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DC attorney general sues Instacart, claiming deceptive fees, failure to pay sales tax 08/27/2020 03:18pm • A popular grocery delivery service, made even more in-demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, is being sued by D.C.'s attorney general. Instacart is accused of charging customers millions of dollars in what are being called deceptive service fees, and of failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dolla Former NatGeo photographer pleads guilty to tax evasion 08/27/2020 12:54pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� A former National Geographic photographer is facing up to five years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000 or more after pleading guilty to tax evasion. Bruce Kevin Fleming of Lewes, Delaware, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of tax evasion. His sentencing is set Kim Klacik compares herself to Shirley Chisholm in RNC video 08/25/2020 11:48am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Kimberly Klacik, the GOP nominee for Congress in Maryland���s 7th District who was afforded a two-minute speaking gig on the opening night Doctor: What works to help recovery from coronavirus at home 08/20/2020 05:24pm • About 18 to 20% of COVID-19 patients become severely ill and are hospitalized, but most who are diagnosed are sent home to recover. A doctor working for a health system that has now treated around 10,000 novel coronavirus outpatients has perspective on how conditions have evolved. More recentl Girl whose mom was deported under Trump slams president 08/20/2020 04:34pm • ▶ Watch Video: Harris makes history while Obama and Clinton slam Trump at DNC Day 3 An 11-year-old Florida girl whose mother was deported under President Trump read a blistering letter directed at him during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night. It's Even after 19th Amendment, Black women had to fight for suffrage 08/18/2020 08:46pm • Women may have won the vote in 1920, but one Howard University associate professor explained that for Black women, the fight to get their votes counted went on far longer. The 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote was ratified in 1920, but Valethia Watkins, associate professor in the d Bowser pushes for Howard hospital vote despite ethics investigation 08/17/2020 10:51pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants the city council to move forward with its second vote next month to approve funding for a new hospital at the center of an ethics investigation. Bowser said during a news conference Monday that she plans to share findings from the Board of Ethics and Accountability' Cardi B sits down for an interview with Joe Biden 08/17/2020 01:27pm • ▶ Watch Video: Democrats prepare for unconventional convention Cardi B has talked with presidential candidates in the past and she recently flexed her political muscles again when she joined Joe Biden for an ELLE Magazine interview. The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate engaged in 10 Social Security calculators that can help you decide when to claim 08/17/2020 12:00am • One of the most important retirement decisions you will make is when to apply for Social Security. Several retirement calculators have been developed to help you determine the optimal retirement age to start Social Security payments. Here are 10 Social Security calculators worth trying: -- Ret Struggle for the right to vote didn't end with 19th Amendment ratification a century ago 08/16/2020 04:35pm • Women���s rights advocates celebrate two important dates in the coming weeks: Aug. 18 marks 100th anniversary of Tennessee approving the 19th Amendment, and Aug. 25, when the amendment officially became a part of the U.S. Constitution. Colleen Shogan, the Senior Vice President and Director of the Mayor Bowser requests ethics review of former city administrator after abrupt departure 08/16/2020 12:36pm • On the same day former D.C. City Administrator Rashad Young announced he'd be stepping down from his position, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability seeking an ethics review of Young, according to the Washington Post. The letter said Youn Let the sun pay your bills! 08/14/2020 10:23am • This content is provided by the Montgomery County Green Bank. Feeling that sun pretty intensely this summer?�� Are you thinking ��� ���Hey, it���s time I harvest that intensity?����� ���Maybe I should use that sunshine to help pay my electric bills?��� Good thinking! When you go solar, that��� Md. has 2nd-worst interstate congestion ��� but Congress could help 08/13/2020 04:47pm • A new report finds Maryland has the second-worst traffic congestion in the country. And with fewer drivers on the roads, tanking gas tax and toll revenues, the state is hoping Congress steps in to renew funding for highway improvement projects. Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater said h 2020 sales tax holiday in Md., Va. amid pandemic 08/07/2020 09:04pm • The D.C. region's annual sales tax holiday is here, and this year, there is a focus on helping small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. "This year has been a tough year for small retailers especially for those deemed as non-essential, so they've been closed for a number of month Montgomery County school board votes on virtual learning, cancellation of sports season 08/07/2020 12:44am • The Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education voted in favor of virtual-only learning for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. The vote came after hours of presentations of proposed schedules for elementary, middle and high schools. Thursday night's vote formalizes the announ