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Police ask for help after teen killed in Reston hit-and-run 12/30/2018 11:35am • WASHINGTON — Police are asking for your help in identifying the vehicle and driver who struck and killed a teenage boy Saturday in Reston, Virginia. Fairfax County police say state law prohibits them from releasing the 16-year-old's name without parental consent. They say the teen was trying From toys to smartphones: Privacy checks for your tech gifts 12/28/2018 10:20am • WASHINGTON — From smartphones to connected toys, many of the gifts given this holiday season come with privacy concerns. Now that the gifts are unwrapped, the first step should be to determine what information the device will be collecting according to John Verdi, Vice President of Policy at th Naked, intoxicated teen found asleep after breaking into Stafford Co. home 12/28/2018 07:58am • WASHINGTON -- A teenager is accused of breaking into a family's home while intoxicated and falling asleep naked, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The homeowners were sleeping early Thursday when they were awoken by a stranger outside, who was knocking and yelling to be let in, the sheri 4 Must-Know Nutrition Tips for Premature Infants 12/27/2018 07:00pm • Premature infants have a lot of special nutrition needs. Combined with their tiny bodies and tinier stomachs, making sure these babies get what they need is a big concern for parents. At birth, premature infants' brains, organs, bones and other tissues have not yet fully developed, explains register Why Seniors Should Make New Year's Resolutions 12/26/2018 07:00pm • New Year's Resolutions are just for the young, right? Not necessarily. Setting resolutions actually has practical value for older people and can impact your overall health positively. Resolutions Provide Purpose If nothing else, resolutions provide us with goals and purpose in our lives. Rush Unive WeddingWire ties the knot with The Knot 12/26/2018 08:15am • WASHINGTON -- Chevy Chase, Maryland-based WeddingWire has acquired fellow wedding planning site The Knot in a deal valued at more than $900 million. The Knot parent company XO Group Inc. and WeddingWire owner Permira Funds and Spectrum Equity merging creates a company with more than 3 million reg Pet of the Week: 2018 pets 12/24/2018 09:18am • Pet of the Week is a weekly feature that highlights a pet available for adoption from D.C.’s Humane Rescue Alliance. Take a look at our 2017 pets, and where they are now.  The Humane Rescue Alliance (formerly the Washington Humane Society-Washington Animal Rescue League) has protected and WeddingWire and The Knot, well, tie the knot. They are now one. 12/24/2018 07:25am • The owner of Chevy Chase-based WeddingWire Inc. has closed on its nearly $1 billion deal to acquire XO Group Inc., parent company of The Knot. May they live happily ever after. New York-based XO Group (NYSE: XOXO) was taken private as of Friday, as Permira Funds and Spectrum Equity, WeddingWire o Discover How to Align ACT, SAT Prep to Your Learning Style 12/23/2018 07:00pm • Every student learns in a unique way. Most agree that there are at least three major learning styles: auditory, kinesthetic and visual; auditory learners learn best by listening, kinesthetic learners learn best by doing and visual learners learn best by seeing. To maximize your ACT or SAT study eff 8 year-end investment steps to reduce your tax bill 12/23/2018 05:00pm • Taxpayers should review their portfolios. The countdown to 2019 is on, but there is still time left to conduct some portfolio management. Consider setting an appointment with a financial planner or a tax advisor to see how to reduce your taxable income in 2018, especially given the changes in the 15 tax questions -- answered 12/23/2018 05:00pm • It's time to file your taxes. As tax season approaches, it's time to tackle the tax questions, queries and mysteries that stumped you in previous years. Read on for answers to 15 common tax questions. Should I hire a tax preparer? Whether you opt to hire a tax professional will depend on yo Man suspected of assaulting 5-year-old girl in Md. library arrested 12/21/2018 01:26pm • WASHINGTON — Montgomery County police arrested a 26-year-old who they say assaulted a 5-year-old girl at Rockville Memorial Library last week. Keelan M. Sternklar is charged with third-degree sexual offense and second-degree assault. He allegedly had been lingering around the children's section Straight to the source: WTOP gets the scoop on Christmas with Santa 12/21/2018 12:06am • WASHINGTON — Think your December is busy? Better check that twice, because few people keep a schedule more packed than Santa Claus this time of year. There’s the toy-making, the list-checking, the reindeer-tending, and, of course, the mall visits. Santa has been making the trek from the No Movie Review: 'Aquaman' treads water in scattershot origin story 12/21/2018 12:05am • WASHINGTON -- It remains head scratching why the DC Extended Universe decided to introduce a bunch of new characters in "Justice League" and roll out their origin stories after the fact, rather than set up the origin stories first to bring them all together like Marvel. Be that as it may, we Your Guide to Gallstones 12/20/2018 07:00pm • For anyone who's suffered with gallstones, you know they can be a real pain. You're also in good company -- these hardened deposits of cholesterol that can collect in the gallbladder represent one of the most common health complaints affecting Americans. The National Institute of Diabetes and Diges