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Explainer: Why the Dow topped 30,000 for the first time 11/25/2020 03:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street busted through its latest milestone Tuesday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 30,000 for the first time. The Dow rose 454.97 points, or 1.5%, to close at 30,046.24. Investors were encouraged by progress in the development of coronavirus vaccines and news Young women and heart attacks: How to spot the warning signs 11/24/2020 01:15pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Approximately 800,000 Americans have a heart attack each year, and about one-third of those heart attacks happen to younger women, according to a study published in the journal Circulation. It’s an “alarming trend” nationw Oh, crap: Where Alexandria (unfortunately) ranks for roundworm infections in dogs and cats 11/24/2020 11:32am • This is one distinction that the people and pets of Alexandria would probably like to avoid: According to a new report, the Virginia community ranks No. 8 nationwide for roundworm infections in dogs and cats. Worse, roundworm infections are more prevalent during the winter months — and they can Bill that could let more DC prisoners out early clears committee 11/24/2020 04:36am • A D.C. Council committee approved a bill Monday that would give more prisoners the opportunity for early release, despite opposition from law enforcement. The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety passed the legislation, which would allow some prisoners convicted of violent crimes — incl Maryland football returns to practice after two weeks off due to coronavirus 11/23/2020 02:08pm • Terps football returns to practice as COVID-19 outbreak slows originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAfter nearly two weeks off, the University of Maryland football team returned to practice on Monday.Maryland has not practiced since Nov. 10, after the program saw 23 players and seven additiona City of Alexandria moving toward adopting race and social equity resolution 11/21/2020 03:20pm • Striving to shake off a troubling racial past, during which African Americans suffered injustices ranging from the denial of library cards to public lynchings, the City of Alexandria is working on a race and social equity resolution. "Government explicitly created and maintained racial inequity f Ravens' OC Greg Roman says offense will ‘forge a new identity moving forward’ 11/19/2020 04:53pm • Greg Roman says offense will ‘forge a new identity moving forward’ originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThere’s an overused cliche in the NFL whenever a player gets injured that reads, “Next man up.” It’s mostly about how the machine of the season moves on, Making the Family Spiritual Pilgrims (Virtually) 11/18/2020 09:16am • This content is sponsored by the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. by Ken Balbuena, Director of Communications and Outreach at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine “Peace has many different forms. There is peace between nations, peace in society, peace between citizens, peace betwe Keeping Thanksgiving healthy: Nutritionists serve up some tips 11/18/2020 05:18am • To paraphrase Gordon Gekko: "Green is good" for healthy Thanksgiving menus, so consider green beans with almonds. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/bhofack2) Back in the good old days, a major part of staying “healthy” meant getting to the gym. Then 2020 happened. Now, staying “healthy” is sy 7 ways to snack better during the pandemic 11/17/2020 03:29am • Chips, cookies, munchies: There is so much snacking going on. It's no shock that many of us reach for cookies, candy, chips and other indulgences during stressful times, whether it's due to the pandemic, the resulting economic downtown or a divisive US election. Snack food consumption, includi Tech firms in Va. turn to paid apprenticeships to build talent 11/16/2020 10:26am • There are more than 50,000 currently unfilled technology-related jobs in Northern Virginia. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/wutwhanfoto) Apprenticeships are associated with blue-collar trade professions, but more and more tech companies are turning to them for jobs that are difficult to fill because o Boost your immune system for winter with food 11/16/2020 05:07am • You are what you eat, experts say, and that includes foods that will help your body fight off infectious diseases this winter. (Think colds, flu and Covid-19.) "What we eat is very important in terms of how our immune system responds to pathogens and how well it can defend itself against a pathog First steps, teeth coming soon for National Zoo's giant panda cub 11/14/2020 12:28pm • The National Zoo's giant panda cub is growing up fast. The three-month-old is nearly able to walk and is also beginning to teethe. Mother Mei Xiang and zookeepers have watched the male cub temporarily get three legs underneath him when he attempts to stand up and -- generally -- move in the di S&P 500 becomes one basket with a few eggs, again 11/12/2020 08:15am • This content is provided by Clark A. Kendall of Kendall Capital in Rockville, MD. What will happen with the U.S. stock market in the months ahead? That's the burning question on the minds of investors as we wind down a rollercoaster of a year that brought us extreme volatility with stocks tw Vatican faults many for McCarrick's rise, spares Francis 11/10/2020 10:13am • ROME (AP) — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports of sexual misconduct with seminarians, and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ handling of the predator