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Moon musings: There's more than 1 lunar landmark anniversary to relive 06/18/2019 05:19pm • As we count down to the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's July 20, 1969, landing on the moon, there has been a lot of recent press and social media about the moon. Apollo 11 books, coins, T-shirts, collectibles, movies, LEGO sets, plastic models, NASA oral histories — all abound as we commemorate th We don't celebrate Strasmas anymore, but after 9 years Strasburg has still been pretty good 06/06/2019 07:06pm • Before he'd recorded his fifth out on Tuesday night against the White Sox, Stephen Strasburg had already given up five runs, and it looked like career victory No. 100 would have to wait for his next start. With an offense that had been struggling and a bullpen that's been a seasonlong nightmare, A look at DC hail history after Sunday's storms, from pennies to softballs 06/03/2019 05:05am • Parts of the D.C. region received a rare dose of large and loud hailfall Sunday afternoon. Reports of ping pong ball and golf ball sized hail were received by the National Weather Service in a swath from Great Falls to Northwest Washington, and from Rockville to Aspen Hill, Maryland. The last Data Doctors: Remote access protection tips for Windows users 05/31/2019 02:23pm • Q: How do I disable remote desktop in Windows? Microsoft created the ability to remotely connect to Windows-based computers so authorized users could connect to their computers via the internet from other computers, smartphones and tablets. While this option can be very useful, if you don’t Today in History: May 11 05/11/2019 01:00am • Today is Saturday, May 11, the 131st day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On May 11, 1996, an Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Miami and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. On this date: In 1502, Christopher Columbu 30 cheap weekend getaways in the USA 05/10/2019 01:00am • You can enjoy a weekend trip without breaking the bank. Sometimes you need to get out of town but aren't able to spend too much doing so. These weekend trip ideas will help you relax, unwind and get away from it all without draining your bank account or requiring you to trek too far from home. What should I keep in a safe deposit box? 05/02/2019 04:30am • A safe deposit box is typically a well-secured storage box housed at your banking institution. Consumers lease them to store valuable objects or important paperwork. "The main purpose of safe deposit box is to store confidential or valuable materials or documents that may be needed after your pas China's Xi Jinping praises a historic student protest that could never happen today 04/30/2019 02:03am • In a country whose leadership has little tolerance for open dissent, it is rare to hear Chinese President Xi Jinping praise a student protest against the government. Speaking in Beijing on the 100th anniversary of the May 4 student movement, a critical moment in Chinese history, Xi hailed it as a AP FACT CHECK: Trump's misleading rhetoric on immigrants 04/29/2019 12:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is spreading misleading rhetoric about illegal immigration. At a Wisconsin rally, he suggested he's launched his plan to transport immigrants in the U.S. illegally to sanctuary cities in mass numbers — "my sick idea," as he prou AP source: Chiefs get Clark from Seahawks for draft picks 04/23/2019 03:35pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs acquired pass rusher Frank Clark from the Seattle Seahawks for a package of picks Tuesday, then quickly agreed with him on a $105 million, five-year contract, as they continue to overhaul their much-maligned defense. The Chiefs sent the No. 29 over Today in History: April 22 04/22/2019 12:10am • Today is Monday, April 22, the 112th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On April 22, 2000, in a dramatic pre-dawn raid, armed immigration agents seized Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy at the center of a custody dispute, from his relatives' home in Miami; Elian was reunited with his fathe Movie Review: Vague ‘Mary Magdalene’ quietly hopes to redefine a Biblical icon 04/19/2019 12:10am • Film history is paved with tales of the Christ, ranging from epic (“Ben-Hur”) to personal (“The Gospel According to St. Matthew”), faithful (“The Greatest Story Ever Told”) to controversial (“The Last Temptation of Christ”), glossy ("King of Kings") to gory (“The Passion of the Welcome to Fresno: How the Nats Triple-A team ended up in California’s farmland 04/10/2019 01:01am • Wait, Fresno? Really? What are we — and what is the Washington Nationals’ Triple-A team — doing in Fresno, California? Understanding the bizarre twists and turns that forged an unlikely marriage between the Nats and the Fresno Grizzlies requires some historical background on the decisions b Today in History: April 2 04/02/2019 12:34am • Today is Tuesday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2019. There are 273 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84. On this date: In 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the 'You turn us on and we're there': Looking back at 50 years of news on WTOP 04/01/2019 05:16am • We have to give credit where it's due. Back in 1969, legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham had been listening to WAVA, a small AM station out of the Virginia suburbs that broadcast all news. WTOP, then owned by the Post (and located at 1500 on your AM dial) was different from wh