By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH BETHESDA — Helping to ensure that people and their possessions are protected isn’t just a passion for Amy Latham — it’s in her blood. On Jan. 1, 2013, she opened the Amy Latham State Farm Insurance Agency at 40091 Barnesville-Bethesda Road in Bethesda. ...
With war raging in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations below freezing, the Cold War movie may be alive, again, too. After decades when fears of mutual destruction and nuclear fallout filtered into movies from “Fail Safe” to “WarGames,” anxiety over current Russian-American geopolitics ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign. The justices acknowledged the need to ...
MORGANTOWN – We have reached the conundrum moment in the football season for West Virginia. Wednesday is Bowl day, and it is a time that any bowl team must ask the chicken or the egg question of whether it is the end of the 2023 season or the beginning of the 2024 season. Which comes ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s number is larger than previous studies have suggested, and is likely boosted by some of the patients with long COVID. The condition clearly “is not a rare illness,” said the CDC’s Dr. Elizabeth Unger, one of the report’s co-authors. Chronic fatigue is characterized by at least six months of severe exhaustion not helped by bed rest. Patients also report pain, brain ...
By TERRY AND KIM KOVEL “Fantasy furniture” usually refers to postmodern pieces with whimsical shapes and unusual colors made from unexpected materials. Like many furniture styles, it’s older than you might expect. Furniture has been made in fanciful shapes for hundreds of years; with animals being a favorite element. While the name “fantasy furniture” may imply mythical animals like dragons or griffins -- and you can certainly see them in furniture and decorative arts -- representations of real-life animals count, too. Black Forest furniture with elements carved to look ...
