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Study: Despite known benefits, kids are playing less 03/18/2018 10:48pm • WASHINGTON ��� Dressing up as firefighters, building forts out of pillows and organizing games of tag are memories most adults associate with childhood. But kids today might not have that same connection. According to new research, children between the ages of 2 and 10 are spending more time on Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 03/18/2018 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence is already changing the world.Five years ago, few investors were searching for the best artificial intelligence stocks to buy. Scarce was the Silicon Valley executive who would emphasize AI as a catalyst in analyst calls or quarterly reports -- instead it was bandied about in Looking Back: Don't Rush Switching Your Child to a Forward-Facing Car Seat 03/18/2018 08:00pm • In the world of parenting, we're conditioned to treat anticipated transitions as cause for celebration -- like when a child reaches a new developmental milestone or advances to the next grade. And we're led to believe that sooner is usually better (think potty training). But this way of thinking h Teacher who worked in Maryland schools charged with inappropriate touching 03/17/2018 11:59pm • WASHINGTON ��� A Cloverly Elementary School substitute teacher was arrested Saturday on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, as well as a fourth-degree sexual offense for inappropriately touching a student in Montgomery County. The incident occurred on March 8. The student told his parent after Video: It's an eaglet! DC eagles add to their brood 03/17/2018 11:34am • WASHINGTON ��� An eaglet, under the protection of the��Earth Conservation Corps,��came into the world Saturday morning in Southwest D.C. The Earth Conservation Corps, a nonprofit organization, which runs a live camera that streams video from the eagle nest, confirmed a ���pip,��� the term for w Elevated lead levels found in water at 12 of 21 Montgomery Co. schools tested so far 03/16/2018 03:19pm • WASHINGTON ��� More than half the Montgomery County schools tested so far have shown elevated levels of lead in their drinking water. The district has released results from the first batch of tests of the 205 schools in the county, and so far 12 of the first 21 schools tested have been shown to h In-state tuition bill aimed at ���Dreamers��� advances in Maryland 03/16/2018 11:00am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. ��� A bill that aims to ensure young, undocumented Maryland students referred to as ���Dreamers,��� can pursue higher education by giving qualified individuals access to in-state tuition is advancing in the General Assembly. The circumstances under which Dreamers and residents with 'We're going all in': DC mayor promises dedicated dollars for Metro 03/15/2018 10:56pm • WASHINGTON ��� D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city will support Virginia's plan to provide a permanent funding stream for Metro in her State of the District speech Thursday night. "We're going all in and fully funding Metro for our future at $178 million, the amount the District needs to contr Medical Marijuana for Older Adults 03/15/2018 08:00pm • Back when baby boomers were in high school or college, marijuana was mostly about youthful experimentation. Now, medical marijuana gives cannabis new meaning for some older adults. In a growing number of states, people can use marijuana products to treat conditions such as chemotherapy side effects How to Optimize Your Culture's Diet for Health 03/15/2018 08:00pm • If the kitchen in my childhood house was a restaurant, it might call its cuisine "Romanian-Russian-Israeli-American fusion." I'd commonly eat hummus, cheese and chopped salad for breakfast, borscht for lunch and beef stew for dinner, thanks to my immigrant parents' and grandparents' tastes and tradi Never Heard of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? You and Your Kids May Have It 03/15/2018 08:00pm • Most people are familiar with conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes -- and understand that they're connected with obesity. Fewer people, however, have heard of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which is the most common liver disorder in much of the developed world. NAFLD affects roughly Which Doctors Treat Autism Spectrum Disorders? 03/15/2018 08:00pm • For any parent, welcoming a new baby home is a time of joy and challenge, lost sleep and new adventures. Your baby will likely grow and thrive, hitting various milestones on cue, just like your pediatrician says. But for some parents, signs that not all is going according to the typical plan can be 3 Common Misconceptions About Family Meals 03/14/2018 08:00pm • As I look back about on my childhood, I often reminisce about sharing meals around the kitchen table. Sometimes the phone would ring and my mom would say, "Why do they always call at dinnertime?" Other times my dad would tell silly jokes that made us laugh so hard we could hardly chew. But every ti Kids Are Trying JUUL E-Cigarettes -- and Experts Are Concerned 03/14/2018 08:00pm • It looks innocent enough: High school students chat before class, and one of them passes what looks like a USB device about the size of a long stick of gum to his friend. But that's not a computer connection device -- it's a JUUL, a sleek e-cigarette that's captivating high school students. JUUL is How to Prepare for 5 Unexpected Costs of Retirement 03/14/2018 08:00pm • Retirees planning their budgets may think they covered all their bases by accounting for housing, dining and transportation costs. After all, those are some of the major expenses incurred by baby boomers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, they could be setting themselves up for