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Checking the Mercury has new meaning with solar system teaching tool 09/01/2012 06:31pm • Not happy with your weight here on Earth? Try a visit to Venus. Catalogue company Hammacher Schlemmer is selling a solar system scale designed to help children learn about the planets and the varying effects of gravity. Step on the scale to see your Earthly weight and then step on the other plan Missing District Heights boy found safe, man in custody 08/21/2012 10:39pm • UPDATE (12:30 a.m.): Cesar Martinez has been found safe and the Amber Alert is canceled. The man accused of taking the boy, Julio Arriaza, is in custody and charges are pending. WASHINGTON (8:30 p.m.) - Maryland State Police have issued an AMBER alert for Prince George's County. One-year-old Yo-yo dieting may not be so bad after all 08/21/2012 06:02am • WASHINGTON - Yo-yo dieting, the act of repeatedly and quickly losing and gaining weight, doesn't impact future weight loss in women who've gone through menopause, a new study finds. The study, published in the journal Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental, reviewed 439 overweight, inactive and Nostalgia, love of cycling unite at high wheeler race 08/19/2012 01:09pm • About two years ago, Eric Rhodes and two friends traveled to England to take part in a penny farthing bicycle race.The bicycle, also known as a high wheeler or ordinary, is recognizable by its almost absurdly tall front wheel -- some reach as high as 60 inches -- and petite-by-comparison rear wheel Top 5 morning stories - Monday, Aug. 13 08/13/2012 12:32pm • Sharks: Perceived menace actually vulnerable, essential Sharks are going to hunt down you and your family and won't rest until they explode. At least, that's what the 1975 movie "Jaws" would have you believe. http://bit.ly/Se4Xyp Sub commander removed over conduct allegations The Navy says it wi D.C. woman embarks on incredible weight loss journey 08/12/2012 08:12pm • Jamie Forzato, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Sally Adams has a normal life. She is a busy, working mom in her 40s. She lives in Dupont Circle with her 5-year-old son and loving husband. But she was struggling with a very public problem -- morbid obesity. A couple of years ago, she decided to change her Parking tickets could violate privacy laws 08/10/2012 02:25pm • WASHINGTON - Your identity could be at risk when you get a parking ticket. And now a federal appeals court has cleared the way for a privacy lawsuit involving those pesky fines. When motorists are ticketed in the Chicago suburb of Palatine, Ill., the ticket includes the vehicle owner's name, Andean bear euthanized at the National Zoo 08/07/2012 05:29pm • WASHINGTON - Andean bears aren't a common sight in the United States. Spectacled fur and short snouts set them apart from their American counterparts, making them a special treat for visitors to the National Zoo. But now the zoo has one less Andean bear after a 20-year-old male named Nikki was Society honors little-known Negro League players 08/06/2012 01:34am • Kathy Stewart, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The Negro Baseball League produced greats like Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Jackie Robinson, but men weren't the only ones lacing up their cleats. Although the league started shortly after the Civil War ended, it took until the 1920s before it was formally or Newborn kittens die after being saved from Md. sewer 08/03/2012 06:08pm • UPDATE: (8/6/2012, 3:16 p.m.) - A sad end to the story. The kittens were very young and refused to bottle feed, says Rodney Taylor, chief of Prince George's County Animal Control. They had to be put down. WASHINGTON (8/3/2012, 4:13 p.m.) - A pair of newborn kittens found three feet down a Beltsvil D.C. doctor goes from Olympian to orthopedics 08/02/2012 10:25pm • Paula Wolfson WASHINGTON - When Dr. David Johnson sees the Olympics, he sees a "magical place" in his life. Johnson was on the U.S. swim team at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City. When he watches the current team on TV, "it is like no time has passed," he says. "When the swimmers come out GPA misses the mark in total college experience 08/02/2012 02:00pm • Tiffanie Reynolds, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - More students entering college are making the grade, but not everyone agrees it's a good thing. Higher grades correlate with high college graduation rates, but counselors say students should not solely focus on grade point averages. Imran Ri Not surprising, three rules to weight-loss 08/01/2012 06:06pm • Dr. Drew, internist London looms large for Frederick High grad 07/29/2012 01:15pm • The early years of Vikas Gowda's international discus-throwing career included two Olympic appearances, but had more bummers than breakthroughs.Inconsistency, injuries and high-profile disappointments pockmarked his professional biography.It wasn't that the 6-foot-9-inch, 308-pound Frederick High gr Forbes rates D.C., Bethesda top 20 coolest 07/27/2012 07:49pm • WASHINGTON - D.C. is one of the coolest places to live in the United States, according to Forbes.com. The website came out with its annual list of the top 20 coolest places to live Friday. Houston got the top spot on the list. D.C. landed in the second spot, based on its culture, diversity, numb