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Elijah Cummings, likely chair of House oversight committee, gets ready for his close-up 11/08/2018 08:25am • On the day after voters handed Democrats control of the House of Representatives, President Trump said members of the opposition party can work to strike bipartisan deals on policy or they can use their newfound power to investigate him ��� but they can���t do both. The likely future chairman of U.Md. fires 2 trainers involved in treatment of McNair: report 11/07/2018 07:00pm • COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) ��� The fallout at the University of Maryland following the death of Jordan McNair continued with the dismissal of two trainers involved in the player's treatment after he collapsed on the practice field in late May. Head coach DJ Durkin was fired last week after being rein Should I Disclose My Autism to a Prospective Employer? 11/07/2018 07:00pm • If you have autism spectrum disorder, should you disclose that fact when you're interviewing for a job? If you've been hired without sharing your spectrum disorder with your boss, should you tell him or her about it? For people with ASD, whether to disclose their diagnosis is a complex and deeply pe Why You Shouldn't Coddle Your Kids 11/07/2018 07:00pm • On the first day of medical school, we learned the Hippocratic oath: "Above all, do no harm." The same mantra should be applied to parenting. Unfortunately, the incredibly well-intentioned helicopter parenting of the recent generation has been a bust. Rates of anxiety and depression in young adults Will My Child With Autism Succeed in College? 11/07/2018 07:00pm • For students with autism, going to college has become a very attainable opportunity. In fact, more than 44 percent of students with autism receive education beyond high school, according to an article published in Spectrum News. But the transition from high school to college is a challenging one fo House election results reflect changes in Virginia ��� and in women���s engagement 11/07/2018 05:51pm • WASHINGTON ��� Tuesday���s election saw the Democrats gain three seats in the U.S. House from Virginia, neatly flipping the commonwealth���s representation from 7-4 Republican to 7-4 Democratic. And all three of the Democratic candidates who unseated Republicans were women. In the 2nd District, D What the midterm election can teach your kids about winning and losing 11/07/2018 01:36pm • WASHINGTON ��� Now that the midterm election is over, the nation ��� including our kids ��� is watching how both sides will move forward from a bruising fight. Parenting blogger Leslie Morgan Steiner of ModernMom.com says this moment ��� or rather how voters and politicians celebrate their victor Need hope? Anne Lamott ditches despair, redirects focus in new book 11/07/2018 12:37am • WASHINGTON ��� Anne Lamott has a go-to fix for frozen or broken electronics ��� and if you���ve ever dialed an 800 number for technical assistance, chances are you���ve heard it. ���Let���s begin by unplugging it,��� said Lamott, a New York Times best-selling novelist and nonfiction writer. In Is Digital Media Bad for Babies' Developing Brains? 11/06/2018 07:00pm • Two-and-a-half-year-old Daniel enters my waiting room. His parents sit anxiously, watching his every move with worry and concern on their faces. Daniel flits around the area, going from one thing to the next before finally settling on a book, "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" -- not the usual book selecti How Are Dogs Helping Us Cure Cancer in People? 11/06/2018 07:00pm • Scientists have long used animals in research. According to the National Association for Biomedical Research, "approximately 95 percent of all laboratory animals are mice and rats." They're small, but these little critters share many similarities with humans, so researchers use them to model how ne 5 Things Every Boy -- and Parent -- Should Know About Sexual Assualt 11/06/2018 07:00pm • Sexual assault has been in the news a lot lately, and the topic isn't likely to fade away any time soon. Thanks to wall-to-wall media coverage, our kids know all about Brett Kavanaugh's alleged assault of Christine Blasey Ford, Harvey Weinstein's predatory behavior toward young female starlets and The Challenges Blind Parents Face 11/05/2018 07:00pm • It's a chilly Nebraska autumn day as my two children and I depart for the Lincoln Children's Zoo. As we walk to the bus stop several blocks away, I'm carrying my 1-year-old daughter in a Moby wrap. My purse, with my 5-year-old son's booster seat inside it, is slung over my shoulder, and my daughter' 10 Colleges Where Early Applicants Have an Edge 11/05/2018 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: C The making of Marion Barry, Part 1: A DC mayor's activist beginnings in the South 11/05/2018 12:29am • This is the first part of WTOP���s three-part series ���The making of Marion Barry,��� marking the 40th anniversary of the first election of the man referred to as D.C.'s "Mayor for Life." WASHINGTON -- Seemingly every successful political campaign says it ran a different kind of campaign. But US premature births rise, DMV receives 'D' and 'C' grades 11/05/2018 12:01am • WASHINGTON ��� Report cards are out, and the U.S. gets a ���C��� when it comes to the health of its youngest citizens. The rate of preterm births, defined as babies born before 37 weeks, rose to 9.93 percent in 2017, up from 9.85 percent in 2016, according to data from the National Center for Hea