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Food Allergy Symptoms: Mild vs. Serious 09/14/2017 08:00pm • Sasha was a fussy eater -- often just turning her head away and rubbing at her lips. She also had frequent eczema spots on the inside of her elbows and on her cheeks. Little Will had a small rash around his mouth and a nagging cough. Parents who tell me about these seemingly minor symptoms -- which This Is Why Millennials Love ETFs 09/14/2017 08:00pm • Exchange-traded funds are having their best year ever, thanks in part to demand from millennials. Investors have poured more than $300 billion into ETFs this year -- breaking a record and already outpacing inflows for both 2015 and 2016 combined. Meanwhile, separate surveys by both Charles Schwab a Parents of slain Md. teacher describe appearing next to her accused killer 09/14/2017 06:20pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. — The parents of a missing teacher, who was found buried in a shallow grave this week, said they soldiered through a news conference with their daughter's accused killer because they were desperate to find out what happened to her. "It defies description the awfulness and the Md. teacher charged with child solicitation in Fairfax Co. 09/14/2017 12:49pm • WASHINGTON — A Carroll County teacher was arrested Wednesday on Virginia child solicitation charges after he tried to solicit a 14-year-old boy who was really a Fairfax County detective. Kenneth B. Fischer, 39, of Westminster, is a teacher at Westminster West Middle School and has previously wo DC woman arrested after trying to kidnap 7-year-old from bus 09/14/2017 10:27am • WASHINGTON — A Northwest, D.C., woman has been arrested following a failed attempt to kidnap a 7-year-old boy off a Metrobus in Northeast, Metro Transit Police said. Thalia Denise Brown, 39, was cuffed and charged with attempted kidnapping after being stopped by police Wednesday for an unrelate 10 Sites to Kick Off Your Scholarship Search 09/13/2017 08:00pm • If you're hoping to fund some, or all, of your college career with scholarships, you're in luck: There are billions of dollars in scholarship and grant money awarded each year. You don't need to be a valedictorian or football star to win scholarship money -- there are scholarships for all types of s 10 Colleges With the Most Applications 09/13/2017 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: C Liberal Arts Colleges Cater to Employers' Needs 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Liberal arts continue to be a hard sell for many parents, who worry that a broad and often costly education -- a year at many liberal arts colleges can top $65,000 -- won't prepare their children to compete in today's job market. But many schools, both large universities and small colleges, are newl How Boosting the Minimum Wage Could Lower the Teen Birthrate 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Paying higher wages to adolescents who earn the minimum wage could reduce the number of babies born to teenage mothers. In fact, raising the state minimum wages by $1 would reduce adolescent births across the U.S. by about 5,000 annually, according to a recent study by an Indiana University researc How to Prevent and Treat Pinworm Infection in Kids 09/13/2017 08:00pm • When parents first notice their kids have a pinworm infection, they usually flip. "It freaks parents out," says Dr. Kristin Bencik-Boudreau, a pediatrician at Bayshore Pediatrics, a primary care practice of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Glendale, Wisconsin. The reason for this -- fair warning 5 after-school art projects you can eat -- really! 09/13/2017 10:15am • My two preschoolers love to make things with their tiny little hands. From creating chalk paintings to building block towers to mightily attempting to craft their own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, these girls are happiest with busy hands. So, I found a delicious way to help them use their h Securing online financial account info: Things you may not have considered 09/13/2017 08:34am • WASHINGTON — Last week, Equifax, one of the three largest credit agencies in the United States, joined scores of other companies who have suffered major data breaches. This time, it happened to one of the three credit reporting agencies potentially affecting 143 million people — nearly half o Welch won't face Montgomery County charge, at Lyon family request 09/13/2017 08:01am • WASHINGTON — Even though Lloyd Lee Welch admitted kidnapping the Lyon sisters from Wheaton Plaza in 1975, he will not face charges in Montgomery County at the request of the murdered sisters' parents, WTOP has learned. "The only charge over which Montgomery County had jurisdiction was the origi 5 Ways to Handle a Student Loan Shortfall 09/12/2017 08:00pm • A new academic year has started, but many college students may be worrying about more than just their classes. For some, their financial aid package wasn't enough to cover the amount due to the school. When your federal student loans won't pay your balance, you'll need to consider alternative ways 5 Ways to Find Money for College Savings 09/12/2017 08:00pm • Most families don't have a fully funded 529 savings plan or additional savings for college, which means they'll need to draw from their current budget or consider additional loans to pay tuition bills. Locating extra cash isn't easy. And most of us would rather not restrict our lifestyle, especiall