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A bill intended to protect kids online gets another try in Maryland's General Assembly this year 01/08/2024 07:09pm • Any parent who's ever worried about what their children can see online, and who can contact their child, may wonder what they can do to protect young internet users. Lawmakers in Annapolis, Maryland, say they have a solution and will once again press for the passage of the "Age Appropriate Design Golden Globes 2024 red carpet highlights 01/07/2024 06:30pm • ▶ Watch Video: Live from the 2024 Golden Globes Red Carpet Special Nominees for the 2024 Golden Globes were among the stars gracing the red carpet ahead of Sunday night's award show. Variety and "Entertainment Tonight" partnered with the Golden Globes this year to produce the digi School safety a top priority, Montgomery Co. schools superintendent says 01/05/2024 08:13pm • When students fight in Montgomery County Schools in Maryland, the incidents are considered serious, school system Superintendent Monifa McKnight said. "My top priority as superintendent is to ensure that every student that comes into a school feels safe," McKnight said Friday. When she introdu Family of Landon School student files wrongful death suit, claims bullying went unaddressed 01/05/2024 12:54pm • The family of a 16-year-old student who died by suicide in 2022 has filed a lawsuit against The Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, claiming the private school failed to protect the teen despite knowing he had endured recent trauma, was repeatedly bullied and was demonstrating well-known signs of m 2 staffers knocked to ground during student fight at Montgomery Co. high school 01/04/2024 08:58pm • A fight between two students at a high school in Montgomery County, Maryland, ended quickly, according to the principal, but not before two staffers were knocked to the floor while trying to separate the students. News of the fight at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on Wednesday prompted Montgom Review: 'All of Us Strangers' finally opens in DC for haunting, supernatural tale of love, grief 01/04/2024 03:46pm • It premiered to acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival in August before being released in select U.S. cities Dec. 22. This Thursday, the British indie gem "All of Us Strangers" finally opens in our area, including the Landmark E Street Cinema in Northwest D.C., the Alamo Drafthouse in Northeast D Their son died from a fentanyl overdose. Now a Fairfax Co. family has a warning for other parents 01/03/2024 10:10pm • On Jan. 31, 2023, Afrodita Foster woke up just before 7 a.m., as she regularly did. She walked into her son Cayden's room to make sure he was awake and getting ready for school. Cayden attended Centreville High School in Fairfax County, Virginia. She recalls thinking the room was too quiet. Sh Students, administrators at DC's Jackson-Reed High School debate Palestinian documentary screening 01/03/2024 06:42am • Parents and students at Jackson Reed High School in Northwest D.C. shared a letter with administrators after an attempt by the school's Arab Student Union to show a documentary on Palestine was shut down by the principal. The letter, sent to Principal Sah Brown and shared unsigned with WTOP, come 'Bad everywhere': How DC is using Bluetooth devices in response to rise in carjackings 01/03/2024 05:18am • Michele Dedeaux said that when her daughter's best friend had her car stolen a few days ago, she luckily had an Apple AirTag inside. The devices use Bluetooth technology to connect to drivers' phones. The device pinged, Dedeaux said, and the friend was told to go to the nearest police station. Th U.S. reopening 4 entry points at southern border after migrant crossings drop 01/03/2024 05:16am • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. to reopen border crossings previously closed over migrant influx U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will resume commercial and legal travel at four official crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday that were partially or fully closed recently due to rec Taking action to ensure fairness and equity in housing: How government and real estate can work together 01/02/2024 03:13pm • The current housing market presents lots of challenges for first-time buyers and people in the market for a home. Challenges include rising interest rates and limited inventory, which have pushed up the cost of purchasing a house throughout much of the Washington area. In addition, there a Review: 'The Iron Claw' grapples with wrestling family tragedy in one of the year's hardest-hitting movies 01/02/2024 02:09pm • Hollywood and professional wrestling have a storied history of crossover, from Hulk Hogan to Andre the Giant, John Cena to Dave Bautista. Most successful has been Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who just returned on "Monday Night Raw" to tease a potential match with WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Juvenile justice among criminal justice reform topics up for discussion in upcoming Md. legislative session 01/02/2024 10:47am • The Maryland General Assembly passed a juvenile justice reform measure last year to restructure how the state deals with young people involved in certain crimes by providing them resources versus detaining them behind bars and prosecuting them in court. Juvenile justice was a major topic in 2023 College grads are failing the job interview and COVID might be to blame 01/02/2024 10:32am • Many recent college graduates are struggling with basic interpersonal and professional skills that are making them less desirable to hire, and COVID isolation gets some of the blame. A recent survey of 800 hiring managers by Intelligent.com found 38% have avoided hiring a recent college graduate WTOP Book Report: From Gen Z to Silents, Generations goes 'straight to the source' of our differences 01/01/2024 09:00am • In her latest groundbreaking work, "Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents — and What They Mean for America's Future," acclaimed author and psychology professor Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., takes readers on a data-driven deep dive into the tapestry of A