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10 Colleges That Received the Most Applications 10/19/2021 12:00am • 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: Anne Arundel County school complex put on lockdown after report of a possible gun 10/18/2021 05:33pm • Old Mill High School and Old Mill Middle School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, went into lockdown Monday afternoon after a student reported seeing another student with a possible gun, which turned out to be a BB gun. “Shortly before dismissal, a student at Old Mill High School reported that WTOP’s WEEK OF GIVING CAMPAIGN SWEEPSTAKES 10/18/2021 02:30pm • WTOP’s WEEK OF GIVING CAMPAIGN SWEEPSTAKES Official Rules   NO DONATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN; A DONATION WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.   BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES.   Eligibility: No purchase nec Seneca Valley High School principal says fights forced end to Friday's football game 10/18/2021 07:29am • School leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland, are clarifying what happened to bring a Seneca Valley High School football game to an early end on Friday night. In a letter to the school community Saturday, Principal Marc Cohen said the school, in consultation with law enforcement, decided to end Signs to evaluate a child for ADHD 10/18/2021 04:00am • The transition back to in-person learning among peers after pandemic imposed isolation may be happening more smoothly for some children than others. As the end of the school year's first quarter approaches, a Northern Virginia child psychiatrist recommends a close evaluation of how students are d Hello Beautiful Conference promotes body positivity for women of color 10/18/2021 03:28am •   The Hello Beautiful team from left to right: Barbara Wood, Tanzania Johnson, LaTonya Williams, Kittra Johnson and Rieyanna Bailey. (Courtesy LaTonya Williams) "Hello, beautiful." Those are the words LaTonya Williams spoke to her daughters each morning when they were growing up. What to Do After Taking the ACT, SAT 10/18/2021 12:00am • Most advice about taking the ACT and SAT instructs students on what to do in the days, weeks and months before the exam. However, the posttest period is also important because it requires specific and time-sensitive action from test-takers. If you have just taken the ACT or SAT or plan to do so, fo Under Armour Stock: UA vs. UAA. What's the Difference? 10/18/2021 12:00am • Under Armour Inc. (ticker: UA, UAA) stock is a great example of why being an informed investor -- even on boring issues like corporate governance -- can help with stock selection. Owning a share of stock simply means you own a slice of a given company. As with any business, being an owner means you Sports betting moving slowly in Maryland, despite Hogan's urging 10/16/2021 10:13am • An important meeting on the future of sports betting in Maryland has been postponed, and it's unclear when it will be rescheduled. On Thursday, the Maryland board in charge of licenses was supposed to take up applications from the state's three biggest casinos: Maryland Live!, MGM National Harbor Loudoun Co. superintendent: Sexual assault procedures ‘insufficient’ 10/15/2021 09:35pm • The superintendent of the Loudoun County, Virginia, public schools apologized on Friday for the school system's reaction to recent sexual assaults by students and outlined steps he said would improve the system going forward. “First, let me say to the families and students involved, my heart ac Bennett Elementary students head back to class next week after COVID 'pause' 10/15/2021 05:46pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Students will be back at Bennett Elementary on Monday after a weeklong suspension of in-person learning due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Of Ron Rivera understands fans being upset about late Sean Taylor announcement 10/15/2021 04:52pm • Rivera understands why fans are upset about Taylor announcement originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWhen the Washington Football Team made the announcement it was holding the official jersey retirement ceremony for franchise legend Sean Taylor just three days before the event on Su Loudoun County School Board member resigns amid controversy 10/15/2021 04:49pm • A member of Loudoun County, Virginia’s nine-person school board has resigned. Leesburg representative Beth Barts, a first-term board member who has been embroiled in controversy in recent months, announced her resignation Friday on social media. Barts drew heat for being a member in the Face The week in bankruptcies: 2 entities in Greater Washington 10/15/2021 10:00am • The Washington Business Journal offers a weekly roundup of bankruptcy filings in the region based on public records collected by parent company American City Business Journals. During the week that ended Oct. 8, Washington-area bankruptcy courts recorded two business filings. Year to date through O Man gets life sentence for murdering wife with a cobra 10/15/2021 07:04am • An Indian man who used a cobra and a viper to murder his wife has been sentenced to life in jail in what prosecutors called the "rarest of rare" cases. Sooraj Kumar set loose a highly venomous Russell's viper snake on his wife Uthra that left her in hospital for almost two months, prosecutors sai