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Orthodox Church Takes Over Sex Education in Russia 11/29/2018 07:00pm • MOSCOW -- On an ordinary school day in February, Maria Ushankova's 14-year-old son came home puzzled, saying his class was given a lecture on family values. A woman, who introduced herself as "an Orthodox teacher," referring to the Russian Orthodox Church, told teenagers that having relationships ou Does the Soda Tax Work? 11/29/2018 07:00pm • Soda consumption is blamed as being a cause of heart disease, obesity, Type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer in adults, and it's easy to see why, Government guidelines encourage Americans to limit their sugar consumption to no more than 10 percent of their total daily calories, and it's tough to 7 Ways to Make Moving In Together a Success 11/29/2018 07:00pm • For Greg Horen, a residential architect in Chicago, moving into a two-bedroom apartment with his girlfriend this summer was a natural next step in their relationship. And it went fairly smoothly -- for the most part, at least. "We had a little hiccup with move-in and move-out dates, so I ended up mo Dealing With Divorce During the Holidays 11/29/2018 07:00pm • The holidays are upon us, and as we know too well, they are fraught with stress and excitement for all of us. Now, add the struggles that separated or divorced families face sending children back and forth between two homes and you have a recipe rife with all sorts of dilemmas and overwhelming feel Breaking the Family Cycle of Addiction 11/29/2018 07:00pm • Failure to address the family context of substance use disorders within addiction treatment is like trying to scratch the surface of a problem without examining the roots that lead to it. Sure, there's peer pressure for kids who are in school or life in general that may prompt an adult to turn to a Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: It's Complicated 11/29/2018 07:00pm • After you sprain your wrist, break an ankle or undergo shoulder surgery, you expect to recover from pain as the injury heals. Unfortunately, for people with complex regional pain syndrome, months go by and pain persists. "The patient has a pain that seems well out of proportion to what you might exp Rushern Baker exit interview: ‘I believe citizens have the right to yell at you’ (Part 2) 11/29/2018 12:02pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) leaves office on Monday, after eight years on the job. This week he spoke wi How much would a parent give a child to help with debt? 11/29/2018 10:42am • WASHINGTON — Good news for kids in debt: the average parent would hand over $5,700 to help his child, without expecting to be paid back, according to a new CreditCards.com report. The amount bounces up to nearly $8,000 if the parents will be reimbursed. And 90 percent of parents said they wo 17 family ski vacations to take this winter 11/29/2018 06:00am • Expect quality snow, expert instruction and more at these top family ski destinations. The National Ski Areas Association recognizes 472 ski areas across 37 American states, but families who value snow quality and scenery can also find top-notch -- and often surprisingly affordable -- mountain re 9 Small-Cap Stocks with Big Dividends 11/28/2018 07:00pm • Think big with small-cap stocks.Amid the volatility of October, a number of big name stocks took it on the chin. Once-stable blue chips like industrial giant General Electric Co. (ticker: GE) and Cheerios manufacturer General Mills (GIS) declined more than 20 percent this year, creating a lot of pai Do You Lie to Your Therapist? 11/28/2018 07:00pm • Have you ever lied to a therapist? Some clients dissemble to their therapists by omission, failing to disclose pertinent information. For instance, a patient may talk to his therapist about having trouble sleeping, but leave out that it's happening because he's feeling tremendous guilt about an ext 9 Holiday Shopping Scams to Watch Out for This Season 11/28/2018 07:00pm • We're in the thick of the holiday shopping season, but it isn't only retailers who want your money. Scammers and hackers are looking for ways to crack into your accounts and make off with your cash or your identity. The good news for consumers: Holiday shopping scams often follow a predictable scri Families wrongly accused of Duke Ellington School residency fraud 11/28/2018 11:07am • WASHINGTON — Residency fraud allegations at Northwest D.C.'s Duke Ellington School of the Arts have been an ongoing battle between families and education officials since May. But now, a new report reveals most of the students were wrongly accused. The November report, released by the Office of What to know about ethical wills 11/28/2018 04:34am • WASHINGTON — Ethical wills are not new; in fact, they've existed for centuries, but I have to admit that even I was not as familiar with them until a recent conversation with a client. Once communicated orally by men to pass on their values to future generations through their sons, now, ethical Fairfax County reports fewer hate crimes, but they're more violent 11/27/2018 07:30pm • WASHINGTON — Fairfax County, Virginia, is so far recording fewer hate crimes as the year draws to a close, but the nature of the crimes has shifted. In 2017, there were 38 crimes inspired by bias, and eight of them were assault. As of Tuesday, there were 28 crimes inspired by bias, but 17 of th