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Commentary: America Must Rewire its Approach to Disease 08/07/2020 12:00am • This past Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci dropped a bombshell: No matter what we do, we may never fully eradicate the coronavirus. Right now, the entire world is waiting with bated breath for the news that an effective coronavirus vaccine has finally been created and is ready to deploy to the public. Fight over closing private schools in Montgomery Co. continues with memo from state health secretary 08/06/2020 02:53pm • Maryland's top health official has weighed in on a fight in Montgomery County over closing private schools because of the coronavirus pandemic, issuing a memo to all county health officers, saying, "it is the health policy of the state of Maryland that nonpublic schools not be closed in a blanket ma COVID-19 positive test rate hits new low in Md., on rise around Ocean City 08/06/2020 12:41pm • The latest numbers on the coronavirus pandemic in Maryland look good, with the exception of the area around a popular vacation spot. The statistics released by Gov. Larry Hogan’s office Thursday show that the percentage of COVID-19 tests that came back positive Wednesday was 3.83%, bringing the Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans 08/06/2020 08:05am • DETROIT (AP) — Joe Biden's Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand up to President Donald Trump the way their ancestors stood up to "violent racists of a generation ago." The one-minute ad, which was shared exclusively wit Georgetown music treasure Blues Alley barely holding on during pandemic 08/06/2020 12:22am • Blues Alley Jazz & Supper Club has stood for 50 years in Georgetown. (YouTube) UPDATE: Feb. 16, 2021: Former operations director Kris Ross confirms that the Blues Alley building is up for sale. He holds out hope that the music venue could remain at the same historic address, but it all Does Congress Have an Insider Trading Problem? 08/06/2020 12:00am • Insider trading, or the act of buying or selling investments based on nonpublic information, is against the law. At its core, insider trading unfairly enriches privileged parties at the expense of the investing public. It's stealing, and it has been illegal since 1934 -- at least for corporate insid Smithsonian director on what it takes to reopen, transform during COVID-19 pandemic 08/05/2020 08:31pm • The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled the Smithsonian Institution to consider how its museums and facilities in the D.C. area can be more effective and nimble in the 21st century when they reopen. Lonnie Bunch, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, told Tom Temin of WTOP's sister station, Federal News Montgomery County battle over nonpublic schools opening escalates 08/05/2020 06:35pm • Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles adjusts his mask before talking with reporters at the VEIP station in White Oak on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles has repeated his call fo Hogan: Maryland sees lowest COVID-19 positivity rate since pandemic began 08/05/2020 05:57pm • Maryland recorded its lowest rate of COVID-19 positivity since the pandemic began, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday. Across the state, the seven-day positivity rate for the virus has fallen to 4.05%, which is the lowest level recorded since the World Health Organization first declared the nov 'We've had enough': Northam on compact with 6 other states for COVID-19 testing 08/05/2020 05:18pm • Saying governors have “had enough,” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam spoke Wednesday about the compact he entered into with the governors of six other states of both parties to buy coronavirus testing supplies. “This is another way that the states are leading the national response to COVID-19,� Montgomery Co. leaders still 'evaluating' Hogan order on private schools 08/05/2020 04:28pm • Days after Gov. Larry Hogan issued an order aiming to block Montgomery County, Maryland, from keeping private and independent schools closed until Oct. 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, county leaders say they haven't rescinded their health directive, and they're still reviewing Hogan's order. "We ar DC residents advised to tend to health care needs; public outdoor pools stay closed 08/05/2020 03:04pm • D.C. residents should continue seeking general health care needs, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday. She also responded to a warning about more possible budget cuts. Bowser first addressed health care in the District during a briefing Wednesday, reminding residen Revised Montgomery County order allows tattoo parlors, tanning salons to reopen 08/05/2020 10:30am • The Montgomery County Council voted in favor of revisions to an executive order that allows for businesses that offer personal services in the Maryland county, such as tanning salons and tattoo parlors, to reopen as of Wednesday at noon. The council voted on changes to the order from County Execu Applications open for new small business grants in Prince George’s Co. 08/05/2020 09:03am • Any small business based in Prince George’s County affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, excluding new business ventures, can apply online for a grant of up to $10,000. (Getty Images/iStock) The Greater Washington Community Foundation is now accepting applications from Prince George’s County, M How safe is a road trip home to see the family? 08/05/2020 07:10am • "I didn't look at our drive as a vacation or a trip," says Christy Frank, who drove 10 hours with her three children from Copake, New York, to her hometown of Tiffin, Ohio. "We were just trying to get across the state to do exactly what we were doing at home, but at my parents' house." After mont