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No 'firm decisions yet' on reopening for local special needs school 05/11/2020 01:05pm • Parents across the U.S. are realizing just how hard it can be to educate a child now that so many schools have had to close and transition into distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic. And schools serving students with special needs have been uniquely challenged, as many of their studen At least 3 NY youths die from illness possibly linked to COVID-19 05/11/2020 09:20am • A mysterious illness affecting children, possibly linked to the coronavirus, is now blamed for at least three deaths in New York, reports CBS News senior medical correspondent Dr. Tara Narula. New York State is investigating at least 85 reported cases of what many are calling "pediatric multi-sys Moms of hospitalized children in DC receive special Mother's Day gifts 05/11/2020 08:38am • The Hope for Henry Foundation provided gift bags to moms supporting their sick children in the hospital on Mother's Day. (Courtesy the Hope for Henry Foundation) Some moms who have children in the hospital this Mother's Day got a special breakfast and celebration from a local organization lookin Jerry Stiller, comedian and 'Seinfeld' actor, dies at 92 05/11/2020 05:52am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Comedy veteran Jerry Stiller, who launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash television show ���Seinfeld,��� died at 92, his son Ben Stiller announced Monday. He died of n Childhood vaccinations plunge since COVID-19 pandemic started, CDC says 05/11/2020 05:00am • Childhood vaccinations have plunged since the Covid-19 pandemic began spreading through the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC reported a "notable decrease" in the number of vaccines ordered through a federal program tha Approaching graduation, Lake Braddock seniors keep spirits up online 05/10/2020 08:35pm • Seniors from Lake Braddock Secondary School, in Burke, Virginia, have been working to boost classmate morale as COVID-19 wrecks the traditions of their final year in high school. You'll see the dreams of more than 100 members of the graduating class of Lake Braddock on the page lbseniors2020 on I Montgomery Co. school system announces graduation changes 05/10/2020 05:33pm • Public high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, will move high school graduation ceremonies online next month, and the entire Class of 2020 will be celebrated at once. The Montgomery County school department said in a statement Sunday that graduation would be held in a ���hybrid��� fashion �� Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75 05/09/2020 07:23am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act���s famed white tigers, has died. He was 75. Horn died of complications from the coronavirus on Friday in a Las Vegas ho Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report 05/09/2020 12:22am • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) ��� The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation���s top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained by The Associated Press. Th Why parents should make self-care a priority as they take care of their kids 05/08/2020 08:34pm • Just like advice given on planes for parents to put oxygen masks on first before helping kids, a D.C. psychologist advises parents to prioritize self-care during the coronavirus pandemic. "Strong parenting requires patience, quick thinking, limit-setting, consistency, gentleness; and all of t Serious medical care decisions? Why it's important to start planning now 05/08/2020 03:50pm • Many hospitals are limiting visitors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so have you considered who should make decisions about your care if you're incapacitated? "We really want you to talk with your family, talk with your loved ones, and think personally about what matters most to you," said Tiff Prince William County schools superintendent Twitter account investigated 05/08/2020 03:12pm • Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Steve Walts has suspended the use of his Twitter account, and the school board has hired a private firm to review one resident's complaints about Walts' private messages to students. Walts, in a Twitter video posted that has since been deleted b Home schooling your kids? Add personal finance to the curriculum 05/07/2020 12:33pm • Lots of parents are home schooling their kids during the coronavirus pandemic. And experts say adding personal finance to the curriculum is a great idea. They have some suggestions on how to get going, too: Have your kids start a business. For instance, help them make jewelry or slime and then, t Lifetime's 'Supernanny' offers advice for quarantined parents before Mother's Day 05/07/2020 12:46am • "Supernanny" Jo Frost appears at AOL Studios on Jan. 26, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Mother's Day is just around the corner, but many moms are stressed under quarantine. We caught up with Jo Frost of the Lifetime series "Supernanny" for parenting advice. "Th Coronavirus update: DC tourism revenue nose-dives amid pandemic 05/06/2020 08:30pm • A man crosses a quiet street in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2020. D.C. is under a stay-home order for all residents in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Tourism revenue and visitor spending in the District has nose-dived since the coronavirus cris