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Which Doctor Can Help Me With Infertility? 08/16/2018 08:00pm • For many couples, having a healthy baby is an important goal. But for some, conceiving a child isn't easy. Difficulty or an inability to conceive naturally, also called infertility, is a common problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that "about 6 percent of married women ag New therapy shows promise for kids with potentially deadly peanut allergy 08/16/2018 07:44pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. ��� At a doctor's office in Rockville, Maryland, 17-year-old Nick Opack takes a bite of peanut flour mixed with chocolate pudding. The Gaithersburg teenager doesn���t like the taste of it, but he said the concoction has changed his life. That���s because the pudding mix is part of Testing turns up heavy metals in baby food; what Consumer Reports says parents need to know 08/16/2018 03:19pm • WASHINGTON ��� Testing of dozens of the most popular packaged foods for babies and toddlers turned up noticeable and even "worrisome" levels of lead and other heavy metals, according to the watchdog Consumer Reports. The group said its analysis showed every product it examined had measurable leve Va. schools cancel varsity football, cite lack of interest 08/16/2018 01:14pm • MANASSAS, Va. (AP) ��� Three Virginia high schools are canceling varsity football programs, citing a lack of interest. Media outlets report that Charles City is canceling its entire program and other schools are canceling varsity schedules. Park View High School in Sterling canceled its varsit Parents of U. Md. football player who died after practice say coach should step down 08/16/2018 12:15pm • WASHINGTON ��� The parents of a University of Maryland football player are speaking out for the first time since his death, weighing in on a report about a ���toxic coaching culture��� and calling for the head football coach to step down. Offensive lineman Jordan McNair, 19, collapsed after a pre Best places to go apple picking this fall 08/16/2018 11:20am • WASHINGTON ��� If apple picking is on your fall to-do list, now is the time to check it off. ���Don���t wait until you are pumpkin-patching because you���ll probably find a lot of rotten apples at that point,��� said Guiomar Ochoa, a parenting and travel writer for Red Tricycle. In the D.C. a Aretha Franklin, 'Queen of Soul,' dies 08/16/2018 09:59am • DETROIT (AP) �����Aretha Franklin, the long-reigning "Queen of Soul'' who sang with matchless style on such classics as `"Think'' and her signature song, "Respect,'' died Thursday at age 76, said her representative, Gwendolyn Quinn. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn tells The Associated Press through Judge: Va. teen charged with killing couple still incompetent 08/16/2018 09:21am • FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) ��� A judge has ruled the Virginia teenager accused of killing the parents of a girl he had been dating remains incompetent to stand trial. The Washington Post reports Judge Thomas P. Sotelo heard testimony from two clinical psychologists and three Fairfax County Juvenile Detent DC Black Film Festival returns to Miracle Theatre on Barracks Row 08/16/2018 01:36am • WASHINGTON ��� Launching a brand-new film festival can feel like a miracle achievement. It's only fitting that the Miracle Theatre is hosting the second annual D.C. Black Film Festival, which returns to��Barracks Row near the Eastern Market Metro from Thursday to Saturday. "The first year Reunited Migrant Children and Parents Face Health Challenges 08/15/2018 08:00pm • Recently, Dr. Julie M. Linton met with a young mother and her 10-year-old son, who'd been reunited after being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border by federal immigration authorities. The mother and child had fled violence from a Northern Triangle country (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador) and end Does Your Family Really Need 2 Incomes? 08/15/2018 08:00pm • Families with working dads and stay-at-home moms seem to be a trend of the past. However, you can still find plenty of households that fit that traditional mold. In 2017, more than a third of married couples with kids were living on a single income, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While Student athletics need better medical guidelines, ethicist says 08/15/2018 05:40pm • WASHINGTON ��� Athletic directors and university administrators have to be sure sports programs have proper medical supervision, according to a medical ethicist who recommends that standardized guidelines be established. College-level athletes aren't getting the same supervision and attention as Family of toddler killed in May Va. fall sues apartment owner 08/15/2018 01:37pm • WASHINGTON ��� The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell 26 stories to his death from an apartment window at the Skyline Towers Apartments in May is taking their fight to court after a second child���s fatal fall. According to their lawyer, the family of 3-year-old Syed Noor Zaidi expedited the law Everything You Need to Know About Parent PLUS Loans 08/14/2018 08:00pm • Parent PLUS Loans can be a good alternative to private student loans because they offer more flexible repayment options. But the loans can be costlier than other options, and consequences are harsh for default, including the potential for wage and Social Security garnishment. What Is a Parent PLUS L U. Md. apologizes to McNair family, orders probe of bullying allegations 08/14/2018 02:44pm • WASHINGTON ��� The president of the University of Maryland said the school accepts "legal and moral responsibility" for the heatstroke-related death of a 19-year-old school football player last spring and has formally apologized to the player's family. During a news conference Tuesday afternoon,