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Rental Report: 10 Gifts Under $50 For Apartment Dwellers 12/16/2014 01:15pm • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. The season of giving How to Cope With Gestational Diabetes 12/15/2014 07:00pm • Protect your baby.When you're pregnant, dieting seems perfectly counterintuitive: You are, after all, eating for two. But if you've been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you have to control your carbohydrates like never before. And you may have to take insulin for the first time in your life, to What Nutrition Experts Want for Christmas 12/14/2014 07:00pm • 'Tis the season of gift-giving and, if you ask me, that isn't always easy. No one wants to buy someone a gift only to have him or her never use it or worse, regift it next year. Personally, yoga clothes are what I want. There's nothing like a brand new outfit to get me excited about going to class 4 Fabulous Finds to Boost Your Protein Intake 12/08/2014 07:00pm • I recently attended the annual Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Atlanta and was interested in finding some good protein sources. Protein plays an important role in making us feel satisfied when we eat, and it also aids muscle building and recovery. Studi Combating dehydration during cold, winter months 12/04/2014 03:08pm • WASHINGTON -- In the hot sticky mess that is the Washington summer, drinking a lot of water is essential. But it's just as important in the winter -- and especially if you plan on standing outside in the cold. "During the winter months, people tend to consume less amounts of water than they How to Work Out on Your Lunch Break 11/30/2014 07:00pm • Time is precious, and sometimes it's difficult to find enough of those precious minutes to work out. You're way too tired to hit the gym before work, and after a long day the last thing you want to do is hop on a treadmill. There's good news, however -- if you get a lunch break, you can get the bod Allison Williams indulges for Peter Pan role (Video) 11/26/2014 07:50am • WASHINGTON -- What does Peter Pan eat? Allison Williams --- who is set to channel the boy who refused to grow up -- has been on an indulgent "Peter Pan diet." Williams says while training to play the role in NBC's new staging of "Peter Pan Live!", she has been chowing down on everything from don 6 Things to Do Today to Indulge (Guilt-Free) Tomorrow 11/25/2014 07:00pm • Marissa Gannon, 34, has been there. The head trainer at Anytime Fitness in Marinette, Wisconsin, has experienced Thanksgivings spent stuffing herself to the brim, only to feel sick, tired and cranky for nearly a week after the feast. She's also been through holidays when she labeled certain dishes Basketball team's road trip gets even longer after snowstorm 11/18/2014 11:38pm • WASHINGTON -- The Niagara University women's basketball team was on a fairly long road trip already. But the weather in upstate New York has made it even longer. The team was headed back to the campus in Lewiston, New York, after a Monday-night game against the University of Pittsburgh when th NFL Recap: Week 12 11/18/2014 03:50pm • WASHINGTON -- You know those "You Had One Job..." memes? The ones where something so simple is done so wrong it totally boggles the mind? Well, the Redskins are giving us a host of reasons to give Pic Stitch a workout. The 'Skins just came off a bye week, thus giving them two weeks to prepare Guide to festive trees and the merriest of mulches 11/13/2014 04:15pm • WASHINGTON -- As the weather cools down and winter looms, new gardening mysteries arise. But with the right plants and proper soil treatments, savvy gardeners can make it through. The secret to rosemary Christmas tree survival Yes, I know; it's not even Thanksgiving yet. But one of my favorite h Hopkins knocks out Father Time in championship run 11/07/2014 04:33am • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Two months shy of 50, Bernard Hopkins is closing in on the era of his life when he should be thinking about AARP membership. Maybe retire and move to Florida for good with the rest of the Baby Boomers.Or perhaps Hopkins can push aside the rocking cha Twins keep Tom Brunansky as hitting coach 11/06/2014 03:40pm • DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins coaching staff under new manager Paul Molitor will have at least one holdover: hitting coach Tom Brunansky.The Twins made the announcement Thursday that Brunansky would return on a one-year contract after spending the previous tw Better ways to keep mobile devices juiced 11/06/2014 12:21pm • By Gregg Stebben, Men's Health WASHINGTON -- Battery power is where the next big breakthroughs in consumer technology are showing up. Nobody likes waiting for a phone to recharge, but there's a new charger that can give you 6 to 8 hours of talk time on a 15-minute charge. Sorry, iPhone own Ball loses weight to gain an edge in backfield 11/05/2014 07:12pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- The starting job at running back isn't the only thing Montee Ball lost during his month on the sideline recovering from a torn right groin.The Denver Broncos' second-year pro said he eliminated sweets and cut down on carbs and fried foo