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Johns Hopkins discusses return to class in the fall 07/07/2020 04:04pm • In this July 8, 2014 picture, people walk on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) How do you bring thousands of students to campus safely during a pandemic? It's a complicated issue they’re working through at Johns Hopkins University. In a tow What Is the Maximum Possible Social Security Benefit in 2020? 07/07/2020 12:00am • The average monthly Social Security payment for retirees was $1,513 in May 2020. But many retirees receive over $2,000 per month from the Social Security Administration, and payments could be as much as $3,790 in 2020. The maximum possible Social Security benefit in 2020 depends on the age you begin How to Apply for Medicare Without Claiming Social Security 07/06/2020 12:00am • You don't need to sign up for Social Security and Medicare at the same time. You can enroll in Medicare before or after claiming Social Security, and each program has different eligibility criteria. The Social Security full retirement age is 66 for most baby boomers, and you receive a smaller monthl Tax Strategies for Child Care Changes During the Coronavirus Pandemic 07/06/2020 12:00am • The coronavirus has changed many child care plans for families -- whether they needed extra care while schools were closed, had to find alternatives to summer camps that shut down or have to pay for more care while they're working from home. No matter what changes you've experienced, your child care NSA warns that VPNs could be vulnerable to cyberattacks 07/02/2020 07:43pm • The National Security Agency issued a new cybersecurity advisory on Thursday, warning that virtual private networks, or VPNs, could be vulnerable to attacks if not properly secured. The agency's warning comes amid a surge in telework as organizations adapt to coronavirus-related office closures and Pro Football Hall of Fame is more than a museum 07/02/2020 04:06am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '2f8c9526-1a3c-4afc-ba51-9b2f06750656' }).render("116615360617cd4f");}); Canton, Ohio, is the birthplace of the Pr What to know about 'Salute to America' flyovers, fireworks 07/01/2020 02:28pm • FILE - In this July 4, 2019 file photo, fireworks go off over the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, July 4, 2019. The Trump administration is promising one of the largest fireworks displays in recent memory for D.C. on July 4. It also plans to give away as many as 300,000 face masks to thos $27M gift to MedStar Health helps expand initiative to improve health of women, babies in DC 06/30/2020 09:02pm • African American women are up to three times more likely to die of pregnancy related-causes than white women, and infant mortality in D.C. is among the highest in the nation. A newly-expanded initiative is targeting those high mortality rates. The D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms Initiative takes a Virginia health officials warn against coronavirus scams 06/30/2020 02:14pm • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Health is warning residents that scammers might call them pretending to be COVID-19 contact tracers in order to take their money. A news release from the department on Monday said its contact tracers will not ask for money or for a Social Security Man charged with voicemail threat to kill Virginia Sen. Warner 06/29/2020 01:17pm • A Virginia Beach man who left a voicemail threatening to kill U.S. Sen. Mark Warner in a social security dispute is under arrest, and has been charged in federal court. According to a recently unsealed affidavit from a U.S. Capitol Police special agent, Dylan Stephen Jayne called Warner's office Pandemic could lead to longer power outages following hurricanes 06/28/2020 02:55am • Power companies across hurricane-prone states are forced to face a prospect they've never dealt with before: restoring power after a major storm amid a global pandemic. Long restoration times are likely depending on how the coronavirus plays out during the six-month Atlantic hurricane season, whi 5th weekend of DC protests sees calm after contentious week 06/27/2020 09:10pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'e28a8883-4764-4f03-8497-d1d1f817426d' }).render("10561536b53394f8");}); Temperatures in the 90s on Saturday did Here's what's safe and not safe as you plan your July 4 weekend 06/27/2020 08:13am • It's almost the Fourth of July, and while most of us are used to spending the day with friends at the beach or by the pool, this year we're celebrating a little differently. The coronavirus pandemic has gone nowhere, and numbers are skyrocketing with the three-most populous states setting new rec Agencies and contractors alike, welcome to the new normal for operations 06/26/2020 11:54am • This content is sponsored by MAXIMUS. As the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve and we entered a new decade, optimism filled the air. But just a few months later, life for most people around the world changed dramatically in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. People from all walks of life have stru 2020 season a whiff for most area minor league teams 06/26/2020 10:26am • The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs take on the Sugar Land Skeeters in an Atlantic League game Friday, July 19, 2019. (WTOP/Noah Frank) Not that there was much hope by this point, but the agreement that gave the green light to Major League Baseball in 2020 also officially ended any hope of a minor