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Indie horror flick 'The Haunted Forest' films at Markoff's Haunted Forest in Dickerson 11/21/2023 04:09am • Thanksgiving is just a few days away, but Halloween is delivering one last fright to Montgomery County. The feature-length indie horror flick "The Haunted Forest" just wrapped 18 days of filming Monday night at Markoff's Haunted Forest in Dickerson, Maryland, where the story is set. "I Biden pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys while marking his 81st birthday with jokes about his age 11/20/2023 11:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Turkeys Liberty and Bell have new appreciation for the phrase, ���Let freedom ring.��� The Thanksgiving birds played their part Monday in annual White House tradition that this year coincided with President Joe Biden 's 81st birthday: a president issuing a pardon and sparing the CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a 'crooked' bully in testimony during Android app trial 11/20/2023 08:01pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system. His portrayal came in testimony in an antitrust trial focused on Epic Games' attempt to upend Google's store for Android phone apps. S Buy These 6 Things Early This Holiday Season 11/20/2023 07:00pm • Americans are starting their holiday shopping earlier this year, according to the U.S. Holiday Shopping 2023 Report by McKinsey & Company. About half say they started shopping in October or earlier, 40% plan to start in November and just 10% plan to take the last-minute approach in December. So Tim Boyle's start for the Jets on Friday could spell the end for Zach Wilson in New York 11/20/2023 06:13pm • Tim Boyle's first start for the New York Jets might signal the end for Zach Wilson. For this season and possibly his time with the team. Wilson was benched Monday in favor of Boyle, who'll start Friday against Miami in hopes the shakeup could spark an offense that has lacked production all season. Throwing out too many leftovers? McLean company has an app for that 11/20/2023 03:50pm • You can track your food waste, and see not only how much food you are wasting but also how much money you���re throwing out with MITRE���s free Food Waste Tracker App. (Courtesy MITRE) The amount of food Americans waste, often without giving it much thought, is staggering. The U.S. Food and A Thanksgiving meal for newly-resettled refugees 11/20/2023 06:21am • Hundreds of refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Eritrea and other countries facing conflict, got a taste of Thanksgiving at a special event in Silver Spring, Maryland, Sunday afternoon. "I only saw Thanksgiving in the movies before," Natalia, a refugee from Ukraine who resettled in Ellicott City, Car Review: The Nissan Altima SR VC-Turbo wakes up the midsize sedan market with added power and sports suspension 11/20/2023 04:10am • Nissan has a solution for a sportier version of the Altima SR with the nifty VC-Turbo engine that pumps out nearly 250hp. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The Nissan Altima has been a big seller for years and while it moved family without hassle it’s been a bit underwhelming in the power department since it 5 Expert Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating From a Dietitian 11/19/2023 07:00pm • Thanksgiving is the official start of the eating season. And, while the notion that most Americans gain 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day is false (the average is about 2 pounds), the pounds gained during this time of year will likely be with you for most of your adult life. Since pr Apple Cup will continue for 5 more years after Washington and Washington State agree to deal 11/19/2023 03:49pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Washington and Washington State have agreed in principle to a five-year extension of the Apple Cup, ensuring the in-state rivalry will continue through at least 2028. The schools announced the agreement on Sunday, six days before playing for the final time with both members of the P No. 5 Washington clinches Pac-12 championship berth with 22-20 victory over No. 10 Oregon State 11/19/2023 12:20am • CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) ��� While the final result felt a bit too close, No. 5 Washington survived a wet and wild game against Oregon State to clinch a spot in the Pac-12 championship game. Michael Penix Jr. threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to keep the Huskies undefeated with a 22-20 victo IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash 11/18/2023 04:02pm • Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. IBM, NBCUniversal and its paren Ward leads Washington State to 56-14 romp over Colorado; Sanders exits with injury 11/18/2023 07:38am • PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) ��� Cameron Ward threw for 288 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, Brennan Jackson had two scoop-and-score touchdowns and Washington State beat Colorado 56-14 on Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak and end the Buffaloes��� hopes of a bowl game in the first year und WhatsApp enters sports in deal with F1 team Mercedes. Channels feature to offer exclusive content 11/17/2023 06:47pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� WhatsApp has chosen the Mercedes Formula One team for its first sports sponsorship, a multi-year agreement that will give followers of the eight-time world champion exclusive team content and in-race updates through the Meta-owned private messaging service. The deal announced Fri K-pop star Ros�� joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental health 11/17/2023 05:55pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� K-pop superstar Ros�� said Friday at a mental health awareness event hosted by first lady Jill Biden that it's important for the world to understand that famous people grapple with emotional struggles, too. ���I think that would be very great, for everybody who works under th