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Kids are exceeding added sugar limits: What parents need to know 09/26/2018 01:00am • WASHINGTON — The American Heart Association recommends children ages 2 to 18 should not consume more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar each day, but studies show kids in the U.S. are taking in more than double that amount. Recent research even found that some young ones are exceeding these recomm Using an Income-Share Agreement to Pay for College 09/25/2018 08:00pm • After his family's finances took a downward turn, Casey Popp needed to find another way to pay for college during his sophomore year. Until then, "I had a couple of scholarships and some standard loans and a lot of financial monetary support from my parents," says Popp, a Chicago native. "We were i How to Manage Old, Unpaid Student Loans 09/25/2018 08:00pm • Older borrowers owe a larger amount of student loan debt than they did a decade ago. In fact, nearly 40 percent of federal student loan borrowers age 65 and older are in default, according to a 2017 report released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While a statute of limitations exists fo How the National Debt Affects You 09/25/2018 08:00pm • The national debt may seem as far removed from your investments as your parents' debt is from your bank account. But, like your parents' debt, if the federal government's budget deficit grows too large, it will impact your daily life and investments in a painful way. "The economy is not going to imp What It Means When a U.S. College Has a Religious Affiliation 09/25/2018 08:00pm • Alan Park wanted to attend a Christian university in the U.S., coming from a Christian family in Paraguay. He researched universities that offered a campus environment where religion was more of a focus and issues like overdrinking were less likely to occur. "For most international students, all we Are You a Breadsharer or a Breadwinner? 09/25/2018 08:00pm • Women are often at the center of the discussion around balancing life between work and family, but men struggle with this issue as well. "Society tends to treat work-family conflict as a problem that is experienced only by women," wrote Erin Reid, an associate professor at McMaster University's DeGr Md. state workers get 60 paid parental leave days in new plan 09/25/2018 04:01pm • WASHINGTON — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that state employees will get 60 paid parental leave days after their child's birth or the adoption of a child under the age of 6. The additional paid leave time is to be granted after the employee has used up his annual and personal leav Children Live What They Learn. It's Time for Us to Be Good Teachers. 09/24/2018 08:00pm • In 1954, an iconic poem was written by Dorothy Law Nolte. A family counselor and educator, she was an early voice in the changing patterns of parenting that would evolve over the latter half of the 20th century. Her work, "Children Live What They Learn," helped jump-start a more moderate set of ten 10 Universities That Charge Out-of-State Students the Least 09/24/2018 08:00pm • 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: How to Foster Healthy Habits in Kids -- While Promoting Body Positivity 09/24/2018 08:00pm • It's no secret: The U.S. is in the grip of a childhood obesity epidemic. While some reports have suggested that rates have stabilized, a February 2018 study in Pediatrics found no such plateau. In fact, the data for kids ages 2 to 19 from 1999 to 2016 revealed increases in obesity at all ages and a Man charged with assaulting child; others at Va. day care might be victims 09/24/2018 03:48pm • Jose Garcia Urrutia Luna WASHINGTON — An Alexandria man is being held without bond after Fairfax County police say he sexually abused a child at a Virginia home day care. Investigators also fear that there may be other victims as well. Jose Garcia Urrutia Luna, 54, has been charged with Search for clues continues in 1984 Virginia State Trooper cold case murder 09/24/2018 01:31pm • WASHINGTON — Virginia State Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman was stabbed 45 times by an unknown attacker on Aug. 19, 1984, after answering the door at his home in Manassas around 4:15 a.m. Now, the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for his U.Md. students moved to hotels after mold concerns 09/23/2018 11:02pm • WASHINGTON — Students residing at the University of Maryland College Park's Elkton Hall have been relocated to hotels due to mold concerns. On Friday, Sept. 21, at 9:30 p.m., the school said that over an abundance of caution, it is necessary to "thoroughly clean and remediate every room in the Florida College Road Trip: Florida State University 09/23/2018 08:00pm • With more than 29,000 full-time undergrads and a 485-acre main campus, Florida State University's size attracts students looking for a wide array of academic and research opportunities, Division I athletics and a contagious Seminole pride. Even with its large scope, students say the university still How to Keep Your Child's Credit Safe 09/23/2018 08:00pm • You probably know how important it is to protect your credit from fraud, but as a parent, you might not realize that your child's credit is up for grabs by identity thieves, too. Javelin Strategy & Research estimated that more than 1 million children were the victim of identity fraud in 2017, w