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How effective are curfews in reducing crime? A criminologist weighs in 09/06/2022 07:40pm • The frustration over violent crime in Prince George’s County is understandable. But Charles Adams, Bowie State University professor and chair of the Maryland school's Department of Criminal Justice, doesn't see curfews as the answer to juvenile crime. “What we know as criminologists is that c New Jersey mom celebrates daughter's doctorate with billboard 09/05/2022 08:02pm • Parents can sometimes go above and beyond to show how proud they are of their children. One New Jersey mom did just that, and may have topped them all. When Kristine Smalls earned her doctorate, her proud mom let it all out. "I was on cloud nine," Kendra Busbee told CBS News. The single mom Prince George's Co. to enforce teen curfew to combat crime: 'These kids don't just need a hug' 09/05/2022 05:04pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says police in the Maryland county will begin stepping up enforcement of an already on-the-books curfew to keep teens off the streets at night, amid a rise in carjackings and other violent crime. The announcement Monday of a get-tough approach on Americans increasingly concerned about political violence — CBS News poll 09/05/2022 07:00am • Against a backdrop of so much concern that democracy is under threat, Americans also see a rising potential for political violence: almost two-thirds think the coming years will bring an increase. And the percentage holding that view has itself been rising even higher, compared to 2021. The p Police: 1-year-old girl shot in Prince George's Co. 09/04/2022 05:59pm • Police said a 1-year-old girl was shot Sunday afternoon inside of an apartment building in Glenn Dale, Maryland. According to Prince George's County police, officers responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment building in the 9900 block of Good Luck Road around 2 p.m. Sunday. On arrival, o Nina Totenberg on her friendship with RBG 09/04/2022 09:38am • ▶ Watch Video: Nina Totenberg and her friendship with RBG Nina Totenberg's life-long search for facts began with fiction, and her admiration for an intrepid teenage amateur detective: "I wanted to be like Nancy Drew, and that meant I wanted to be something of a sleuth," she said. To Oil's still well for energy stocks 09/04/2022 07:51am • Move over, Big Tech: Oil just might be the new FAANG. Energy stocks fell last week as oil prices tumbled. But crude prices are still up almost 20% so far in 2022, making the sector one of the few bright spots in the market this year. (In fact, an oil stock with the ticker symbol of FANG, Diamondb How America turned into a nation of snackers 09/03/2022 06:59am • Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. People can't get enough of the in-between. Big companies report that snack sales are soaring. Net sales of Doritos, Cheetos, Ruffles, PopCorners, Smartfood and SunChips grew by double digits in the second quarter. Retail sales of Pirate's Booty jumped about 32% Fairfax Co. teachers, substitute teachers to receive one-time bonus 09/02/2022 04:19pm • Teachers and other school workers in Fairfax County, Virginia, will receive a one-time bonus later this year as part of the school system's plan to spend unused money from last year's budget. The school board voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a plan to spend over $90 million in leftover How to help students create a routine at the start of a new school year 09/02/2022 05:28am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. Tips for creating a back-to-school routine What it is: With the first few days of a new school year now complete, parents and students across the D.C. region are transitionin Health expert: Back-to-school checklist should include flu shot 09/02/2022 04:22am • Pencils, notebooks, backpacks and lunchboxes are common back-to-school staples, but pediatric health experts recommend parents add flu shots to the checklist. Fall and winter are virus seasons. Because children are together in contained classrooms, health care providers commonly see more viral in Youngkin executive order aims to address Virginia teacher shortage 09/01/2022 04:30pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday issued an executive order designed to combat a shortage of teachers in the commonwealth. The executive order lays out several steps aiming to make it easier for people to obtain teaching certifications, as well as for retired teachers and those from other 'Comfort Closets' come to 27 Prince George’s County schools 09/01/2022 02:06pm • For decades, teachers and other staff members at schools around the country have dipped into their own pockets to help families who needed a boost. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated that, to the point that schools started giving meals out not just during school, but sometimes after and e Arlington teenager seeks help to find person who stabbed him 08/30/2022 11:06pm • An Arlington, Virginia, teenager started his senior year in the intensive care unit after being stabbed while running on a popular local trail. Max, 17, whose parents asked his last name not be used, was in the middle of a 2-mile run on the Custis Trail on Saturday night, when he was attacked as Data: Most DC-area kids have already gotten COVID 08/30/2022 03:31pm • Kids are back in school this week, and while COVID-19 might still be on parents' minds, chances are their children already got it sometime over the past two years. New data from a CDC study show the vast majority of children -- just shy of 80% -- contracted the virus at some time over the past two