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'I am a rapist, like the others in this room,' Frenchman tells court 09/17/2024 05:50am • ▶ Watch Video: Man admits drugging, raping wife at trial in France Avignon, France — "I am a rapist," Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old Frenchman accused of drugging his wife so he and scores of strangers could assault her, told a court Tuesday, returning to the dock after being ill Explore all the things you don't see at the National Museum of American History 09/17/2024 04:08am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 DC police union calls for city's violence interruption programs to be 'shut down' and examined 09/16/2024 06:22pm • D.C.'s police union is calling on all violence interruption programs that the city funds to have their funding immediately halted until the programs can be thoroughly examined, they wrote in a statement released Monday. The union said the move is a necessary step after Ward 8 Council member Trayo Reston woman shot, killed by police after she allegedly slashed officer in the face, police say 09/16/2024 01:40pm • A Reston, Virginia, woman was fatally shot by an officer after Fairfax County police said she slashed him in the face with a knife. It happened Monday morning, when police were asked to check on a woman at her apartment in the 11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston, according to Fairfax Co Car Review: Nissan turns up the sports car to 11 with the Z NISMO 09/16/2024 07:20am • The Nissan Z NISMO is hardcore track ready sports car with more power and improved handling to make a better driving experience. (WTOP/Mike Parris) With the return of the Nissan Z a few years ago, the company gave buyers a sporty alternative to muscle cars and higher dollar coupes from Germany. For Workplace and remote work company surveillance hurts workers' mental health 09/16/2024 04:15am • Technology to electronically monitor workers’ productivity has been around for years, but its use became more common during the pandemic when hordes of employees were sent home to work remotely. There is nothing illegal about it. Companies are monitoring activity on company-owned laptops and ot College Football Corner: Terps and Cavaliers clash while the Wildcats miss a chance at history 09/15/2024 01:47pm • This year's college football calendar delivers fourteen weeks between Labor Day and Thanksgiving weekend, meaning schools will get two byes (Navy and Army each have three because their showdown is outside the main calendar while the same is the case for schools who play on "Week Zero"). Seven Top Moon takes center stage in the DC area and beyond Saturday night 09/14/2024 01:05pm • Saturday is NASA's annual International Observe the Moon Night, or InOMN for short. Moon lovers at it across the world and sponsoring moon-watching events. In the D.C. region, there are 18 InOMN events being held. The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and the National Air Every millisecond counts: What you need to know about Wi-Fi 7 09/13/2024 06:16pm • Q: What's Wi-Fi 7 and do I need it? A: Wi-Fi technology has been evolving over the years with most users not realizing the significant differences. Wi-Fi 6 started rolling out in 2019 and was systematically adopted by device manufacturers as new products were released, and the same will happen wi Judge orders prosecutor to turn over video of Mamta Kafle Bhatt leaving work; defense claims missing Va. mom is still alive 09/13/2024 12:27pm • A judge ordered prosecutors in Prince William County, Virginia, to turn over to the defense a video showing Mamta Kafle Bhatt leaving work at UVA Health Prince William Medical Center several days before her husband reported last seeing her. Naresh Bhatt is charged with concealing her body, althou Driver who led police on 30-mile high-speed chase in stolen Md. highway truck pleads guilty 09/12/2024 07:42pm • A man, who police said stole a Maryland state highway truck, rammed several vehicles and led authorities on a nearly 30-mile chase in February, pleaded guilty Thursday to assault and other charges. Flavio Lanuza, 27, of Laurel, could face up to 14 years and 10 months in prison when he is sentence Md. Rep. Raskin introduces suicide prevention legislation after son's death 09/12/2024 09:37am • U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8th), whose personal life and political career were incalculably upended by his son’s suicide, is introducing his first major mental health and suicide prevention legislation since Tommy Raskin died on Dec. 31, 2020, at the age of 25. The Stabilization To Prevent (ST Things to do in the DC area: Oktoberfest events, Fall Makers Market … and more! 09/12/2024 07:56am • Say "prost" to the annual German celebration, Oktoberfest, this year in the D.C. region with brunches, stein-holding competitions and oompah bands. There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Business in the front, party in the back: Check out Md.'s newest competition dedicated to an epic hairstyle 09/12/2024 05:27am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Police want to talk to anyone who had contact with Naresh Bhatt in late July, early August 09/11/2024 01:24pm • Detectives want to talk to anyone who had contact with Naresh Bhatt between July 28 and Aug. 5, around the time of his wife's disappearance, Manassas Park police announced Tuesday evening. Bhatt, 37, is jailed on a charge of concealing a dead body in the presumed death of his wife, 28-year-old Ma