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Fairfax Co. police say 'Road Shark' campaign is making roads safer. WTOP got an up-close look at how it works 04/26/2024 05:35pm • With his car facing a stretch of Columbia Pike in Annandale, Virginia, Friday afternoon, Fairfax County Police Officer Kevin Gehr rolled his window down. He held what's called a lidar (light detection and ranging) gun, which he used to detect the speeds of oncoming traffic at a distance. The US probes whether Tesla Autopilot recall did enough to make sure drivers pay attention 04/26/2024 10:30am • DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety agency is investigating whether last year's recall of Tesla's Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Friday that A US-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain 04/25/2024 07:30pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying U.S. military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the humanitarian aid will be delivered. The Cubs reliever Luke Little forced to change his glove because of white in American flag patch 04/25/2024 02:39pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little said he had to change his glove before he entered Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros because of an American flag patch. Manager Craig Counsell went to insert Little with one out in the seventh inning. But as the 6-foot-8 left-hand Loudoun Co. school board seeks parents' input on student phone policy 04/25/2024 12:50pm • The Loudoun County School Board wants to hear from parents as it develops a new policy on when and where students can use cellphones and other personal electronic devices during the school day. "Students and teachers may not agree on what the policy should say, but they definitely agree that it n German lawmakers assail far-right party over alleged China, Russia links following spying arrest 04/25/2024 10:48am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government and opposition lawmakers assailed the far-right Alternative for Germany for its alleged closeness to Russia and China Thursday after an assistant to a legislator for the party was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing. This week's arrest of an aide to Euro Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 33 points lead Thunder past Pelicans 124-92 as OKC takes a 2-0 lead 04/25/2024 01:28am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Just a few days ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder looked like a young team struggling through their first playoff game together. On Wednesday night, they looked like grizzled playoff veterans. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the top-seeded Thunder beat the New Orlea Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot 04/24/2024 04:11pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A Tesla that may have been operating on the company's Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road. After the crash Friday in a s Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses 04/24/2024 08:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel while trying to hold together the coalition of voters he'll need for reelection. The protests at Columbia Universit Suns guard Grayson Allen aggravates ankle injury vs. Timberwolves. Phoenix falls into 0-2 hole 04/24/2024 12:17am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen aggravated the sprained right ankle he suffered in the series opener, forcing him to hobble off in the third quarter of Game 2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday — and again putting his availability in question. Allen had X-rays on It's no longer a red flag for prospects to play for multiple schools on their way to the NFL draft 04/23/2024 05:51pm • DENVER (AP) — Playing for multiple schools no longer raises a red flag for NFL talent evaluators in this day and age of the ever busier transfer portal and financial windfalls available to college football players before they're even old enough to buy a round of drinks. That's a good thing for th Georgia prison officials in 'flagrant' violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says 04/23/2024 02:19pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state's most restrictive holding facility, showing “no desire or intention" to make the required changes to solitary confinement practices, a federal judge said. In a damning Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse 04/22/2024 03:33pm • A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found. The fixes to what the researc Using virtual reality to put the brakes on dangerous driving 04/22/2024 04:30am • A Chevy Camaro parked inside Springfield Town Center in Fairfax County on Sunday let shoppers test whether they are safe drivers. The traveling exhibit is part of the Street Smart campaign from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety. " How drivers can prevent dogs from becoming a distraction 04/21/2024 05:49am • Most drivers know how to eliminate distractions behind the wheel — but there may be one distraction some pet-loving drivers overlook. About 50% of dog owners who drive with their animal believe their dog could be a distraction, according to Raychel Adiutori, an Erie Insurance spokeswoman. Ap