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US Postal Service rate increase request would boost Express, Priority mail 10/10/2019 12:45pm • FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, packages wait to be sorted in a Post Office in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) The U.S. Postal Service has submitted its annual request for prices changes to the Postal Regulatory Commission for review and, if approved, the cost of a First Class Ma Spiked seltzer: What to know about one of 2019's biggest trends 10/07/2019 10:47am • A view of Smirnoff Spiked Sparkling Seltzer product on display. There are dozens of brands of spiked seltzer, and big names are getting in on it. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for InStyle) The alcoholic trend of the year has turned out to be spiked seltzer, and those in the brewing indu Here's how much Virginia Tech’s first Alexandria campus building is expected to cost 10/03/2019 02:55pm • Virginia Tech is looking to start building the first part of its $1 billion innovation campus — a 300,000-square-foot academic building — by August 2021. The demand for more tech-savvy graduates requires "rapid execution of this project," the university wrote in documents soliciting a constru 9 new, healthy snacks to try 10/02/2019 10:45am • With more Americans as time-pressed as ever, on-the-go eating shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, at the recent annual Natural Products Expo East food show, which featured more than 1,500 brands, healthy grab-n-go options were a mega trend. I combed through the aisles of exhibitors and also did Car Review: BMW X4 M40i might lack space but makes up for it in performance 09/30/2019 05:23am • If you want an SUV-crossover, BMW pretty much has you covered with a full line of SAV’s or Sport Activity Vehicles. The X vehicles, as they are known at BMW, seem to follow along like their cars. Odd numbers are your traditional-looking SAV models; even number Utes are racy and look more like a co The Fog of Espionage, Part 2: A day in the life of an American agent abroad 09/25/2019 04:22am • In WTOP's three-part series "The Fog of Espionage," WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green delves into what is driving an unprecedented surge in espionage against the U.S., where it’s coming from, what the spies are after, what it’s like to be a spy and what lies ahead. Read Part 1: Safe cooking isn't just about being careful with a knife 09/25/2019 03:58am • Follow instructions and use a thermometer. That's what the Lean Plate Club™ blog's Sally Squires recommends when you're working in the kitchen. It's not just a matter of optimizing deliciousness. It's about safety. Consider that 48 million get sick from food borne illnesses every year, The Awesome Burger is Nestlé's answer to the plant-based meat craze 09/24/2019 08:30am • Nestlé's Plant-Based Protein Center of Excellence, the beating heart of the massive food company's recent foray into fake meat. If you turn off Highway 1 at just the right spot in Moss Landing, California, past fruit stands, roadside cafes and artichoke farms, you may catch a sudden whiff of ba Giant's parent company wants fewer toxic chemicals in food packaging, beauty products 09/20/2019 10:34am • The parent company of Giant Food and other local grocers is restricting certain chemicals from its products and packaging. Ahold Delhaize USA, the fourth largest grocery chain in the country — which owns Food Lion, Peapod, Stop & Shop, Giant and more — announced its new "sustainable chemi Presto’s college football picks: Break time! 09/20/2019 01:25am • So much for learning! Like an elementary school's morning recess, the September bye interrupts whatever momentum the early season had. Blame the calendar — usually there are 13 weekends between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, which translates to just one week off for most schools. This year, thoug Former Montgomery Co. assistant wrestling coach hit with child porn charges 09/17/2019 06:08pm • A former Maryland high school assistant wrestling coach is facing child pornography charges following two years of investigation. Now, a Montgomery County school community is reeling after learning the details of what police found in his Gaithersburg apartment. The documents charging 28-year-old Judge: Case of 'brutal' dog walker stabbing in DC to go forward 09/16/2019 06:55pm • A 24-year-old man brutally killed a 27-year-old woman who was walking a dog in Northwest D.C., prosecutors said. After hearing the evidence against Eliyas Aregahegne, a judge has agreed the case should proceed to a grand jury. Sitting quietly in an orange jumpsuit, the defendant slumped forward, First round of Nestle layoffs will hit Dreyer's ice cream workers in Laurel 09/10/2019 07:28am • The D.C. area is seeing its first layoffs related to Nestle USA’s shift away from direct store delivery. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday filed a notice of mass layoff that would affect 69 workers at the Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream Company in Laurel. The layoffs will be effective Nov Garden Plot: How to deal with moles and grubs in your backyard 09/06/2019 04:35am • Editor's note: Mike McGrath is on vacation; this week's Garden Plot was first published on Sept. 7, 2018. Miserable moles Valerie in Howard County writes: “Any advice about moles? We have them in the backyard. And my next-door neighbor is also hosting them. I’ve signed on with a profession Sandwich bandit: DC Police seek man who broke into Subway, made himself a sandwich 09/06/2019 12:35am • D.C. police are on the lookout for a sandwich bandit. They say a man broke into a Subway restaurant in the middle of the night, made himself a sandwich and then made off with the stolen sub. It happened just before 2 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, at a Subway on the 1700 block of G Street NW. Surveil