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DC earns gold medal for pedestrian safety policies 07/28/2020 03:05pm • Early morning runners pass the Washington Monument as they run across the National Mall at daybreak Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) Whether it's walking or biking, more people are enjoying time outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic, but some cities have done a bet Local college, university leaders discuss pandemic challenges for the fall 07/28/2020 01:21pm • Leaders from a number of local colleges and universities on Tuesday talked about the challenges they face as they prepare for an unpredictable fall semester during the coronavirus pandemic. Ronald Mason, president of the University of the District of Columbia, said in the online discussion that h Fauci says Marlins’ virus outbreak could endanger MLB season 07/28/2020 08:24am • MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' coronavirus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, although he doesn't believe games needs to stop now. More than a dozen Marlins players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19, stranding the team in Phil George Washington University to enroll 500 people in COVID-19 vaccine trial 07/28/2020 05:01am • D.C.'s George Washington University is taking part in a nationwide third-phase trial to develop and safely test a coronavirus vaccine. The D.C.-based school is one of about 90 sites in the U.S. to participate in the vaccine trial, developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseas Delaware beach towns 'disappointed' to see state on DC's high-risk list 07/28/2020 02:31am • Vehicles are seen parked on the beach as people enjoy a hot summer day along the Atlantic Ocean, Saturday, July 18, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Washingtonians are known to flock to Delaware's beaches during the summer, but this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has signif What to Know About Investing in European Stocks 07/28/2020 12:00am • European stocks can diversify a portfolio and lower the amount of risk, especially since the U.S. stock market has been extremely volatile. While European stocks still have a relatively high correlation to U.S. stocks in the long term, there are pockets of opportunity for European stocks to diversi Gold Nears $2,000, Starbucks in the Red 07/28/2020 12:00am • Stocks fell on Tuesday, pulling back after a generally upbeat start to the week. The virus' recent U.S. resurgence has thrown into doubt many of the rosier predictions for a V-shaped economic recovery, and the prospects for an inelegant, gradual return to normal seem to be growing. The Dow Jones In Our Family's Tragedy: Dr. Lorna Breen Is the Canary in the Coal Mine 07/28/2020 12:00am • After losing her sister, Dr. Lorna Breen, to suicide in April, Jennifer Feist submitted written testimony last month to a Congressional hearing examining the pandemic's toll on mental well-being. Ms. Feist has adapted and expanded that testimony for U.S. News in the post below. Together with her hu How the Pandemic Is Changing the Way Hospitals Care for Patients 07/28/2020 12:00am • Across the country, as the novel coronavirus and resulting economic recession have disrupted nearly every aspect of life, they have also laid bare both the strengths and the shortcomings of America's health care system. Even as providers have treated patients with awe-inspiring dedication, the virus Montefiore CEO: COVID-19 Has Exposed Dire Health Care Inequities 07/28/2020 12:00am • As the war against COVID-19 rages on, it is clear the virus has unmasked another problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospitalization rates for Blacks and Latinos are five and four times greater, respectively, than that of non-Hispanic whites. For patients with under Telemedicine Explodes to the Forefront Amid COVID-19 07/28/2020 12:00am • Before COVID-19, Bryce Elliott had never experienced a telemedicine visit. Since early March, he's had three: all via video. One from the cab of his pickup truck outside work, where he followed up with his cardiologist. Another to review medications with his rheumatologist. A third, to go over blood Mayo Clinic CEO: We Mustn't Go Back to Business as Usual After the Pandemic 07/28/2020 12:00am • The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed an uninvited, but necessary, stress test on the U.S. health care system, and hospitals in particular. It has further revealed long-standing problems with fragmentation, uneven access, a fragile supply chain, misaligned payment models and health care disparities. Y Virginia announces $70 million in new aid for small businesses 07/27/2020 09:47pm • Small businesses and nonprofit agencies in Virginia that have suffered economic damages because of the coronavirus will have access to parts of $70 million in new financial aid the state is making available. Gov. Ralph Northam said $10,000 each will be awarded to about 7,000 applicants. In order George Washington University to go online-only in fall 07/27/2020 05:12pm • The George Washington University in D.C. will hold all undergraduate classes online in the fall semester. The university said in a statement Monday that they made the decision after looking at a resurgence of the coronavirus nationwide and in the area, and speaking with students and faculty. S Baltimore doctor who worked pandemic 'front lines' dies of COVID-19 07/27/2020 01:12pm • The head of a Baltimore hospital's critical care unit, who "selflessly continued his work on the front lines" as the coronavirus pandemic swept through region, has died after contracting the virus. Dr. Joseph Costa, the chief of the critical care unit at Mercy Medical Hospital in downtown Baltimo