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Federal authorities block fake websites in fight against COVID-19 fraud 05/03/2021 02:14pm • Maryland investigators said Monday they've seized their ninth fake website set up by crooks trying to cash in on the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of the website "freevaccinecovax.org" was to steal personal information or install malware, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland and Nat Geo Kids book 'Top Secret' transforms your child into the next 007 04/28/2021 01:39am • Is your son an amateur sleuth? Is your daughter adept at cracking codes? National Geographic Kids has published a book by Crispin Boyer and Suzanne Zimbler called "Top Secret: Spies, Codes, Capers, Gadgets & Classified Cases Revealed." "Young readers like one thing more than anything e When Will There Be a COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids 04/21/2021 12:00am • Over the last year, a heroic effort has brought about multiple safe and effective vaccines that offer excellent protection against COVID-19. States and the federal government have made considerable progress rolling out these vaccines to adults to help finally end the coronavirus pandemic. So far, o Reston man pleads guilty to creating fraudulent COVID-19 stimulus checks 04/15/2021 11:12am • A Northern Virginia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to bank fraud and identity theft charges for creating fake COVID-19 stimulus checks and attempting fraud with financial information he obtained from stealing mail. Jonathan Drew, 38, of Reston, was accused of stealing mail addressed to more than 15 Montgomery County schools warn of fake sex-assault report 04/12/2021 03:40pm • The public school system in Montgomery County, Maryland, warned the community Monday that a social media post regarding sexual assaults at county schools is fake. In a statement Monday, the school system said the post was made to look like it had been made by the school system, but that “these Signs Your N95 Mask Might Be Fake 04/09/2021 12:00am • Not all masks are created equal. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, Americans have become well acquainted with public health advisories that encourage us to wash our hands, practice social distancing and wear a mask in public.While a simple, reusable cotton mask offers some protection Retiring Washington Post editor Marty Baron on nation's 'wake-up call' 04/04/2021 09:24am • ▶ Watch Video: Washington Post editor Marty Baron on our nation's "wake-up call" Marty Baron, the editor of The Washington Post – and before that, The Boston Globe and The Miami Herald – is packing it in. Under his leadership, those papers won 17 Pulitzer Prizes, for stories like 'Soul-crushing': Nats Park sits empty after coronavirus concerns delay opening day 04/01/2021 06:13pm • The Nationals' Opening Day game against the Mets has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns, the team announced Thursday just before noon. The news comes one day after the Nationals reported that one player had tested positive for COVID-19, and four others were quarantining. Both teams are Former Virginia CEO gets more than 8 years for fraud 03/29/2021 08:21am • The former CEO of a Northern Virginia tech startup was sentenced to more than eight years behind bars Friday for a fraud scheme that lost investors millions of dollars. Daniel Boice, 41, of Alexandria, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty in December to stock fraud and wire fraud. Boice raise Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris celebrates Passover on 'SNL' 03/28/2021 01:18am •  "Saturday Night Live" didn't open up with politics to kick off the latest episode of the NBC variety show, but Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris still had her moment. Rudolph, the host of this week's "SNL" who has played the vice president multiple times, welcomed guests to a Passover meal. Report: Metro employees used fake ID scheme to fool timekeeping software 03/26/2021 07:54pm • Metro employees were recently found to be taking part in a widespread scheme to defraud the company's timekeeping software so they could show up late or leave early and still receive full pay, according to a recently-released report from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Review: Netflix's 'Bad Trip' mixes reality pranks, scripted comedy to mixed effect 03/26/2021 10:52am • Pranks have evolved from "Jackass" to “Borat,” “Punk'd" to "Impractical Jokers." This Friday, Netflix drops "Bad Trip," mixing scripted comedy and reality pranks to mixed effect, providing a few laugh-out-loud gags between lackluster plot points. The story follows two buddies, Chris White supremacist's fake bomb threats nets him 3 years in prison 03/15/2021 05:30pm • FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A former Old Dominion University student has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for teaming up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black church, his own university and a Cabinet officer, among others. The 33-month sentence for 20 Data Doctors: An update on anti-robocall technology 03/12/2021 11:20am • Q: I’m fed up with robocalls; wasn’t there supposed to be a new system to take care of this annoying problem? A: The technology used to make robocalls and texts is cheap and easy to use, which is why the problem persists despite all the efforts to fight them. Last year actually saw a drop After a year of COVID-19, Fauci sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ 03/04/2021 06:19pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '4108ebc0-5060-4f6e-89e4-68cbb2216df2' }).render("3596153618e5fbce");}); Friday is the anniversary of the first CO