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Mike Isabella’s restaurant group to shut down 12/13/2018 10:27am • Mike Isabella’s restaurant group is going out of business and many of its restaurants could close as early as the end of the year, according to new filings in the disgraced chef’s bankruptcy case. Isabella’s parent company, Mike Isabella Concepts, along with the LLCs associated with eight o Right bus, wrong stop: Rockville special needs student ends up in Balto. 12/13/2018 05:30am • WASHINGTON — School leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland, are trying to figure out how a special needs student got on the right school bus to go home Wednesday, but somehow ended up in Baltimore. The autistic student from Silver Spring is part of the Autism and Deaf and Hard of Hearing progra How to Remove an Authorized User From Your Credit Card 12/12/2018 07:00pm • Authorized users have it good. They get to piggyback on your credit card account, reap the benefits of your favorable credit history and even make purchases without any legal responsibility for paying the bill. Although you might be happy to lend your coveted status for a while to help a loved one DC sues 6 Md. parents accused of faking residency to send kids to District schools 12/12/2018 02:05pm • WASHINGTON — The D.C. attorney general's office is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Maryland parents who it claims faked District residency to send their children to prestigious D.C. schools without paying tuition. Attorney General Racine has filed a total of four lawsuits seeking Top financial planning trends for 2019 12/12/2018 08:34am • WASHINGTON — It’s time to make predictions for the new year. So, what are the hot financial planning trends for 2019? Here are my top five. 1. Increased longevity requires more planning The Social Security Administration says the current average life expectancy for a man reaching age 65 is 84. 7 Myths About Caregiving Costs 12/11/2018 07:00pm • The financial aspects of caring for an aging loved one are often a gray area. It can be difficult to predict upcoming health-related expenses and estimate how much help will be needed. Yet the costs of caregiving tend to run steep. The value of family and friend caregiving amounts to about $470 bill Gift Ideas for Blind Parents 12/11/2018 07:00pm • Buying a fun, practical and useful gift for the blind parent on your Christmas list can be a little tricky if you aren't personally familiar with non-visual accessibility. You may want to get your Secret Santa at work a book to enjoy with his children, but your local bookstore doesn't have anything What Is Tonsillitis? 12/11/2018 07:00pm • Acquired immunity is a marvel of the human body. As we encounter germs in our environment, our immune systems recognize these pathogens as potentially dangerous and fights them off through the creation of antibodies that may prevent future infection. This is great for protecting the body long term, Uncertainty, trial delays pain parents of U.Md. murder, hate victim 12/11/2018 01:20pm • UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — For the parents of newly commissioned U.S. Army Lieutenant Richard Collins III, the pain hasn't stopped since he was stabbed to death May 20, 2017, while visiting University of Maryland — and the possibility of more delays makes matters worse. "The trial date is a day of 10 Public Schools That Award Merit Aid to Most Out-of-State Students 12/10/2018 07:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Prediabetes: What's Next? 12/10/2018 07:00pm • According to data released in November, diabetes rates have increased in 18 states in the U.S. over the past decade -- from West Virginia to Hawaii -- and gone down in none. That data, collected as part of the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index, tallies Americans' answers to the question, "Has a doc What's really holding back young DC-area homebuyers? 12/10/2018 09:37am • WASHINGTON — An Apartment List survey found 94 percent of millennial renters in the Washington area plan to purchase a home at some point in the future, but just 5 percent expect to do so within the next year, and 29 percent say they won't buy for at least five years. Affordability is the numbe 6 ways to reduce a child's anxiety during the holidays 12/10/2018 08:00am • 'Tis the season for twinkling lights, sweet treats, cheerful singing, parties and plenty of time off. It's no wonder people look forward to the winter holidays. Most people, anyway. Year after year, anxious kids tell me that they don't necessarily look forward to the hustle and bustle of the seas Can Untreated Anxiety Lead to Other Mental Health Problems? 12/09/2018 07:00pm • Nearly one-third of kids suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives, according to the latest data. This is problematic for multiple reasons. First, there's the functional impairment that goes along with having an anxiety disorder. Anxiety interferes with kids being able to go to s Ashanti Alert: Md. family's tragedy could spark new alert for missing adults 12/07/2018 07:20pm • WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill that is aimed at finding missing adults. The Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 intends to get alerts issued for missing adults between the ages of 18-64, similar to that of Amber Alerts issued for missing children. The legislation is named after