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DC remains the best city for working women 03/14/2019 10:21am • By many measures, the District is the best city in the country for working women, based on an annual study by Lending Tree's Magnify Money. The study looked at eight factors in determining its best (and worst) cities for working women, including employment, health care, business ownership, manage Gloria, Emilio Estefan receive Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize at DAR 03/14/2019 02:33am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '8dfc12e0-5c08-4ea9-8687-3695d39bbf6e' }).render("579615366205a262");}); The Library of Congress bestowed it 'He's shady': Ringleader in college scandal irritated others 03/13/2019 08:03pm • NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — For 25 years, William "Rick" Singer was in the business of helping high school students get into some of the country's top colleges, gaining a reputation as a master salesman who got results, but also someone who came across as devious and way too slick, say some of th Years after brutal beating, DC family shares story of finding normalcy 03/13/2019 01:20pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'b8c6e4db-061c-4a8e-ad4d-97f6c4aa5391' }).render("67361536850e33f7");}); A D.C. man who was brutally attacked more Student collapses, dies playing basketball in Va. high school gym 03/13/2019 10:55am • A Fredericksburg, Virginia, high school student playing basketball in the school's gym collapsed and died Monday, the school principal said. In a letter sent home to parents, James Monroe High School Principal Taneshia Rachal said the school had crisis teams and counselors on hand Tuesday to help Environmental Film Festival in Nation's Capital turns lens on Mother Nature 03/13/2019 12:09am • Mother Nature is the greatest cinematic canvas — it just takes the right camera to capture it. Get ready for the 27th annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, which returns March 14 to 24 as America's longest running environmental film festival since 1993. "When it sta Local admissions counselors dismayed by college cheating scheme 03/12/2019 07:31pm • College admissions counselors who advise students and their families in Northern Virginia, D.C. and Maryland are disappointed and dismayed by the cheating scandal that federal investigators say helped wealthy parents get their kids into top universities. "I think it's a sad day for college admiss Ex-Georgetown tennis coach indicted in admissions cheating scandal 03/12/2019 06:26pm • Georgetown University’s former tennis coach is among those indicted on a charge of racketeering conspiracy as part of a sweeping series of allegations of college admissions bribery and cheating. Gordon Ernst was the head men’s and women’s coach at Georgetown University for 12 seasons, leavi Virginia Hospital Center prepares to close Glencarlyn childcare center, leaving parents ‘panicking’ 03/12/2019 03:30pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. Virginia Hospital Center executives celebrated when they finally earned permission to expand the hospital’s North Arlington campus and execute a long-planned land swap with the county — but one of Bill would give some Md. students free eyeglasses and exams 03/12/2019 03:25pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland public school students who fail required vision screenings and do not receive recommended services would get free eye examinations and eyeglasses from the state Health Department, under legislation a Senate committee is expected to hear Wednesday. Senate bill 915 and H Md. lawmakers promise funding — now and in the future — at ‘March for Our Schools’ 03/12/2019 06:18am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The sea of red shirts stretched down the boulevard leading to Maryland’s State House, eventually packed in to stretch from the corner of t Smoking during pregnancy doubles risk of sudden death for baby, study says 03/11/2019 12:05am • Smoking even one cigarette a day during pregnancy can double the chance of sudden unexpected death for your baby, according to a new study analyzing over 20 million births, including over 19,000 unexpected infant deaths. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed data on smok Amid career year, Bradley Beal leaves bigger legacy with DC students 03/10/2019 11:58pm • Bradley Beal has become the Wizards’ lone star this spring, with John Wall out for the year and Otto Porter traded to help free up payroll for the future. Beal’s on pace to set career highs in nearly every major statistical category, and in the 31 games since Wall’s injury, he’s averaged 28. Q&A: Martina McBride headlines Rock & Roll for Children benefit at Fillmore 03/10/2019 11:49pm • Just when you thought Rock & Roll for Children couldn't top last year's headliner, rocker Ann Wilson of Heart, this year brings 14-time Grammy-nominated country star Martina McBride. The annual charity concert and auction returns to The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Saturday, M Hatch watch: An eaglet has landed in Charles County 03/10/2019 09:05pm • One of three bald eagle eggs has hatched in Charles County, Maryland. Eggs-pecting eagle watchers, such as WTOP's Michelle Basch, captured the eaglet emerging from its shell on Sunday. Here’s another quick screenshot before it gets too dark... @WTOP 🦅 @CharlesParksRec pic.twitter.com