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6 Myths About Nutritional Supplements You Must Know 04/26/2018 08:00pm • If you're like most Americans, you have some supplements in your medicine cabinet or kitchen cupboard right now. More than three-fourths of American adults took a dietary supplement last year, according to the Center for Responsible Nutrition's 2017 Annual Survey on Dietary Supplements. That's more 9 Dividend Stocks to Sell in May (and Go Away) 04/25/2018 08:00pm • This is not a time for weak stocks.There's an old saying that investors "sell in May and go away." The idea is after the first quarter earnings season, stocks suffer seasonal weakness as CEOs, traders and investment banks take time off in summer -- so you should too. Of course, there are plenty of M How tax reform is changing 529 plans 04/25/2018 08:00pm • Tax season has come to a close, and many Americans are still wondering how the tax reform changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will affect them. With most of the changes taking effect in tax year 2018 and beyond, the best time to begin tax planning was Jan. 1. The second-best time is now How to Build Up Black Boys 04/25/2018 08:00pm • Black boys need our help. According to a recent study by the Equality of Opportunity Project, black boys fare worse than white boys in almost all of America. White boys are far more likely to earn more in adulthood than black boys, even when the boys grow up in similar neighborhoods and socioeconom Prince George's Co. coach charged with sexual relationship with student 04/25/2018 05:41pm • WASHINGTON ��� A Prince George���s County high school track coach has been arrested and accused of having what the police chief called an "extraordinarily inappropriate" relationship with a 16-year-old athlete. The Prince George���s County police said Wednesday afternoon that Charles Wolford, 23, Settlement reached in death of man with Down syndrome handled by Md. deputies 04/25/2018 05:28pm • WASHINGTON ��� Five years after a Maryland man with Down syndrome died at the hands of sheriff's deputies trying to arrest him for sneaking into a movie, his family has reached a settlement. In January 2013, Robert Ethan Saylor, who went by Ethan, attempted to sneak back into the movie "Zero Dark Kids could use some parental guidance before starting that first job 04/25/2018 03:18pm • WASHINGTON ��� A workplace is a not a classroom, and young employees-to-be probably need some parental guidance as they embark on that interview or first day of work. Helping a kid get and keep that job or internship can require being patient and sharing some hard lessons, said��ModernMom.com Q&A: As 'The Handmaid's Tale' returns, Samira Wiley talks Season 2, DC roots 04/25/2018 12:26am • WASHINGTON ��� It was crowned Best TV Drama at both the Emmys and Golden Globes. On Wednesday, "The Handmaid's Tale" returns for another harrowing season on Hulu. Rather than release all 10 episodes, Hulu is piece-mealing them two at a time, which is just fine by Emmy nominee and D.C. nati Yes, 8-Year-Old Caregivers Exist 04/24/2018 08:00pm • This may surprise you, but about 1.4 million children between the ages of 8 and 18 are caregivers nationwide. Most often, the family member is a parent or grandparent, with a condition such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia, heart, lung or kidney disease, arthritis or diabetes. There are several r 11 Ways to Support Family Members While in Retirement 04/24/2018 08:00pm • Retirement marks the start of a new phase of life when you no longer need to show up at the office every day. Now that you have more free time, there will likely be many individuals in your life who look to you for help. Many retirees are sandwiched between aging parents who need care and children a 9 ETFs That Are True Oddballs 04/24/2018 08:00pm • A varied assortment of ETFs for investor tastes.We are living in a golden age of investment options. From accessible stock trading via low-cost brokers with mobile technologies to dirt cheap index funds, it's great to be a trader in 2018. However, there are plenty of quirky and downright confusing i How to Cope With the High Costs of Infertility 04/24/2018 08:00pm • According to the National Survey of Family Growth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in eight couples have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy and more than 85,000 women in the U.S. undergo in vitro fertilization each year. Unfortunately, such fertility treatments 6 Things to Know About Childhood Depression 04/24/2018 08:00pm • Kids get sad often. They cry, cling and act out when they're unhappy. It's perfectly normal for kids to experience emotional ups and downs, and some kids even go through phases (a few days here and there) where they seem more worried than usual or less happy than you might expect. Growing up is hard Teen who took gun to Md. school will be out of jail in June 04/24/2018 07:14pm • WASHINGTON ��� The student who repeatedly brought a loaded gun to a Montgomery County, Maryland, school pleaded guilty Tuesday and will serve four months in jail. Alwin Chen��received a three-year prison sentence, but all but four months were suspended ��� which, with time served, means he will b 1 easy trick to make your kids eat their veggies 04/24/2018 03:40pm • WASHINGTON ��� It���s not exactly a shocking statistic: 25 percent of adults and 7 percent of kids eat vegetables daily. Yeah, yeah, they���re full of nutrition, but eating them can feel like a chore ��� for good reasons. ���They���re slightly bitter,��� said Sally Squires, who writes the Lean Pl