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Jordan Spieth, the 'Hogan Slam' and favorites for The Open Championship 07/15/2015 06:25pm • WASHINGTON -- Golf's British Open, or The Open Championship, tees off Thursday with Jordan Spieth having a chance to do what nobody has accomplished in over 60 years -- win the first three majors of the calendar year. The window of opportunity is a little wider as defending champ Rory McIlroy is out Old Georgetown Theater gets new life as commercial space 07/13/2015 05:30am • WASHINGTON -- An old movie theater in our area is being brought back to life to serve a new purpose, and WTOP got a behind-the-scenes tour. The Georgetown Theater, on Wisconsin Avenue at O Street in Northwest, stopped showing movies in the 1980s and was converted into a store. The theater's big Board approves plan for alcohol sales at University of Maryland sporting events 07/09/2015 12:30am • WASHINGTON — The University of Maryland is about to expand sales of beer at football and basketball games. Until now, only those in pricey box seats could order a cold brew. Wednesday night, after hearing testimony both for and against, Prince George's County's liquor control board approved How to Spot a Travel Scam 07/08/2015 08:00pm • When was the last time you booked a vacation with the help of a real person, whether it was a travel agent or a customer service representative? Assuming you have access to the Internet, it's safe to say it probably wasn't recently. Though booking sites and social media have made it easier than ever Investors Wade Into 'Wide Moats' for Long-Term Gains 07/01/2015 08:00pm • "Wide moat investing": it sounds like a maneuver in "Game of Thrones," but it's actually a strategy of investing in companies with clearly defined, defensible, competitive advantages that are likely to last upwards of 20 years. Legendary investor Warren Buffett coined the term years ago, but it has When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Millennials Throw Caution to the Wind 06/29/2015 08:00pm • Despite being the first generation to have grown up using the Internet, studies indicate millennials can be surprisingly unaware of online security threats they face. In fact, a 2013 survey by Marble Security, a mobile threat intelligence and defense company, found that 26.2 percent of young adults Accepting and Affording Hearing Loss: an Uphill Battle 06/23/2015 08:00pm • Life can be difficult for the hearing impaired, and is often accompanied by isolation and increased social anxiety. Even though hearing loss is a common problem with many available treatment options, most people let it go for more than 10 years before seeking a hearing aid, according to a Health Te How Older Adults Can Stay Safe When Dating Online 06/21/2015 08:00pm • The $2 billion online dating industry is an increasingly popular way to meet romantic partners, including for older adults. But while seniors can easily browse the many fish in the sea on virtual platforms, they are also more likely to run into predatory sharks -- thieves who are out not for love, b Column: Major League Baseball’s other hacking problem 06/19/2015 03:13am • WASHINGTON — I’d like to take a moment to address the bizarre, possibly illicit hacking scenario involving a certain Missouri-based Major League Baseball team making news this week, which threatens to undermine the integrity of the game. I’m speaking, of course, about the extreme, online ballo Man who forged prescriptions from Orioles doc, others gets 15 years 06/17/2015 04:38am • WASHINGTON - He was part of a drug ring with members that federal prosecutors hunted down. Now, a man whose criminal history spans 40 years will spend the next 15 in Virginia's prisons. Prosecutors investigating an organized prescription drug ring say the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office tracked J Md. woman sentenced for Prince George's Co. real estate scheme 06/15/2015 05:06pm • WASHINGTON — A Maryland woman who moved into a home she didn't own and who sold a second home she also did not own has been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for convictions related to the property theft scheme. Earlier this year, Qiana Johnson, 34, was convicted during two separate trials of th Handicapped parking may not be free in D.C. too much longer 06/05/2015 05:34am • WASHINGTON — A D.C. Council committee heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal that would establish handicapped-only meters in the city, but would end free parking and the incentive to create counterfeit handicapped placards. Red-top meters specified for disabled patrons were installed across t The Etiquette of Paying for Dates Today 06/01/2015 08:00pm • The two most awkward moments of a first date: the "will we or won't we" anticipation leading up to a good night kiss and that uncomfortable pause when the check arrives. Although gender roles are shifting, many people still cling to tradition on the latter. In fact, more than three-quarters of resp Crowe's Hawaiian 'Aloha' lost in confusing vanilla sky 05/29/2015 03:14am • WASHINGTON — Great ingredients, a great chef and a great kitchen don't always make a great meal, just like a talented cast, accomplished filmmaker and cultured setting don't guarantee a good movie. Such is the case with Cameron Crowe's new Hawaiian romantic comedy "Aloha," which has been i Data Doctors: How to sniff out scam websites 05/28/2015 09:00am • PHOENIX, Ariz.  -- This week, a reader asks Data Doctor's Ken Colburn about falling victim to scam sites and malware. I think I have fallen for a scam. My desktop said my computer was compromised with some kind of malware and gave me a number to call. I did call and fell for the scam, so what s