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Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, DJ for 'Ellen DeGeneres Show,' dead at 40 12/14/2022 10:28am • Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the amiable DJ for "Ellen DeGeneres Show" and dancer who rose to fame on "So You Think You Can Dance," has died, his wife, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed in a statement to CNN.He was 40."It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen ha Pedestrian bridge to be built near Prince William Co. school where students were killed crossing highway 12/14/2022 10:26am • A pedestrian bridge will be built over U.S. Route 15 in Haymarket, Virginia, near Battlefield High School ��� a dangerous crossing where two Prince William County students were killed crossing the highway in 2021. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to appropr Parents voice safety concerns after shooting at Prince George's Co. school 12/14/2022 10:04am • Over 18,000 parents from Prince George���s County, Maryland, schools showed up for a virtual school town hall on Tuesday night to discuss student safety, a week after a shooting sent a teen to the hospital. ���I want to extend a heartfelt wish for a speedy recovery of the student who was injured, Last-minute Christmas gifts 12/14/2022 09:00am • Prices may be up this year, but some things never change -- like running around every year, trying to nail down items on Christmas gift lists before Dec. 25 hits. With inflation up year over year, you may be looking for gifts that aren't on the pricey side. However, before you use this list to se Loudoun Co. school board faces angry parents, grand jury's recommendations 12/14/2022 08:08am • The Loudoun County School Board in Northern Virginia held its first meeting Tuesday in response to a grand jury's recommendations regarding how the school system handled two sexual assaults committed by the same student last year. "The goal here is to try to make sure that this type of incident d Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in war 12/14/2022 06:20am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook���s parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over their country���s deadly Tigray conflict. Former Amnesty International human rights DC teachers��� union ratifies new contract with overwhelming support 12/14/2022 04:25am • The Washington Teachers��� Union approved their long-awaited new contract Tuesday night, with just a handful of unfavorable votes. Union members overwhelmingly approved their new contract by a vote of 3,445 to 29. It will provide a 12% retroactive raise for the past three years, when teachers wor How you can treat the flu and protect yourself in the midst of the 'tripledemic' 12/13/2022 07:48pm • The trifecta of the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus have hit the D.C. area hard ��� reports show the region is facing the most confirmed cases in the country in the new "tripledemic." As hospitals face staffing shortages and an overwhelming number of new patients, some local doctors 16 Top All-Inclusive Resorts Where Kids Stay Free 12/13/2022 07:00pm • All-inclusive resorts offer convenience and fun for families, but resorts with "kids stay free" promotions can be an even better deal.The best all-inclusive resorts make trip planning a breeze thanks to transparent pricing that bundles the cost of food, drinks and entertainment into one nightly rate Massachusetts governor seeks pardons in 1980s sex abuse case 12/13/2022 06:30pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A Massachusetts Statehouse panel is weighing whether to approve Gov. Charlie Baker���s recommended pardons of two individuals at the center of one the nation's most high-profile sexual abuse trials of the 1980s. Gerald ���Tooky��� Amirault, his sister Cheryl Amirault LeFave and thei Warning signs to look for when visiting elderly loved ones over the holidays 12/13/2022 03:26pm • Visiting with elderly loved ones over the holidays is a good time to look for warning signs about whether they're still fine living on their own. "A lot can change with an 80-year-old parent in six months, even a couple of months if you haven't seen them," said Andrew Carle, a faculty member Ukraine: Doctors from occupied city open hospital in Kyiv 12/13/2022 02:14pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� A nurse wounded by a Russian sniper was spirited out wrapped in sheets. Another, sickened by the thought of working for the people who destroyed his home, sneaked out a side door and walked out through Mariupol���s shattered streets. Doctors shed their scrubs for street cloth 2 indicted, including former superintendent, in Loudoun Co. schools probe 12/13/2022 01:10pm • The former superintendent and spokesman for the school system in Loudoun County, Virginia, have been indicted by a special grand jury. Former superintendent Scott Ziegler has been charged with one count of misdemeanor false publication, one count of misdemeanor prohibited conduct and one count of 'Level up my impact' -- How a Fairfax Co. teenager is helping combat food insecurity 12/13/2022 12:58pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, teenager Nirav Ramchandani launched the nonprofit Cease Hunger. Growing up in Northern Virginia, Nirav Ramchandani watched as his parents donated food and clothes to people who needed them most. As a middle schooler, he volunteered at DC Central Kitchen -- he conside BTS member Jin begins military duty at front-line boot camp 12/13/2022 10:42am • YEONCHEON, South Korea (AP) ��� Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began his 18 months of mandatory military service at a front-line South Korean boot camp Tuesday as fans gathered near the base to say goodbye to their star. Six other younger BTS members are to join the military in comi