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Prince George's Co. schools want feedback on student homework policy 10/10/2019 06:40pm • Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland wants to hear from parents and caregivers about a topic that generates lots of debate: homework. The school system is looking at updating its policies and procedures on homework, and is starting with a survey. Parents and guardians will be asked t Kids eating too much processed foods? Your cooking may be to blame 10/10/2019 11:26am • If you want your kids to eat fewer processed foods, you might want to brush up on your cooking skills. Nearly a dozen studies, ranging from Brazil to the U.K., reviewed the home cooking skills of parents and assessed what impact that had on their children eating so-called "ultra-processed" fo Md. lawmakers regroup to rework police transparency bills 10/09/2019 10:42am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Following setbacks in the 2019 legislative session, Maryland lawmakers this week resumed work on legislation to provide greater transparen Select parents notified after case of bacterial meningitis at DC elementary school 10/08/2019 03:08pm • Some parents of students at a D.C. elementary school are being urged to take their children to the doctor after a case of bacterial meningitis was reported at the school. D.C. Public Schools confirmed to WTOP it learned on Oct. 4 that a student at Burrville Elementary in Northeast D.C. had mening Metro will run late for future DC playoff games 10/08/2019 04:30am • Metro has a plan to avoid being booed on national television: Keep trains running for fans at playoff games without playing chicken with the teams over who should pay for it. General Manager Paul Wiedefeld and Metro Board Chairman Paul Smedberg made the decision this month to keep trains running Suit says feds using immigration marriage interviews as trap 10/08/2019 12:34am • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Alyse and Elmer Sanchez were thrilled when they survived their "green card" interview, a crucial step in obtaining lawful status in the United States. She texted her family from the immigration office as relief washed over her: The officer had agreed that their marriage is legitim Marine, marathoner: 'Sometimes I���m running from my problems��� 10/07/2019 04:47am • This month, WTOP is spotlighting participants in the 2019 Marine Corps Marathon events who are running with purpose and plan to finish with pride. Today, 46-year-old Jorge Garcia lives just outside of St. Louis. He���s married, has two daughters and a good job. It���s a long way from where he Supreme Court's blockbuster term hits with LGBT, abortion, DACA and more 10/06/2019 09:01am • The nine Supreme Court justices will return to the relative quiet of their marble-lined corridors and majestic chamber Monday to face an explosive docket of cases on issues such as abortion, immigration, the Second Amendment and LGBT rights. All this will play out against the backdrop of the 2020 Act on Addiction Summit provides addiction education, support for Va. families 10/05/2019 06:00pm • Admiral James 'Sandy' Winnefeld was one of the most important military figures in the United States from 2011 to 2015, when he was the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But even a man who had access to all kinds of resources could not prevent his son from becoming addicted to opioids ju Loudoun County schools unveil plan to combat vaping 10/04/2019 07:52pm • As cases of illnesses linked to vaping continue to rise nationwide, Loudoun County, Virginia, schools unveiled plans to combat vaping among students. ���We really want to try to get ahead of this,��� said Jennifer Wall, supervisor of student assistance services for Loudoun County Public Schools. Case Closed: Objections to the new uses of DNA evidence 10/04/2019 05:00am • This is Part 3 of a three-part series on WTOP.com about DNA evidence, its evolution and how it's being used in the D.C. area and beyond. READ PART 1: A Reston company that helps police crack DNA evidence READ PART 2: How police use DNA evidence to work backward, and then forward Anne National Aquarium welcomes 'Macaroni' the puffin 10/03/2019 09:04pm • It's a new addition to the pasta family but it's not a noodle. The National Aquarium in Baltimore recently welcomed a new Atlantic puffin chick to its "Sea Cliffs" exhibit. It is the 16th chick to successfully hatch in the exhibit since 2006, according to a news release. At the aquarium, Chick Charles Co. man accused of stabbing 2 women turns himself in to police 10/02/2019 11:30pm • After an intense manhunt that involved a helicopter and drones, a Maryland man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and her mother Wednesday morning has turned himself over to police custody. Deon Johnson, 24, broke into his ex-girlfriend's house on Port Tobacco Road in Nanjemoy, Maryland, aroun More Virginians are home-schooling their children 09/30/2019 05:32pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� About 1.3 million students across Virginia went back to school after summer vacation. But for Alison Hatter's three children, this didn't require getting on a bus or even going outside. Instead, their classroom is the kitchen of the family's home in Floyd County. "We usuall Fairfax Co. student admits she made up claim that classmates cut her dreadlocks; school confirms 09/30/2019 01:38pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, student who had accused her classmates of cutting her hair and using racist insults last week now admits that she made up those allegations, her private school confirmed Monday. Immanuel Christian School, in Springfield, Virginia, said in a statement that it is going t