So much of a new parent’s life can be spent latching buckles. After my husband went back to work, I was the one who latched my daughter into the high chair, into the changing table, into the swing.

Like most school buses in the United States, the vehicle that struck and killed a 5-year-old boy in Hyde Park in April was a “type C” bus — the classic school design that you probably rode to school.

WASHINGTON — All aboard, a new metro stop could be rolling to a city near you! Metro is making changes to eight different bus routes in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Effective on Sunday, Sept. 24, ...