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Superstition times 3: 2015 calendar has 3 Friday the 13ths 02/12/2015 02:40pm • LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Get ready for superstition — times three. Friday is the first of three Friday the 13ths this year. Each year has at least one Friday the 13th, but there can be as many as three. 2012 was the last year with three Friday the 13ths; the next will be 2026. Here's a look a 2 big TV stars with opposite fates departing their shows 02/12/2015 07:45am • NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Stewart and Brian Williams were mirror images of each other in an era when the nature of TV news, like the people who present it, has increasingly been muddled. And on Tuesday, the career of each of these big-time TV stars — a fake news anchor and a real one — lurche Reaction: What Jon Stewart meant to a generation 02/11/2015 09:03am • WASHINGTON -- No exaggeration. Jon Stewart will be missed more than any other TV personality of this young millennium. The longtime "Daily Show" host not only gave us a crop of new stars, from Steve Carell to Stephen Colbert and from Ed Helms to John Oliver. Not only did his opening mo The 'Dirty Dozen' Tax Scams to Avoid 02/09/2015 07:00pm • The IRS recently released its "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season, and phone calls from scammers posing as IRS agents top the list. Fake emails or phishing schemes, identity theft and tax return preparer fraud followed close behind. In fact, due to fraudulent tax returns filed Seahawks fan goes Beast Mode on TV post-Super Bowl 02/03/2015 11:41pm • WASHINGTON -- Are you a Seattle Seahawks fan? Sorry. Sunday was probably pretty upsetting for you. But you probably didn’t get quite as upset as this guy. In a video from Bleacher Report, this Seahawks fan went full Beast Mode on a TV -- and the entertainment center it sat on -- after Malcolm B Virginia bill gives lower threshold to red light camera ticket appeals 02/03/2015 02:11pm •   WASHINGTON -- Drivers will get another chance to challenge red light camera tickets if a bill passed by the Virginia House of Delegates on Feb. 3 becomes law.   The bill sets a lower threshold for appeals to Circuit Court of decisions drivers don't like.   Another bill would take away a Maryland woman convicted after stealing home, forging ownership documents 02/02/2015 05:01pm • WASHINGTON -- A Maryland woman has been convicted after stealing a home, presenting fake documents saying she purchased it and then suing the owners after they tried to evict her. In 2013, Qiana Johnson broke into a vacant house and moved her family in. When the owners, who now live in California Fake cop attempts to pull over real cop in Virginia 01/30/2015 06:15pm • WASHINGTON - Pretending to be a police officer isn't a great idea in the first place. Pulling over an actual police officer only makes matters worse. According to Prince William County Police, a man driving a white Crown Victoria used a spotlight to get a car in front of him to pull over. "The N. Va. prosecutor takes on lawmaker felony case 01/30/2015 03:51pm • WASHINGTON -- Arlington County Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos confirmed to WTOP that she is now leading the new felony prosecution of Del. Joe Morrissey, who is already spending his nights in jail and his days on the House floor. The new charges, announced last week, are tied to Morrissey’ 'Invisible boyfriend' helps fake being in a relationship 01/22/2015 02:52am • WASHINGTON -- For those tired of the question "Are you dating anyone?" comes a new web application that creates an invisible boyfriend or girlfriend to help you fake being in a relationship. Invisible Boyfriend and Invisible Girlfriend can be summoned when dealing with nosy relatives, curious c 'American Sniper' hustles audiences with fake baby 01/21/2015 11:11am • WASHINGTON — It may be called "American Sniper," but audiences just got American hustled -- with a fake baby. Granted, it's a minor flaw in an otherwise great movie, nominated for six Oscars,  including Best Picture and Best Actor (Bradley Cooper). But it's fun fodder just days after the White House releases text of State of the Union 01/20/2015 09:03pm • WASHINGTON -- The White House has released the prepared text of the State of the Union Address, and unlike in the custom of previous years, they have allowed the media to disseminate it freely. “There is a ritual on State of the Union night in Washington,” the White House said in a post on Me SNL spoof of Bieber's Calvin Klein ad draws laughs, buzz 01/19/2015 09:02am • WASHINGTON -- The Calvin Klein ads featuring Justin Bieber, which prompted allegations that the 20-year-old hearthrob's chiseled body was enhanced by Photoshop, seemed made to be parodied on Saturday Night Live. SNL didn't disappoint. Cast member Kate McKinnon reprised her impersonation of Bie NFL Conference Championship Recap: At QB, it'll be an old master vs. a new one 01/19/2015 03:28am • WASHINGTON -- I'm sold. Russell Wilson is elite. Note there's no question mark at the end of that sentence. I didn't type "LOL" after it either. I'm dead serious. Wilson's performance in Seattle's epic 28-22 overtime win over Green Bay in the NFC Championship game proved to me he's the goods. Beware: Tax season is Christmas for hackers 01/16/2015 02:21am • PHOENIX -- Q: What should I do to make sure my computer is safe to do my taxes online? A: The security industry often refers to tax season as ‘Christmas for Hackers,’ because they know that millions of Americans will be using their personal computers to prepare their tax returns. Whether y