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Shen Wu Tan was a general assignment reporter, with a focus on health news, at The Washington Times.

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A woman walks with a box of produce she received during a food drive from bus drivers with the Montgomery County School District, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Montgomery, Prince George’s counties not ready to reopen schools

Officials in Prince George's and Montgomery counties still have not presented schedules for reopening schools two weeks after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan authorized them to do so, as other districts in the D.C. area prepare to offer some in-person instruction.

October 7, 2020
(Courtesy of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo)

Panda cub born at National Zoo is a male

The 6-week-old giant panda born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo is a male, scientists confirmed Monday, and the third male cub of the oldest giant panda mother in the U.S. to have a successful pregnancy.

October 5, 2020
"Our new state efforts allow for more flexibility for compassionate care visits to support residents who need emotional and spiritual support," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said about the nursing home policy. (Associated Press)

Maryland allowing child care centers to fully reopen

Maryland is now allowing child care facilities to fully open and the resumption of in-person visits at nursing homes that haven't had a coronavirus outbreak or new cases for the past 14 days.

October 1, 2020
D.C. police said Wednesday a man accused of murder in a deadly shooting near the waterfront escaped police custody at a city hospital. (Associated Press file photo) **FILE**

Cybersecurity incident disrupts hospital chain in D.C., Virginia

A cybersecurity incident at a major hospital chain has disrupted care at multiple facilities across the U.S., including in the District and Virginia, by shutting down computer systems and forcing doctors and nurses to depend on paper backup systems for patients.

September 29, 2020
A Metropolitan Police Department car blocks the road near the Washington Monument in an effort to discourage crowds from visiting the cherry blossom trees in full bloom, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Washington Monument to reopen Thursday

The Washington Monument will reopen to the public Thursday after being shut down for six months, the National Park Service announced Monday.

September 28, 2020
Teachers Andrea Gordon, left, and Melissa Stacy go over plans for the possibility of classroom learning, among socially-distanced desks at Palm Vista Elementary School Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Little by little, California is allowing more children back into classrooms, some because of disabilities and special needs that can't be met through distance learning and others in areas reporting success in keeping coronavirus case numbers down. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

D.C. opening select schools for student services

The D.C. Public Schools system is starting to allow some students back into buildings to use services offered at student support centers and to participate in career and technical education programs through October.

September 28, 2020
Matthew Cook places his hand on the inscribed names of the deceased at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in New York. Americans will commemorate 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Wrongful-death claims can be filed for 9/11 victims who died from COVID-19

Families of first responders and other individuals who developed an underlying health condition from the 9/11 terrorist attacks that contributed to their death from COVID-19 can now file a wrongful death claim under the Victim Compensation Fund, an attorney who represents 9/11 families says.

September 16, 2020
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is shown in this file photo. Two new Smithsonian history museums, one centered on the American Latino and the other for American women, were authorized in the coronavirus relief bill that recently passed Congress. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Four Smithsonian museums to reopen Friday

Four Smithsonian museums -- the Renwick Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, the American Art Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture -- are to reopen Friday to in-person visitors with certain coronavirus restrictions in place.

September 15, 2020