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Back-to-School Difficulties for Children With Chronic Gastrointestinal Problems 09/04/2017 08:00pm • Children with chronic gastrointestinal problems pose a unique challenge to themselves, their families and the school system when back-to-school season hits. These children and their parents may feel a lot of stress and anxiety as they begin to plan for the new school year. Although I cannot address Would You Allow Your Child to Play Football? 09/04/2017 08:00pm • Here in New England, it's getting just a little bit cooler. The shadows are growing longer, and there's the tiniest sting to the morning breeze. I know that in other parts of the country it's still pretty hot, but I bet folks are realizing some kind of change in the air. After all, fall is just aro Should You Finally Get Amazon Prime? 09/04/2017 08:00pm • Amazon Prime holdouts have a new reason to consider giving in: A Prime membership may soon score you discounts and other rewards at Whole Foods Market stores. "It's been our mission for 39 years at Whole Foods Market to bring the highest quality food to our customers," said John Mackey, Whole Foods Gauge Applying to Accelerated Medical School Programs 09/04/2017 08:00pm • Though most medical school candidates take the same prerequisite classes to gain entry to medical school, the paths that aspiring physicians can take through those courses vary . Some future doctors do not take a single premedical class until after they have their undergraduate degree ; others comp 11 most obese states in America 09/04/2017 07:30am • The bad news: Obesity remains a public health epidemic in this country. The good news: Adult obesity rates appear to be leveling off, though the progress won't necessarily last forever. That's according to The State of Obesity, an annual report from non-profit Trust for America's Health and the R Be aware of all those little pedestrians as school resumes, police warn 09/04/2017 03:53am • GAITHERSBURG, Md. ��� "We want drivers to look out for our kids." That's the message from area police as more school systems begin classes in coming days. "Traffic patterns are changing. Roads are going to get more congested. You have to build in more time ," said Capt. Thomas C. Didone, Montg Growing dilemma: Automated jobs meet social consciousness 09/04/2017 03:29am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Security guard Eric Leon watches the Knightscope K5 security robot as it glides through the mall, charming shoppers with its blinking blue and white lights. The brawny automaton records video and sounds alerts. According to its maker, it deters mischief just by making the roun Paleontologist or poet? Experts share advice on fostering kids��� interests 09/04/2017 01:32am • WASHINGTON ��� One week, it���s outer space; the next, it���s impressionist art. Any parent will tell you that when it comes to young kids, interests and obsessions change quickly and often. But that doesn���t mean they should be dismissed. A paleontologist and a poet share their best advice on 4 Steps to Take When Life Disrupts College Admissions 09/03/2017 08:00pm • High school seniors and their families affected by Hurricane Harvey may have many questions related to how the storm affects the college application process. These families should relax when it comes to college admissions, says Jeff Fuller, director of college counseling at Strake Jesuit College Pr Odd inheritance: 1889 landmark courthouse with clock tower 09/03/2017 10:58am • LITCHFIELD, Conn. (AP) ��� George Beckwith got the surprising phone call a few months ago, informing him that he soon would be an owner of a 19th-century courthouse in Connecticut, nearly 1,400 miles from his home in Missouri. The 78-year-old resident of Goodman, in southwestern Missouri, knew ab Clooney depicts American dream as nightmare in 'Suburbicon' 09/02/2017 01:58pm • VENICE, Italy (AP) ��� Affable, handsome George Clooney was all charm at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, but don't be fooled. The actor says his latest directorial effort, "Suburbicon," is an angry movie for an angry country ��� his own. It's a twisted tale of darkness at the heart of the A Egg-ceptional: Taco Bell offers new taco shell 09/01/2017 09:39am • WASHINGTON ��� Taco Bell is pushing the envelope again, this time with its Naked Egg Taco, available on menus nationwide starting Sept. 1. The Naked Egg Taco is a fried egg shaped like a taco shell, stuffed with seasoned potatoes, bacon or sausage, and cheddar or nacho cheese sauce. It is $1.99 a Can football and its players recover from the concussion crisis? 09/01/2017 02:38am • This is the final part in WTOP���s ���Bad Brains��� special report examining brain injuries in football, what doctors know about them and what���s being done to make the game safer. COLUMBIA, Md.�� ��� Improvements in technique and technology may help improve football safety. But is there hope f Why Dads Should Get More Involved in Their Kids' Schools 08/31/2017 08:00pm • When you think of parent engagement in schools, do you think of mothers running the Parent Teacher Association, volunteering in their children's classrooms and chaperoning school events? Frequently we think of fathers' involvement in schools as relegated to coaching their children's sports teams. T Are Depression Naps a Harmless Internet Meme or Concerning Sign? 08/31/2017 08:00pm • If you're under the age of 25, you've probably heard of the term "depression nap." For those who aren't glued to social media 24/7/365, the phrase may be new. Depression nap is a current internet meme -- another term some people may need to Google. Users of Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat are fond