DC region teachers continue to grapple with remote learning challenges

Families across the D.C. area who are being forced to juggle a full-time job, in addition to their child’s virtual classes are taking several opportunities to sound off about their frustrations. Some are expressing them online – or directing them toward school officials.

This simple computer trick could make distance learning easier for students and parents

If your child is using a Google Chromebook for distance learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, there's a simple keyboard shortcut that may make the experience a little bit easier. 

‘Don’t try and look at the rosy side of things’:  Fauci says US must ‘hunker down’ for COVID-19-fraught winter

Speaking at a virtual panel for Harvard Medical School, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert warned Americans against looking “at the rosy side of things,” as the country braces for a flu season on top of an already devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

NFL player Josh Bellamy charged in $24M COVID relief loan scam

The Justice Department said Bellamy allegedly purchased more than $104,000 in luxury goods from brands such as Gucci and Dior and withdrew another $302,000 in cash.

Clinical psychologist says mental health check-ins important amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

According to an August survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40% of Americans are struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

DC-area communities weigh Halloween traditions in the era of COVID-19

As with most cherished traditions, Halloween will likely look a lot different this year in order to adhere to health experts’ guidance in the era of COVID-19.

University of Maryland quiet on in-person instruction start date

New positive cases of COVID-19 at the University of Maryland are threatening the possibility of in-person instruction this fall.

Will Halloween happen this year
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Neighborhoods are still debating whether to continue with Halloween festivities in the midst of the novel coronavirus.

Prescription drug deliveries by USPS significantly delayed, Senate Democrats say

U.S Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sen. Bob Casey of Philadelphia opened the investigation, writing to five of the largest pharmacies and asking a series of questions about mail-order prescription deliveries.

Bob Woodward says Trump told him of COVID-19: ‘I wanted to always play it down’

President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that the virus was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had it totally under control, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.

UPS to hire more than 100,000 holiday workers, expects record peak season

The company says it will have full-time and part-time seasonal jobs, mostly package handlers, drivers and driver helpers. The Atlanta-based company touts the seasonal jobs as ones that can lead to year-round employment.

DC residents eligible for $300 a week in unemployment benefits

D.C. residents are now eligible to receive $300 a week in unemployment benefits under a program created in the absence of a Federal program that provided $600.

Lingering COVID-19 symptoms study
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A new study is out looking at lingering lung issues for some coronavirus patients.