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10 Universities With the Biggest Endowments 10/15/2018 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Va.'s REAL ID most popular in Northern Virginia in first 10 days 10/11/2018 04:15am • FAIRFAX, Va. — Virginia issued more than 16,000 REAL ID compliant licenses in the first 10 days of offering them, and the commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles said Wednesday that the change has increased wait times across the state. "The busiest part of the state is what we consider Q&A: Charley Pride reflects on career ahead of Grand Ole Opry celebration 10/11/2018 12:20am • WASHINGTON — Nashville hosts its annual Grand Ole Opry Birthday Bash this weekend. This year's event honors Charley Pride, whom many have called the Jackie Robinson of country music, though Pride prefers to just be known as a country legend in his own right. "People that want to inter The 30 Top Romantic Winter Getaways 10/10/2018 08:00pm • These romantic resorts, tours and destinations will set your love on fire.As winter approaches, many couples like to start planning a getaway. Maybe you're looking for a vacation destination that boasts mountain vistas, cozy fires or wintertime activities like snowboarding and skiing. Or, perhaps yo 15 Things Millennials Should Know About Open Enrollment 10/10/2018 08:00pm • Millennials have diverse health insurance needs. Millennials -- people born between 1981 and 1996 -- are the largest generation in the U.S. workforce, according to the Pew Research Center. As of 2017, 56 million millennials were working or looking for work. That's 35 percent of the U.S. labor force. Scientists Have Known MSG Is Safe for Decades. Why Don't Most Americans? 10/09/2018 08:00pm • MSG: You probably know it as that terrible-for-you substance in Chinese and packaged foods that many products proudly proclaim they're made without. But the truth is, MSG's bad reputation isn't deserved. In fact, studies show that the ingredient actually has nutritional benefits and adds an umami fl Metro to allow sale of food and drinks at stations 10/09/2018 07:05pm • WASHINGTON — Metro would open up its stations and other property to food and drink sales, under changes set to be presented Thursday to a Metro Board committee. Revised Metro use regulations would also permit Metro's management to allow the renting out of any space on Metro property for private Win a couples romantic two-night getaway at the Hay-Adams 10/09/2018 05:16pm • The Hay-Adams, a top destination for romantic interludes, engagements and weddings, is pleased to introduce the Privacy Please Package created to inspire couples to commence their new year rejuvenated. Designed to make it easy to disconnect and decompress, this package offers luxuriously New Kids on the Block, Tiffany, Salt-N-Pepa announce tour dates 10/08/2018 09:27pm • WASHINGTON — Grab your neon leggings and denim overalls. New Kids on the Block and some other '80s and '90s music stars are coming to D.C. NKOTB's Mixtape Tour is coming June 25, 2019, to the Capital One Arena. Fan Club Presale tickets are available Tuesday, as well as VIP packages. Tickets LightUP Fest brings 1 million lights to Loudoun 10/08/2018 08:28am • WASHINGTON — One Loudoun in Ashburn, Virginia, will host an eight-week-long cultural festival starting Nov. 8 called LightUP Fest, and it will include more than 1 million lights. The show, designed by Zigong Lantern Festival, one of the biggest folk and cultural events in China, will be one of Can you prevent porch pirates from stealing your packages? 10/08/2018 08:00am • Few things can match the excitement and ease of receiving a package delivered to your front step. That is, until a stranger snags the package off your porch before you get home. As online buying and package delivery becomes the norm for retail shopping, delivery theft before consumers retrieve Car Review: It's hard not to fawn over the Range Rover Velar R-Dynamic 10/08/2018 01:00am • WASHINGTON — When you hear the name Range Rover, you immediately think large, luxury SUV that can go anywhere in comfort. While the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport are handsome vehicles, their styling may be a bit understated for some buyers. Now, there is a new Range Rover called the Velar Movie Review: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga prove 'A Star is Born' is evergreen 10/04/2018 11:43pm • WASHINGTON -- How dare you remake a classic? When you dare to do it right, that's how. Long before the Oscar-winning "A Star is Born" (1976) with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, Judy Garland and James Mason starred in George Cukor's 1954 musical of the same name. Even that definitive How to Save Money Using On-Demand Video-Streaming Services 10/04/2018 08:00pm • Cord-cutting is becoming an increasingly popular choice for TV fans, with many cable subscribers hoping to cut costs by switching to alternative viewing methods. However, even among streaming services, there's a wide range of prices, and if you're not careful you could end up spending just as much a How to Invest in Senior Cohousing 10/04/2018 08:00pm • Communal living has moved beyond the college dorm and spread into housing communities nationwide. A select handful of these cohousing communties, which combine private homes, condos or apartments with shared living spaces, cater exclusively to the 55-plus crowd. "Senior cohousing fills a significant