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Tesla Earnings Disappoint, but Future Looks Bright (TSLA) 08/02/2016 08:00pm • Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors (ticker: TSLA) reported second-quarter results on Wednesday, missing badly on earnings and very slightly on revenue. But shares merely wavered in after-hours trading. The company still sees deliveries in the second half of the year of around 50,000 vehicles an PlateJoy, DC's newest meal kit company, skips the kit 08/02/2016 10:32am • WASHINGTON -- Is there room in the Washington market or another meal-kit company? The newest arrival will help you cook and get you the ingredients, but it's not exactly a kit. PlateJoy generates recipes based on your likes and your needs, then links to Instacart to get the ingredients delivered Rolling roadblock could clog 2 nights of Southern Md. traffic 08/01/2016 04:57am • WASHINGTON — On Monday and Tuesday nights, trucks moving massive parts for a power plant could clog traffic in Southern Maryland. Most of the slowdowns will affect U.S. 301 northbound. Because the convoy of nearly two dozen trucks will take up both lanes of northbound traffic, moving DC's Gary Antuanne Russell fighting for family legacy at Olympics 08/01/2016 01:03am • WASHINGTON — When light welterweight boxer Gary Antuanne Russell steps in the ring for his first Olympic bout in Rio, he'll be fighting more than just a singular opponent: He'll be fighting to make a name for himself. That's meant in more ways than one. Russell — who goes by his middle Stand Out as a Nontraditional College Applicant 07/31/2016 08:00pm • Applying to college as a nontraditional student can be intimidating. Older individuals, in particular, may feel as though they are at a disadvantage when their high school experiences are five, 10 or 20 years in the past. The reality, however, is that many college students are considered nontraditio Everything You Wanted to Know About Recovering from Colorectal Surgery 07/31/2016 08:00pm • Karen Manzini is a Southern girl, both by birth and by choice. Raised in Georgia and now living in the state again after a 25-year hiatus in Italy, she speaks with a drawl, participates in gardening clubs and was raised not to discuss bodily functions like gas and bowel movements. So when she was re The most famous band formed each year since 1951 07/31/2016 11:08am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and PrettyFamous. by Alison O'Brien The transportive nature of music is powerful, often helping listeners reminisce upon a fond memory or time period in their lives. We have bands to thank for much of the modern music we recognize today Is 'The Sirtfood Diet' legit? 07/29/2016 05:15pm • Move over, Paleo. There's a new kid on the block and it's called "The Sirtfood Diet." The diet -- detailed in a book published in January by Aidan Goggins and Glen Matten, who both have master's degrees in nutritional medicine from the University of Surrey in England -- has already reached celebrity Stomach Cancer: Awareness and Advances Needed 07/28/2016 08:00pm • Stomach cancer is less common in the U.S. than it used to be -- that's the good news. The catch is when stomach or gastric cancer occurs, it's often not caught until it's dangerously advanced. Unlike breast cancer or colon cancer, there's no routine screening for stomach cancer. People can overlook SNE Stock Soars as PS4 Growth Overshadows Smartphone Decline 07/28/2016 08:00pm • Shares of Japanese electronics powerhouse Sony (ticker: SNE) rallied more than 7 percent higher on the heels of its fiscal first-quarter earnings report, after SNE posted a surprise profit that Wall Street never saw coming. Before the first-quarter report SNE stock was already up nearly 25 percent 10 best places to live for foodies 07/28/2016 02:15pm • Some of America's best culinary scenes are in cities you might not expect. It wasn't always that way. American cuisine used to revolve around a few culinary hot spots, typically in major metro areas like New York City and Chicago. The biggest cities had far more variety, high-end fine dining and 10 healthy food gadgets that nutrition pros use 07/28/2016 09:00am • I am a gadget girl. I love kitchen tools that help me slice, dice and prepare healthy foods in a flash. My latest food gadget is a milk frother, which is a tiny, battery-operated whisker that enables me to froth up my milk. While my cup of java is brewing, I pour about 1/4 cup of low-fat milk into a Methodology: What Makes a Place Fun to Live In? 07/27/2016 08:00pm • When deciding whether to move to a new city, most people evaluate the cost of living there, the job prospects and quality-of-life aspects such as crime rate and access to good schools. But another important question to ask is: Will you enjoy living there? Defining what makes a place "fun" to live in 9 Ways to Turn Stress Into Success 07/27/2016 08:00pm • Did you ever realize that the word "stressed" is "desserts" spelled backward? It makes sense if you think about how too many desserts, eaten too often, might bring your mind and body more pressure than pleasure. Stress is like that in other ways, too -- the right amount can be good for you, say by Here's How People in 8 Other Countries Stay Healthy 07/27/2016 08:00pm • When good health is the default The healthiest period of Jason Beckfield's life wasn't when he was training for a marathon, luxuriating at a wellness retreat or following a strict diet. Rather, it was the summer he lived near a chemical plant in Germany that his weight and resting heart rate were lo