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National Arboretum eagle lays second egg of season 03/28/2018 04:24pm • WASHINGTON — The First Lady, a bald eagle living high up in a Tulip Poplar tree at the National Arboretum, laid her second egg of the season on Wednesday afternoon, according to the American Eagle Foundation. Foundation president Al Cecere said viewers of DCEagleCam.org saw the new egg arrive a Northam: Tax increases could be part of Metro funding package 03/28/2018 02:21pm • WASHINGTON — During his monthly appearance on WTOP’s Ask the Governor program, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam suggested that proposed changes to the Metro funding bill might include tax hikes that the General Assembly had stripped from the bill. A compromise between the Senate and House of Deleg Top 5 planning tips when selling a business 03/28/2018 06:45am • If you own a business and are planning to sell it at some point in the future, these five financial planning areas are important to consider. In working with business owners as they prepare to sell their businesses, I have noticed that they often neglect the important personal financial planning New response to kid concussions limits radiation, saves money 03/28/2018 03:57am • WASHINGTON — Head injuries are one of the most common reasons kids go to emergency rooms where doctors might order CT scans to check for concussions, and now local doctors have developed a diagnostic tool to reduce the frequency of ordering those tests due to cancer concerns. "We know that when What You Need to Know About College Tuition Costs 03/27/2018 08:00pm • Paying for college is expensive, and many families are feeling the pinch as tuition costs soar. College tuition prices are a lot more today compared with two decades ago. For instance, the average cost for tuition and fees data among National Universities -- private and public -- has risen signific Choosing Wisely: With Your Physician 03/27/2018 08:00pm • The explosion of medical research and new knowledge continues, providing scientific bases to either support interventions recommended by doctors or demonstrate their ineffectiveness. The availability of this data, and the myriad opinions that accompany it, permeate the internet and inform the gener 'Time is running out': Md. governor wants lawmakers to do more before end of session 03/26/2018 09:16pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he is pleased with some of the progress made during the General Assembly session in Annapolis. State lawmakers passed — and Hogan already signed — a bill that would terminate a rapist's parental rights. And both chambers in the Maryland Genera 12 Law Schools Where Students Had the Highest LSAT Scores 03/26/2018 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: C Calvert Co. parents demand immediate safety fixes in light of school shootings 03/26/2018 02:01pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'c5c0b5d0-f9ff-488d-8c99-428105ccc333' }).render("7761536911f1717");}); Editor's note: This story has been updated Is There a Cure for Epilepsy? 03/25/2018 08:00pm • For people experiencing epilepsy, it's natural to wish for a cure. Finding a cure is an intense focus of modern research, but we don't yet have drugs that can cure epilepsy in the way that an antibiotic can cure strep throat. That said, there are some cases in which a person's epilepsy may disappear Photos: Lin-Manuel Miranda surprises 'In the Heights' crowd at Kennedy Center 03/25/2018 02:15pm • WASHINGTON — Lin-Manuel Miranda, the playwright behind "Hamilton" and "In the Heights," surprised the Saturday "In the Heights" audience at the Kennedy Center in D.C. He was in the crowd with the music director for 'Hamilton' and "In the Heights," Alex Lacamoire, percussionist Andrés Forero a Lights go dark for Earth Hour to highlight climate change 03/24/2018 05:07pm • LONDON (AP) — In Paris, the Eiffel Tower went dark. In London, a kaleidoscope of famous sites switched off their lights — Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, the London Eye. That scene was repeated over and over across the world on Saturday night: at Sydney's Opera House; at New Delhi's How Va. college students can make sure their votes count 03/24/2018 05:26am • RICHMOND — College students who want to participate in Virginia’s political process have the option of registering to vote at their dorms, but that can create significant problems amid voter registration drives and driver’s license updates. A student who gets a driver’s license in high sc 'More than prayer vigils': Urgency for gun legislation grows in Annapolis 03/23/2018 10:37pm • WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Annapolis, Maryland, are debating bills designed to prevent gun violence. Consideration of the bills comes in the same week that a shooting inside a high school in St. Mary's County, Maryland, left one victim hurt, another killed and the 17-year-old shooter dead. Fired Alexandria school cook's civil rights fight changed local history 03/23/2018 05:56am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'cade572b-0a3e-4b85-a0d9-48342f3ae967' }).render("548615369b0510a0");}); WASHINGTON — When Blois Hundley raised