department of Defense has launched an investigation into the open burning of ammunition and explosives at military sites across the country, including at a sprawling Army ammunition plant in Virginia. The inquiry announced last week was pro Amid International Tension, the Sister Cities Program Promotes Grassroots Diplomacy 08/12/2018 08:00pm • Soybeans have become the heart of the current trade war between the U.S. and China, fueled by protectionist posturing by national leaders. But the humble crop was also the spark for an international friendship between the president of China and a Midwestern farmer that thrives today. President Xi Ji 3 Tasks to Complete as a First-Semester Premed Student 08/06/2018 08:00pm • Applying to medical school begins long before you open an application with the American Medical College Application Service or American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service. As early as freshman year of college, students may begin checking off the many boxes necessary The Fallacy of Advanced Maternal Age 07/29/2018 08:00pm • In 1970, the mean age of a first-time mother was 21; this has steadily risen over the past few decades. Women are having more children later in life, in part because of educational pursuits and a decline in teen pregnancies. The vast majority of these women, whether they're 27 or 27 years old, will Investors Weigh Dividends or Growth 07/23/2018 08:00pm • Pioneering economist Fischer Sheffey Black opened his controversial 1976 paper, "The Dividend Puzzle," by posing the following question: Why do corporations pay dividends? No one would blame you if you viewed that opening sentence as something straight out of Investing for Boneheads. But Black was 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