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2 Maryland teens charged after high-speed Virginia chase 10/28/2021 03:24pm • Two Maryland teens are facing a slew of charges after leading Virginia State Police on a high-speed pursuit Wednesday. The chase started on I-395 around 2:30 p.m. when a trooper's radar picked up an Infiniti traveling north at 89 mph, police said. The Infiniti also had a fake temporary tag. Po Post-COVID Care Clinics 10/26/2021 12:00am • Anthony Lavergne of Gardena, California, wears a T-shirt that says, "I survived COVID-19. I'm still kicking." The shirt has a picture of him from his stay at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, during which he was in a coma from late March until mid-May 2020. Lavergne believes he contracted A Guide to Calling in Sick 10/18/2021 12:00am • Calling in sick can be a source of anxiety for workers who wonder when to call, what to say and how to say it. They may question if they are truly sick enough to take the day off or worry it will reflect poorly on them to miss a shift. The COVID-19 pandemic has also changed how employers and employ Wizards players mixed on NBA's non-basketball move rule enforcement 10/16/2021 01:03pm •  Wizards players mixed on NBA's new rule enforcement originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The NBA is trying to eliminate what are known as non-basketball moves by enforcing existing rules differently to discourage players from baiting defenders into fouls in obvious and calculated  Health officials offer costume, candy tips for a safer Halloween 10/15/2021 04:12pm • As we put the finishing touches on our pumpkins ahead of Halloween, D.C.-area health officials are offering a word of warning on how to keep the holiday safe. Last year, Halloween went largely uncelebrated, as local governments asked families not to participate in trick-or-treating. Even though i Md. Army vet accused of faking he was paraplegic to net $1 million 10/15/2021 10:36am • A Maryland Army veteran has been charged with faking that he was paraplegic in order to claim more than $1 million in veterans disability benefits. William Rich, 41, of Windsor Mill, allegedly claimed he was paralyzed and unable to walk on medical forms, according to the Department of Justice. Hundreds arrested during ongoing climate protests around DC 10/14/2021 10:05pm • Demonstrators with climate change-focused protest groups turned out around the District Thursday, with large banners and fake oil, as part of ongoing protests against a perceived lack of action on the issue of climate change. The Extinction Rebellion protest is one of many in a weeklong string of DC warns residents of DMV phishing attacks 10/12/2021 11:43pm • D.C. residents are being asked to be on alert next time they receive an email that appears to be from the city's Department of Motor Vehicles. The department has learned that cybercriminals have been creating fake email accounts that appear to be sent from D.C. DMV representatives to obtain acces Wizards struggle in preseason home debut blowout loss to Knicks 10/09/2021 09:32pm •  Wizards struggle in preseason home debut loss to Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Washington Wizards lost to the New York Knicks 117-99 on Saturday night in their second preseason game. Here are five observations from a rough start ... Avdija and KCP debuted The Wi COVID Conspiracy: Analysis of foreign disinformation driving US vaccine resistance 10/06/2021 04:08am • Disinformation is based on a lie — plain and simple. The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, or NCSC, says disinformation is “false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately, most often by adversaries.” While adversaries really are the genesis of most disinforma Heavy traffic expected for Maryland Renaissance Festival 09/29/2021 10:37am • A performance at the Maryland Renaissance Festival is seen. (Courtesy Shawn Cook) Grab your goblets and your costumes and ... be prepared for heavy traffic during the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival coming to Anne Arundel County. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Ad DEA warns about spike in counterfeit pills, deadly consequences 09/28/2021 09:35pm • The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning parents and kids about a recent spike in illegal counterfeit pills and the deadly consequences. So far this year, the DEA has confiscated over 9.5 million counterfeit pills, more than twice the numbers for the two previous years combined. From drugs, COVID Conspiracy: Foreign disinformation driving American vaccine resistance 09/27/2021 04:45am • On May 18, German social media influencer Mirko Drotschmann was sitting on his couch when a strange email popped into his inbox. It was from an advertising company called Fazze, offering him compensation to disparage U.S. COVID-19 vaccines. “They wanted me to tell my subscribers that the How criminals extort social media users for their handles 09/13/2021 07:34am • Online handles have become valuable status symbols — and some cybercriminals are going to frightening lengths to bully, harass and extort users into giving them up. Federal officials tell CBS News they are concerned about the rise in attempts to get innocent social media users to surrender thei Using Empathetic Practices May Ease Polarization in a Post-9/11 World 09/09/2021 12:00am • Much has changed in America since 9/11. Today, for example, pundits and scholars frequently bemoan the increasing polarization that is driving Americans apart. We are no longer disagreeing merely on policy issues. Instead, our partisan affiliations are morphing into broad identities that even inclu