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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 If I'm Safer Staying Off Opioids, What Alternatives for Pain Are There? 11/04/2018 07:00pm • News of the growing opioid crisis has become inescapable. Daily reports of lives ruined and lives lost to opioids dominate headlines -- with addictions that started with a legitimate prescription for pain killers being an oft-cited reason for the downward spiral into overdose. The Centers for Disea Gender and Ethnic Diversity Make Impact Investing Profitable 11/04/2018 07:00pm • Impact investing is hot and only getting hotter. From reducing the carbon footprint of your portfolio to fostering women's empowerment through gender diversity ETFs, investors are using their investment dollars to impact social and environmental change. While the moral argument for impact investing Preventing Child Burns: a Parent's Guide 11/04/2018 07:00pm • There's no question that children are curious. In some cases, this can lead to accidental injuries -- and burns are at the top of the list. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, child burns are one of the leading causes of accidental, at-home injuries. Yet, many pediatric hos How to Prepare for the Surprising Costs of Motherhood 11/04/2018 07:00pm • Even as women have been increasingly preparing themselves for life in the workforce, their levels of participation in it has plateaued over the past couple of decades. A recent study -- a working paper (meaning it has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal) from a group of economics professo Spike in Prince George's County student fights pushes officials to take action 11/03/2018 03:23pm • WASHINGTON -- A letter has been sent to parents in Prince George's County, warning them about a spike in physical altercations among high school students. In the letter, Prince George���s County Public Schools Interim Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson informed parents about an increase in on 14 years after woman was killed in DC, police make arrest in cold case 11/02/2018 05:44pm • WASHINGTON ��� A new set of eyes on the murder of a young woman in D.C. 14 years ago has led to an arrest this week. Tony Aiken, 47, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder while armed for the death of 23-year-old Kendra Mercedes Smith. On Sept. 6, 2004, D.C. police respond How many people used extra Metro service during Capitals��� Stanley Cup run? 11/02/2018 11:24am • WASHINGTON ��� When the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup this spring, there was almost as much drama about whether Metro would stay open as there was on the ice. But data obtained by WTOP through freedom of information requests show relatively few people ended up using the extra Metro service Movie Review: Malek shines as Freddie Mercury in 'Bohemian Rhapsody' biopic 11/02/2018 12:40am • WASHINGTON --��Few singers could belt to the rafters like Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. His four-octave range is not only the greatest voice in rock history, it was my own formative introduction to music as Queen's "Greatest Hits" was the very first cassette tape I ever owned. This weeke Guidelines Aim to Help Perimenopausal Women Deal With Depression 11/01/2018 08:00pm • Pauline Maki has made her career about women and mental health. As a professor of psychology, psychiatry and OB-GYN at the University of Illinois--Chicago College of Medicine, as well as the director of women's mental health research and associate director of the Center for Research on Women and Ge What the CDC's New Concussion Guidelines Mean for Kids 11/01/2018 08:00pm • Concussion and traumatic brain injury are ever-present topics among American parents and coaches of young athletes today. So the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recent issuing of clinical concussion guidelines for pediatric professionals come at a crucial time in our collective convers Responding With Empathy and Care When Adoptees Lie and Steal 11/01/2018 08:00pm • There is a false assumption that antisocial behaviors only occur in older children who were adopted out of the foster care system after suffering neglect or abuse. In fact, time and again I hear from distressed parents of children adopted at all ages that their children have been lying and stealing Aging Bodies and Nimble Minds Can Go Together 11/01/2018 08:00pm • Remember the jump-to-conclusions mat in the movie "Office Space?" Maybe there should be a square for concluding: "My parent's signs of normal aging must mean dementia is around the corner." In truth, for most adults 65 years or older, that just isn't the case. In 2012, about 9 percent of U.S. senio Md. day care owner gets 50 years for fatally abusing infant girl 11/01/2018 07:01pm • WASHINGTON ��� A Rockville, Maryland, day care owner convicted in a 6-month-old girl's��death was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 50 years in prison. Kia Divband, 37, was found guilty in September��of severely abusing Miller "Millie" Williams Lilliston at his in-home day care, Little Dreamers Cre