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DCPS, Howard U. team up in effort to get more students vaccinated — and point out Nicki Minaj is wrong 09/23/2021 09:42am • D.C. Public Schools and Howard University have partnered up to encourage more District students to get vaccinated. They hosted a town hall Wednesday night to answer questions from parents about the vaccine. More D.C. News "Our work continues to ensure families know that the CO DC welcomes the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus 09/23/2021 12:07am • The Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus was officially welcomed to the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus on Wednesday with a visit from D.C.'s mayor and city council chair. The partnership of Children’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech and Johnson & Johnson In 9 Myths About Celiac Disease 09/23/2021 12:00am • Celiac disease is misunderstood.Chronic conditions are often misunderstood, even when there's an abundance of information available on the web. Celiac disease is no different. There are a number of myths and misconceptions around this condition that affects the small intestine. When people with celi Loudoun Co. board makes plan to repair racial injustices to Black community 09/22/2021 08:25pm • One year after voting to formally apologize to the Black community for operating segregated schools decades ago, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors agreed to set in motion a plan to repair the injustices they believe the community suffered. Algonkian District Supervisor Juli Briskman, who sp At least a dozen Georgetown students sickened; cause unknown 09/22/2021 06:00pm • There's a nasty bug on the Georgetown campus in D.C. The university said that since Tuesday, 12 students on the main campus have reported symptoms including severe stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhea. The students are being treated, and the school said it's working to figure out whether the c Officials free Va. man accused of hiring hitman to kill wife 09/22/2021 05:29pm • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in Virginia dropped all charges against a man charged with hiring a hitman to kill his ex-wife after the accused hitman withdrew his guilty pleas and refused to cooperate with the investigation into the 2004 double slayings that also left the woman's 7-year-o Q&A: Johns Hopkins doctor discusses importance of nuance when dealing with COVID-19 09/22/2021 04:15pm • Debates are raging across the United States on the best ways to handle the coronavirus pandemic and many people have entrenched themselves in one camp or another — often drawn along political lines. WTOP's John Domen spoke with Dr. Martin Makary, a surgical oncologist and chief of the Johns Hop ONLY ON WTOP: Children's National ER employee cites staffing shortage for 10-hour waits 09/22/2021 03:37pm • Children's National Medical Center, in D.C., is in the midst of a staffing shortage as COVID-19 continues to affect more unvaccinated children and winter viruses, such as RSV, arrive early this year. One employee told WTOP it's contributing to the longest emergency room wait times in recent memory. DC clarifying COVID-19 quarantine guidance for students 09/22/2021 03:16pm • D.C. Health is clarifying its quarantine guidance to provide greater details on what families and students should do if a child tests positive for the coronavirus. Specifically, if a student tests positive, "siblings who reside in the same household as the positive student are considered close co Review: Black revival of 'The Wonder Years' shows the other side of American history 09/22/2021 12:32pm • It's hard to find a show more beloved than "The Wonder Years," which was appointment viewing for families on ABC from 1988 to 1993. It was set exactly 20 years earlier, from 1968 to 1973 as Kevin Arnold grew up in a middle-class white family in suburban America. If you somehow missed it, pull Stafford Co. board could withhold funding over pronouns, teachings on race 09/22/2021 11:29am • Stafford County's Board of Supervisors has voted to withhold funding for school programs that would teach so-called "critical race theory," as well as those that require a student to state their chosen pronouns. The proposal, authored by Republican Supervisor Gary Snellings, gives the board the l Delta Variant: What to Know 09/22/2021 12:00am • Just when COVID-19 rates and hospitalizations in the U.S. seemed to be declining, the Delta variant forced a strong surge in the wrong direction. The "rapid and alarming" rise in cases and hospitalizations started between late June and early July, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Pr 9 Momentum Stocks to Buy With Additional Upside 09/22/2021 12:00am • These momentum stocks have left peers in the dust.The stock market has been on quite a run since it hit its pandemic lows in March 2020. Investors who missed out on buying the dip in some of the market's top performers of the past year and a half might be kicking themselves. Fortunately, there are p What to Expect in Private Arts Schools 09/22/2021 12:00am • Highly creative children often show their gifts early in life, prompting parents to look for creative solutions to support that talent. By the time they reach high school, that search often includes private arts schools. "If a child can't pass a mirror without doing a pirouette or they're constantl DC parents voice frustration about school safety protocols, lack of flexibility 09/21/2021 07:13pm • D.C. parents, students, educators and council members on Tuesday expressed frustration with the city's lack of flexible learning plans and inconsistent coronavirus safety protocols weeks into the new school year. The D.C. Council met Tuesday as a Committee of the Whole to get an idea of how the f