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College Students, Graduates Weigh in on Their College Choices 09/26/2016 08:00pm • Why I Picked California Institute of Technology Pasadena (Pasadena, California)Suchita Nety, senior I was drawn to Caltech by the opportunity to study chemistry and to contribute to high-impact interdisciplinary research in a collaborative, close-knit environment. As a college freshman, I joined a 13 Tips for Singles Nearing Retirement 09/25/2016 08:00pm • Making plans.If you're single and about to retire, you're about to join 20 million other unmarried retirees in the U.S. who have different concerns than married folk, and need different considerations when planning retirement. Some singles are divorced, separated and never married, but most, (11 mil 6 Signs of a Compassionate Medical School 09/20/2016 08:00pm • Medicine is a challenging career path, but being miserable during medical school isn't a necessary first step. A school's culture is an often overlooked factor in student success, recent medical school graduates say. Dr. James Martin, a 2016 graduate of Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of 10 Gross Things You Should Stop Doing in College 09/19/2016 08:00pm • Just face it. You were -- or still are -- gross.There are many reasons why the memories of your college days are hazy.Maybe it's been years since your last syllabus week. Or, maybe, you had too much fun outside of class.But there's also a whole other explanation: You have actively blocked out your c Work begins on Montgomery Co.'s first VA health clinic 09/19/2016 04:20pm • GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Montgomery County Executive Isiah ���Ike��� Leggett and several veterans' advocates took up hammers Monday and smashed through the walls inside an empty Gaithersburg office building ��� the first step in creating the county's first outpatient veterans' health clinic. Once all Ceremony set at spot for new veterans clinic in Gaithersburg 09/19/2016 09:37am • GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) ��� Montgomery County officials will be gathering for a ceremony to redevelop space for a new veterans' clinic. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will be joined by county, state and federal officials at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Gaithersburg. It will be the first Depa Worldwide, People With Disabilities Struggle to Find Jobs 09/15/2016 08:00pm • As the 2016 Paralympic Games take place in Rio de Janeiro from Sept. 7 through 18, U.S. News & World Report is looking at the challenges facing people with disabilities worldwide. MORGANTOWN, West Virginia -- It's not always easy for West Virginians with disabilities to make their way to Jennif Washington Capitals work the grills at Nando���s 09/14/2016 11:46am • WASHINGTON ��� Nando���s Peri-Peri opens its newest D.C.-area location in Ballston, Virginia, Saturday, and Washington Capitals team members will be behind the counter serving up the chicken and chips. Nando���s is donating 100 percent of opening-day sales at its Ballston store, at 4401 Wilson Bl Surviving a Bad Diagnosis 09/12/2016 08:00pm • Peggy Zuckerman was on her way to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl back in 2004 when her doctor called. Blood work she'd had in preparation for minor surgery showed she was dangerously anemic, he said, and she needed to get to the emergency room. Instead of enjoying "Madama Butterfly," Zuckerman spe College Admissions Deans, Counselors Talk How to Get In 09/12/2016 08:00pm • As a college admissions officer for nearly 30 years, Diane Anci has grown used to fielding questions from high school students anxious to improve their chances of being accepted. One that bothers her the most: "Would it be better if I took AP calculus and dropped band, even though I've been doing b Here's What People Eat for Breakfast in 9 Other Countries 09/07/2016 08:00pm • Rise and dineWhen registered dietitian Alissa Rumsey makes oatmeal in her New York City home, she doesn't always top it with expected accoutrements like nuts, raisins, fruit or honey. Instead, she mixes in shredded vegetables such as zucchini and carrots. "In America, we have this 'breakfast food' m How to Help Rebuild After Louisiana's Floods 09/06/2016 08:00pm • Byron Clayton watched as the flood waters took over Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "First we got the rain and with nowhere to go and the water kept rising even after the rain stopped," says Clayton, president and CEO of Research Park Corp., a nonprofit that assists Louisiana entrepreneurs. "One place is fi Bystander Intervention Programs: Do They Curb Campus Sexual Assault? 09/06/2016 08:00pm • Nearly 1 in 4 women in the U.S. is raped or otherwise sexually assaulted during her college years, according to a 2015 survey, involving 92,306 undergraduates, for The Association of American Universities. This unwanted, forceful sexual contact often occurs during a woman's freshman or sophomore ye Hillary Clinton Plays Defense, Donald Trump Dodges at Commander-in-Chief Forum 09/06/2016 08:00pm • Hillary Clinton was forced to defend her dubious handling of classified information on her private email server, her ill-fated vote authorizing the war in Iraq and her hawkish instinct to support intervention in Libya. Donald Trump dodged specifics on how he'd destroy the Islamic State group, deliv Keeping Bad Bugs at Bay in the Hospital 09/06/2016 08:00pm • In 2012, Jerolyn Ireland had a benign brain tumor removed. "The operation was a breeze," she says, but back at home, the surgical site became red and irritated. As she waited to get in to see her doctor, the infection worsened. Finally, she found out it was caused by the dreaded MRSA bacterium, a f