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Md. marine museum reveals new river otter's name 03/08/2017 12:00pm • SOLOMONS, Md. — The Calvert Marine Museum welcomed a lovable new addition on Valentine's Day: its third North American river otter. Now, the museum has announced the new otter's name: Calvert. Last week, WTOP got a behind-the-scenes look at Calvert and the museum's other otters, Chessie-Grace a

What Are the Stages of Colon Cancer? 03/07/2017 07:00pm • Did you know March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month? Perhaps you've dressed in blue or participated in an awareness event as a survivor or in recognition of a loved one with colon cancer. Colon and rectal cancer, or colorectal cancer -- also known as CRC -- is the third most common cancer in men and

7 ETFs That Allow You to Invest in Space 03/07/2017 07:00pm • How to invest in spaceflight.Elon Musk brainchild Space X looks like the world's best shot at commercializing spaceflight -- what could be the next great frontier in investing. Alas, while Musk-touched companies like Tesla (TSLA) and PayPal Holdings (PYPL) are available for public consumption, Space

Richard Simmons' rep denies housekeeper controlling star 03/07/2017 07:33am • Richard Simmons' publicist is speaking out in defense of the reclusive weight-loss guru amid the launch of a popular podcast that seeks to find out why Simmons has been missing from the public eye. "Missing Richard Simmons" is hosted by Dan Taberski, a filmmaker who describes himself as a friend

What Factors May Increase My Risk of Breast Cancer? 03/06/2017 07:00pm • In a video of a panel conversation taped in 2014 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, four breast cancer experts discussed the risk factors that cause the disease. One of the experts, Dr. Larry Norton, deputy physician-in-chief for breast cancer programs at MSKCC, related the story

Best Ways to Invest a 401(k) Surplus 03/06/2017 07:00pm • A recent financial industry report out shows the average 401(k) plan contains $92,000 -- a new high. What's with the extra cash, and what should investors do with the money? The data comes from Wells Fargo's 2016 retirement study. In it, the financial giant notes that average balance among active pa

5 Free Ways to Get in Better Shape for Spring and Summer 03/06/2017 07:00pm • As winter fades, many people start thinking about going outside and getting into better shape to wear away some of the extra weight they put on during the winter. Plus, they want look as good as possible for summer events, such as weddings, vacations and trips to the beach. Although diet is the main

6 Purple Produce Picks to Add to Your Diet 03/06/2017 07:00pm • Purple produce is flying off supermarket shelves. At least, that was a takeaway from a recent nutrition conference I attended in Napa. Why? Sure, purple produce is pretty, but its varieties are also nutritional powerhouses. Purple- and blue-hued plant foods are rich in anthocyanins, or natural plant

Best Countries to Start a Business 03/06/2017 07:00pm • Relatively low initial costs and streamlined procedures make countries in Asia attractive to entrepreneurs. In 2014, more than a quarter of new business registrations occurred in East Asian and Pacific nations, according to the World Bank. Globally, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Dev

Is It Time to Dump Fossil-Free Funds? 03/05/2017 07:00pm • Maybe fossil fuels aren't dead after all. President Donald Trump has moved to spur coal mining and wants more oil drilling and less environmental regulation. So is it time to pile into coal and oil stocks? Many experts are encouraged, somewhat, by recent oil price increases, but warn it's still a ri

Are These Healthy Snacks Making You Fat? 03/05/2017 07:00pm • Snack attack Your office's bottomless pretzel bowl, fidgety fingers, boredom, free samples, time to kill -- if you need an excuse to snack, you can find one. But if you need a good excuse to snack, here it is: You're a kid, athlete or person with diabetes, says Vandana Sheth, a registered dietit

Is kosher food healthier? 03/03/2017 09:00am • When you go to the supermarket, you'll see labels that appeal to all kinds of consumers, from the environmentally-conscious ( "organic") to the allergic ("dairy-free"). You'll also see a label -- "kosher" -- originally intended to appeal to people who choose to eat that way to honor their religion.

5 Ways Stress Makes You Gain Weight 03/02/2017 07:00pm • As if you didn't have enough to stress about already, new research published in the journal Obesity links chronically high stress levels with weight gain and obesity. For the study, researchers at the University College London followed 2,527 adults over the course of four years. They found that the

7 Travel Rules That Families Should Break 03/02/2017 07:00pm • Take the stress out of family travel with these insider tips.Traveling with kids is supposed to be exciting, eye-opening and a chance to form lifelong memories together. But somewhere along the way -- between dealing with sibling tantrums, restless grade-schoolers and lugging around diaper bags -- s

Tentative agreement reached on new Potomac Nationals stadium 03/02/2017 05:34pm • WASHINGTON – Plans to build a new minor league baseball stadium in Prince William County, Virginia, have reached a key milestone. Following eight months of negotiations, the Potomac Nationals, the county and a real estate company have agreed to a non-binding framework for moving forward on a st