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6 Ways to Save on Your Philadelphia Vacation 06/18/2017 08:00pm • One great thing about visiting a city like Philadelphia is there are plenty of ways to spend your time without spending a lot of money. From taking self-guided tours to planning visits around special events, these suggestions from local experts will help budget-conscious travelers make the most out Why Women May Be More Vulnerable to Abusing Opiates 06/18/2017 08:00pm • Women may be more vulnerable to abusing opiates. That's one inference from the latest research into differences between how men and women's brains process pain, according to Anne Murphy, an associate professor at Georgia State University's Neuroscience Institute, who co-authored a study that appear What to Do If You Can't Get a Student Credit Card 06/18/2017 08:00pm • Student credit cards can be a good value -- if you can get one. Due to the Credit Card Act of 2009, it can be hard for people younger than 21 to get a student credit card without a parent co-signer, and many issuers of student credit cards don't allow co-signers. But there are alternatives for stud Intervention: Stepping in to Get a Loved One Professional Help 06/18/2017 08:00pm • When a loved one is having emotional struggles, family and close friends will do anything they can to help. In many instances, a caring conversation is all one needs to put things in perspective. In other cases, a person may need professional help, such as undergoing counseling or seeing a psychiatr 3 Climate Change Challenges for Science Teachers 06/18/2017 08:00pm • In a controversial move, President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that the U.S. will pull out from the Paris Climate Accord -- a pact with nearly 200 nations that outlines steps to diminish the effects of climate change. Climate change is adjustments in the Earth's weather and climate pat To North Korea and back: Otto Warmbier's strange, sad trip 06/18/2017 01:13pm • WYOMING, Ohio (AP) — Over and over, Otto Warmbier apologized and begged — at first calmly, then choking up and finally in tears — to be reunited with his family. North Korean officials seated at long tables watched impassively, with cameras rolling and journalists taking notes, as the adven Prince William Co. woman fundraising $160K to help pay off student lunch debt 06/18/2017 05:28am • WASHINGTON — Adelle Settle, a lawyer and the mother of a toddler, heard a story about lunch shaming at schools in New Mexico. Some of the students had their lunches taken from them and thrown in the trash because they couldn't afford to pay at the time. "Really, I was horrified. I was very sad Montgomery Co. school bus driver 'Mr. Melvin' retires after 20 years 06/16/2017 01:56pm • DERWOOD, Md. -- Friday was the last day of school not only for Montgomery County public school students but for one of its beloved school bus drivers. Melvin Fizzelle has been transporting Montgomery County students to and from school for two decades. Mr. Melvin, as his students called him, ea Pies and freedom: A Father's Day look at a dad who roamed 06/16/2017 12:54pm • MORRISTOWN, New York (AP) — A year ago this Sunday, I was making berry pies in the kitchen when I glanced outside: Dad had taken another face-plant in the grass. Time to get a plastic chair, twist his limbs to a kneeling position and use his still-strong arms to get upright. At 84, the forme Police: Fatal shooting of Germantown teens not random; multiple shooters fired at least 30 rounds 06/16/2017 11:32am • WASHINGTON — Montgomery County police said Friday they believe multiple shooters were involved in the slayings of two Germantown, Maryland, teens on the eve of their high school graduation earlier this month and that they don't believe the shooting was a random act. Shadi Adi Najjar, 17, and Ar Report: 7 percent of Americans think brown cows make chocolate milk 06/16/2017 07:00am • It might seem like a "Saturday Night Live" bit, but it's true nonetheless. An online survey from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy found that seven percent of American adults think brown cows make chocolate milk. As The Washington Post reports, it's a nationally representative survey -- meanin Among South Sudan's refugees, thousands of stranded children 06/16/2017 06:36am • IMVEPI, Uganda (AP) — Bakita Juma doesn't like to think about her dead parents because it makes her cry. The slender teenager would rather focus on the woman whom aid officials recently chose to raise her and her siblings on a small piece of earth in what has become the world's largest refugee set Review: 'The Book of Henry' starts strong, spirals into far-fetched plot 06/16/2017 01:34am • WASHINGTON — After bursting on the indie scene in 2012 with "Safety Not Guaranteed," Colin Trevorrow directed "Jurassic World" into one of the biggest blockbusters of 2015, a feat that landed him "Star Wars: Episode IX" for 2019. But first, Trevorrow attempts a smaller, suburban suspense ta The evolving role of fathers: How to be a modern dad 06/16/2017 01:08am • WASHINGTON — The Don and Betty Draper days of parenting are over. Now more than ever, raising a child has become a tag-team effort in households across the country. In two-thirds of American families, both parents work, meaning more men are helping out with tasks traditionally reserved for Data Doctors: Mesh network makes for a stronger home Wi-Fi 06/15/2017 10:37pm • Q: Have you had a chance to test any of the mesh network products for a larger house? Wi-Fi can be a challenge when you have a large area that you’d like to cover or when you have construction materials that impact coverage. Concrete walls, metal structures and lots of metal air conditioning du