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I Was 26 and Diagnosed With Inflammatory Breast Cancer 10/17/2017 08:00pm • Editor's note: This story, published during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is told from two perspectives, patient and doctor. It aims to shed light on a mysterious and very aggressive form of the disease. The Patient: Jeannine Donahue It all started with a swollen breast. I was 26 and just starting 5 Things I Learned When I Took My Yoga Practice Way Off the Mat 10/17/2017 08:00pm • Yoga is growing in America by leaps and bounds. A practice once thought of to be reserved for flower children or patchouli oil-wearing vegans is now attracting carnivores, CrossFitters and executives worried about being unable to touch their toes. All of this can seem contrived and elicit the occasi Charity run in DC takes aim at drug addiction 10/17/2017 01:03am • WASHINGTON — Ninety-one Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And a goal for Saturday's charity run in D.C. is to show affected families they're not alone. "I'd like to invite anyone. Anyone at all," said run participan Md. woman injured in Las Vegas shooting makes progress in recovery 10/16/2017 09:46pm • WASHINGTON — A Crofton, Maryland, woman who was shot in the head during the Las Vegas mass shooting moves forward as she shows promising signs of recovery.  Tina Frost, 27, an Arundel High School alum, returned to Maryland over the weekend after receiving extensive treatment in Las Vegas immed 10 National Universities Where Classes Are Small 10/16/2017 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: Buy these popular toys now — before they sell out this holiday season 10/16/2017 08:00pm • Given that it's only October, you're probably thinking more about Halloween than holiday shopping. But if you have kids on your gift list and want to avoid another Hatchimals debacle (when one of the year's most sought-after toys sold out before Christmas), it's time to get serious. Walmart, Toys Reston contractor Triple Canopy to pay $2.6M to settle false claims suit 10/16/2017 07:44pm • WASHINGTON — Security contractor Triple Canopy has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle civil False Claims Act allegations that the company submitted false claims for payment to the Department of Defense for unqualified security guards stationed in Iraq. Triple Canopy contracts with the governm Howard Co. student struck by bus he was running to catch 10/16/2017 09:58am • WASHINGTON — A Howard County high school student was struck by the bus he was trying to catch Monday morning in Ellicott City, Maryland. The student was struck at around 6:50 a.m., Howard County Public Schools said in an alert sent to parents. The student was running to catch up to bus No. 806 Pros, Cons of Paying Down a Mortgage to Fund College 10/15/2017 08:00pm • When their youngest daughter entered college, Leah Ingram and her husband refinanced their 30-year mortgage to find extra money for college bills. They had contributed to 529 college savings plans since their two girls were little, but they also needed to pull from their current cash flow. With exc Helping Kids Weather the Mental Health Impact of a Natural Disaster 10/15/2017 08:00pm • This has turned out to be an extremely active and dangerous hurricane season so far. Natural disasters can greatly affect the mental health of impacted communities, both adults and children. In the aftermath of a hurricane, rates of depression and anxiety go up in many kids. The closer to the event 5 Ways to Invest a Financial Windfall 10/15/2017 08:00pm • Who hasn't dreamed of a huge bequest from a long-lost uncle? It has happened, but in real life windfalls are more likely to come from parents or grandparents, the lottery or a lawsuit settlement. Your first impulse might be to live it up -- tour Europe, buy a big boat, new home or vacation place. F How the Health Care Debate Is Impacting Medicare 10/15/2017 08:00pm • For months, the war in Washington to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has gripped the nation, along with concerns about how it might change health care for people who buy private insurance. But tucked into proposals to scrap the law were plans to alter the Medicare program How to Avoid a Meltdown Over the Family Vacation Spot 10/15/2017 08:00pm • If you've got a tight-knit extended family, you either already have -- or one day plan to own -- a vacation spot that everyone can come and enjoy at their leisure. It may even be the perfect spot for everyone to gather for the holidays, welcoming more and more people as kids grow up and start famili A college challenge for teens with a parent in prison 10/15/2017 07:56pm • WASHINGTON — A D.C. organization that runs yearly summer art camps to keep kids connected with their imprisoned dads is expanding its support system to help high school students navigate the college application process. The facilitator of the inaugural Hope House D.C. College Challenge meeting, Researchers sound alarm over Antarctic penguin chick deaths 10/15/2017 03:49pm • BERLIN (AP) — Almost the entire cohort of chicks from an Adelie penguin colony in the eastern Antarctic was wiped out by starvation last summer in what scientists say is only the second such incident in over 40 years. Researchers said Sunday the mass die-off occurred because unusually large amo