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9 Dividend Aristocrats for Stable Income 05/16/2018 08:00pm • High yield is not the only answer.With interest rates on bonds like the 10-year U.S. Treasury below 3 percent, many income investors are flocking to high-yield dividend stocks . But as stocks like General Electric (ticker: GE) showed after it slashed its dividend in half recently, high yield is some Md. boy, 13, charged with posting a threat against middle school 05/16/2018 03:30pm • WASHINGTON — A 13-year-old is facing charges after investigators said he posted a threat on social media to target students at his former middle school. The young teen, whose name was not released, is facing a juvenile offense of making a threat of mass violence. Investigators with the Charles Lewis Black comes home to Warner Theatre and this time 'Joke's On Us' 05/16/2018 01:39am • WASHINGTON — He’s made a career being mad as hell — and we’ll gladly take some more. D.C. native and stand-up comedian Lewis Black brings his brand of ranting-and-raving humor to Warner Theatre from Thursday to Saturday on his new comedy tour "The Joke's On Us." "We've reached th How to Pick the Right Law School for Family Law, Child Advocacy Career 05/15/2018 08:00pm • If you excel at counseling and negotiation and are interested in working closely with clients, often in emotionally charged situations, you may consider a career in family law or child advocacy. Lawyers who practice in this area mediate, counsel and litigate a wide variety of matters in many subject Stem Cells: the Basics 05/15/2018 08:00pm • Stem cells are packed with possibility. Embryonic or "pluripotent" stem cells have superpowers: They can give rise to various organs or tissue cells, or instead divide and renew themselves. Meanwhile, adult stem cells await throughout your body to replenish worn-out or damaged cells. Researchers are Teaching Kids Responsibility by Increasing Freedom 05/15/2018 08:00pm • When my twin sons were 7 years old, I saw a public service announcement on television that caught my attention. It encouraged parents to prepare kids to make healthy choices when they were teens by teaching children to make healthy decisions when they were younger, no matter what their age. This ma What to Know About Child Care Access in College 05/15/2018 08:00pm • As a 37-year-old enrolled at a local community college, Tracy Mingo shares the experience of many of today's college students: She's a parent. More than a quarter of undergraduates -- about 4.8 million students -- are raising dependent children, according to the most recent data published by the In Parents: Give Your Teens the Tools They Need to Manage Their Own Health 05/15/2018 08:00pm • Thousands of seniors are about to complete their high school education and move on to the next phase of their lives. For their parents, this is bittersweet. It's a chance to allow your children to grow and mature as adults, but at the same time, you recognize that their time with you at home is limi 10 Summer College Application Tasks for Rising High School Seniors 05/14/2018 08:00pm • Make the Most of the Summer MonthsThe summer before senior year of high school is a great time for students to make progress on the college application process well in advance of fall and winter application deadlines, experts say."It just really makes it a less stressful, less overwhelming process w Metro to run an extra hour for Caps' Game 3 05/14/2018 11:35am • WASHINGTON — If you're planning to go to the Caps game on Tuesday night, Metro will be an option for your ride home. Game 3 starts at 8 p.m. and Metro's regular closing time is 11:30 p.m., but Metro's CEO Paul Wiedefeld announced that Metrorail will remain open for an additional hour thanks to Single Dads Have a Higher Mortality Rate Than Others: Ways to Stay Healthy 05/13/2018 08:00pm • Being a single father can be enormously challenging and stressful. It may also shorten your lifespan, a recent study published in The Lancet Public Health suggests. Researchers, who derived their study population from the Canadian Community Health Survey, tracked more than 40,000 parents for more th DC toddler was not hurt by gunshot 05/13/2018 05:40pm • WASHINGTON — A 2-year-old boy who was rushed to the hospital after his parents said he was struck by a stray bullet, was not injured by gunshot after all, NBC Washington reported. Update: Toddler Safe After Shooting Scare in Southeast DC. Latest at 11. https://t.co/gfQRtPZtup pic.twitter.com/0s Report finds widespread residency fraud at DC's Ellington school; over 25 pct. of students improperly attending 05/11/2018 12:39pm • WASHINGTON — More than a quarter of students at the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Northwest D.C. are not District residents and are improperly attending the school without paying tuition, according to a new report from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. The Oh, baby: Top 10 newborn names of 2017 released 05/11/2018 12:18pm • WASHINGTON — Orwellian though the truth is, the government is "with us from day one," as the Social Security Administration says. That means they're the ones who keep track of American newborns — and their names — and they released the list of 2017's top baby names Friday. Here are the l How to support your grieving children on Mother's Day and Father's Day 05/11/2018 10:00am • As we approach Mother's Day this weekend and with Father's Day coming up next month, it's important to remember that for some, this is a very painful time of year. For children who have lost a parent, holiday celebrations focused on the presence of mothers and fathers can evoke poignant memories and