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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here's how to stay safe from scams 10/19/2024 07:18am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it's the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams. ���Scams have become so sophisticated now. Phishing emails, texts, spoofing caller ID, all of this technology gives scammers that edge,��� said Eva Velasquez, What's a 'Jezebel spirit'? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush 10/18/2024 01:18pm • Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a ���Jezebel spirit,��� using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and political scholars. The concept is inspired by the biblical Republicans appeal a Georgia judge���s ruling that invalidates seven election rules 10/17/2024 08:03pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are ���illegal, unconstitutional and void.��� The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party are appealing a ruli The Carnivore Diet: Safety, Risks and Reviews 10/17/2024 08:00pm • The plant-free carnivore diet has been gaining popularity at a time when research has documented the health benefits of a plant-forward diet and campaigns like the Reducetarian Movement promote the reduction of animal products. Long championed by male "meatfluencers" like celebrity podcaster Joe Rog Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike 10/17/2024 06:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An Alabama man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said. Eric Council Jr., 25, of Athens, is accused of helping to break int DraftKings Promo Code: Get $200 Bonus with $5 Broncos-Saints TNF Bet 10/17/2024 06:05pm • The Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints are about to kick off Thursday Night Football, but it's not too late to unlock the latest DraftKings promo code offer. Players who sign up here will earn a 40x guaranteed return in bonus bets with a $5 wager. As long as you sign up via the DraftKing Maryland Department of Health warns California enoki mushrooms contaminated with listeria 10/17/2024 04:51pm • Another potential listeria bacteria contamination in the D.C. region has Maryland health officials warning people to not eat enoki mushrooms from the Enoki King Mushroom Farm in Ventura, California. The Maryland Health Department is recalling certain enoki mushrooms. (Courtesy Maryland Departmen Takeaways from The Associated Press' reporting on extremism in the military 10/17/2024 12:38pm • An Associated Press investigation examined extremism among members of the U.S. military and veterans. Here are highlights from the reporting. How many active-duty military and veterans are involved in extremism? The AP received exclusive access to data collected and analyzed by the National Consorti Bowser to give key to the city to legendary Washington cornerback Darrell Green 10/17/2024 12:05pm • Legendary cornerback Darrell Green visited WTOP's Glass Enclosed Nerve Center to talk about his illustrious 20-year career with Washington. Listen here. The Washington Commanders and the District will honor the legacy of Darrell Green, who's considered to be one of the greatest cornerbacks to eve His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it. More like him are doing the same 10/17/2024 11:27am • MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (AP) ��� The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and enlisted National Guard member was calling for taking up arms against police and government officials in his own country. Standing in the North Carolina woods, Chris Arthur wa How a broke Argentine province is countering Milei's deep austerity cuts 10/17/2024 02:36am • LA RIOJA, Argentina (AP) ��� They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they���ll be treated like cash. But these brightly colored banknotes aren���t pesos, the depreciating national currency of Argentina, or U.S. dollars, everyone���s money of choice here. They are ch Judge invalidates election rules passed by Trump-backed board in Georgia 10/16/2024 07:48pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are ���illegal, unconstitutional and void.��� Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox issued the order Wednesday after holding a hearing on challenges to the rules. The rules Hundreds of troops kicked out under 'don't ask, don't tell' get upgraded to honorable discharges 10/15/2024 09:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former ���don���t ask, don���t tell��� policy. It is the latest development over the Does Medicare Cover Mental Health Treatment? 10/15/2024 08:00pm • If you're over 65 years old, there is a 1 in 4 chance you are navigating a mental health condition, according to the National Council on Aging, and an even higher chance you're enrolled in Medicare. While mental health care is necessary, understanding if Medicare covers mental health treatment can b Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 20-26 10/15/2024 08:44am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 20-26: Oct. 20: Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 87. Actor-turned-nun Dolores Hart (���Where the Boys Are,��� ���King Creole���) is 86. Actor William Russ (���Boy Meets World,��� ���Wiseguy���) is 74. Actor-director Melanie Mayron (���thirtysomething���) is