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Democrats eager to unseat Md. Republican governor after 1 term 09/19/2017 04:30am • WASHINGTON — While Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan prepares for a 2018 re-election bid with high approval ratings, Democrats are aiming to make the Republican a one-term governor. WTOP takes a look at who's in the race to capture the state’s top job from the GOP. New faces in the running Krish Vi Brewery guide: Fill your cup, find community at local breweries 09/19/2017 12:46am • WASHINGTON — Compare what’s in your pint today to what filled it eight years ago. Odds are, you weren’t sipping on a local beer. Now, there’s a much better chance you are. Since 2009, the craft beer industry has exploded, growing from 1,596 breweries in the U.S. to 5,234 in 2016. 3 Tips for Surviving College Application Season 09/18/2017 08:00pm • For prospective college students who want to start school next fall, the application clock is ticking. Many early decision and early action applications are due in November, and the regular admissions deadline is often in January. College-bound high school seniors have just a few months to finish w 10 Universities That Charge Out-of-State Students the Least 09/18/2017 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: Why Is Europe Seeing So Many Terrorist Attacks? 09/18/2017 08:00pm • By Richard Maher The Sept. 15 terrorist bombing in a crowded London subway station -- which injured at least 30 passengers but caused no deaths -- was the latest in a string of terrorist attacks in Western Europe in recent years. In mid-August, attacks in Barcelona and the nearby city of Cambrils ki Learn the Facts About Medical School Myths 09/18/2017 08:00pm • Many undergraduate students have a perception of medical school that is often quite different from reality. This may discourage some potentially excellent physicians from pursuing medicine. But by learning the truth, prospective medical students can better prepare for their graduate education. Here 4 Healthy Backpack Lunches Your Kid Will Actually Eat 09/18/2017 08:00pm • There is nothing more frustrating than reaching into your child's backpack after school only to find that the lunch bag is about as heavy as when you packed it that morning. Even worse is when you uncover that your kid didn't eat a single morsel; even the napkin is still folded. You don't know wh Kids Are Actually Growing Up Slower Than Decades Past, Report Says 09/18/2017 08:00pm • It's a widely-held belief that kids keep growing up faster and faster. But a new study shows it's actually the opposite. It turns out that kids today (in the 2010s) are pursuing traditional rites of adulthood-- i.e. drinking alcohol, having sex, working or driving -- less so than teens of decades pa Grading revised for some Montgomery Co. students after confusing report cards 09/18/2017 12:23pm • SILVER SPRING, Md. — Montgomery County school officials are switching back to a traditional grading scale for most elementary school students after four years of report card confusion. Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, the county school system replaced elementary school grades using a diff Talking with your college kid about safe sex 09/18/2017 09:46am • Most parents know sex is complicated, and that it can be difficult to talk about the subject with their kids. But sex can be particularly complicated for students adjusting to life in college. That's why parents should take time to revisit the topic and make sure their incoming college kids under 3 Ways to Tackle the ACT a Second Time 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Later this week, registration closes for the Oct. 28 ACT exam, a college admissions test that assesses students on reading, English, math and science and also includes an optional writing section. College applicants who've already taken the test once have good reason to sign up again. Recent high s 8 Wildly Unconventional Tricks for Staying Awake When Sleep Isn't an Option 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Dr. Jedidiah Ballard knows a guy who walked straight off the side of a mountain and into a tree, which saved his life. He wasn't suicidal or on drugs; he was a severely sleep-deprived Army Ranger in training. Sometimes, the soldiers get no more than 45 minutes of sleep a night for nights on end. "Y Teens: Think Before You Get a Tattoo, Report Says 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Parents of any stripe would likely do a double-take if their precious baby came home with a tattoo or piercing -- particularly if the child hadn't discussed it with his or her parents first. A new American Academy of Pediatrics report -- the first clinical one on the subject of tattoos and piercing Are Dads as Torn Between Jobs and Family Life As Moms? 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Fatherhood has reached a critical point for many dads who are caught between being an ideal employee and an ideal parent. They are asking themselves the same question working mothers have been asking for decades: Is it possible to have it all? In so many ways, dads' struggles have caught up with mo Master Common Geometry for Competitive SAT Math Score 09/17/2017 08:00pm • The math section on the redesigned SAT includes a number of questions that require you to know geometry concepts. To earn a great score on the SAT, you will need to master these concepts and learn how to apply them in context. The basic geometry elements include lines and angles -- that is, lengths