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Best movies of the decade 12/30/2019 10:38am • Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams wear symbolic American flag colors in Jordan Peele's "Get Out." (Universal Pictures) It's hard to believe that another decade of movie history is coming to a close. So, as film buffs love to do, it's time to rank the best of everything we've seen. Wh Fairfax Co. high school students develop app geared toward veterans 12/29/2019 03:40pm • From left to right, Nevin Taylor, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, Ethan Ocasio, Neeyanth Kopparapu, Shreeja Kikkisetti (the members of the GCL team) and Dr. Gil Alterovitz, director of Artificial Intelligence at Veterans Affairs. (WTOP/Melissa Howell) A few high school students in Fa How DC revelers can get a free ride home if they've had too many holiday spirits 12/20/2019 09:20pm • Did you know that nearly 4 out of 10 traffic fatalities during the Christmas and New Year's holidays involve drunken drivers? For those spending their holidays in D.C.,��the Washington Regional Alcohol Program wants to make sure you get home safely if you���ve been out enjoying a few too many hol Don't forget your phone: Capital One Arena tickets will soon be fully digital 12/19/2019 10:56am • Starting in January, paper tickets will mostly be a thing of the past at Capital One Arena as the venue switches to a fully digital system. The switch will take effect immediately after Jan. 1, 2020 for all concerts and shows. It will be a more gradual change for Capitals and Wizards season ti Appeals, advocacy likely after guilty verdict in killing of Lt. Richard Collins III 12/19/2019 09:29am • Richard Collins, Jr. and wife Dawn thank Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy after Sean Urbanski was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of their son, Richard Collins III. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Lawyers for Sean Urbanski had no comment as they left the courtroom, aft New year to begin with old business for those deciding fate of DC Council's Jack Evans 12/17/2019 04:30pm • D.C. Council member Jack Evans' future on the council will be the focus of a public hearing planned for Jan. 7. That's when he will face the colleagues who voted unanimously to have him expelled for ethics and District code violations. Council Chair Phil Mendelson outlined Tuesday the specific pr Beijing calls for Chinese journalists to 'arm their minds' with Xi Jinping Thought 12/17/2019 01:57am • Participants cheer beneath a large portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) China has issued an updated code of ethics for journalists that calls In divided Baltimore, students try to foster relationship with neighborhood 12/15/2019 09:00am • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� The students showed up on Eleanor Schwartz���s front porch with a handwritten note and a potted sunflower. They were going door-to-door along Hampden���s Berry Street with a mission: Change the way adults think about their school. The Academy for College and Career Explorati How your phone may replace your SmarTrip 12/13/2019 03:30pm • Sometime in 2020, you will be able to use your phone to pay to ride Metro or buses across the D.C. region. But how will it actually work? Phone becomes SmarTrip Riders who want to pay with a smartphone will essentially need to create a ���virtual��� SmarTrip on their phones. Once that account i Friday the 13th: How it came to be and why it's considered unlucky 12/13/2019 01:19am • At least once a year, the calendar dates align to give us a Friday the 13th. Airline ticket prices tend to dip, your superstitious boss avoids important meetings and the whole day, there's a small part of you that's just waiting for something weird to happen. Why are we like this? Whether you are Q&A: Israeli actor keeps 'Fiddler on the Roof' tradition alive at National Theatre 12/09/2019 10:53pm • In 1964, the original Broadway production won nine Tonys, including Best Musical, en route to an honorary tenth Tony as the longest-running musical in Broadway history. In 1971, the film version starring Topol earned eight Oscar nominations, winning three. This week, the North American tou 2019 holiday shipping guide: The deadlines and shipping changes you need to know 12/05/2019 12:37pm • If you're planning to ship packages this holiday season, be prepared for some changes in where and how you can drop off items ��� and some quickly approaching deadlines. You will no longer be able to take individually stamped packages that are more than half an inch thick and/or weigh more than 1 2020 Click for Kids Rules 12/03/2019 05:12pm • Official Rules ���WTOP ���CLICK FOR KIDS��� 2020 SWEEPSTAKES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING 1. How to Enter: The entry period begins at 12:00:00 a.m. ET on February 10, 2020 through 5:00:00 p.m. ET on February 21, 2020 (���Sweepstakes Period���). To enter, Buyer beware! These are the tricks online stores use to get you buying more stuff 11/29/2019 12:27pm • There's a reason you fall into the rabbit hole of online shopping. A new study breaks down a few wily ways digital retailers sucker shoppers into spending more and committing to hidden costs. Websites, it turns out, employ a series of "dark patterns" meant to mislead or Who made the new drapes? It���s among high court���s mysteries 11/29/2019 08:22am • FILE - In this June 24, 2019, file photo, the empty courtroom is seen at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The lack of transparency at the Supreme Court begins with the heavy red drapes that frame the courtroom on all sides. The court replaced the drapes this summer, but it would not reveal the