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'They've hacked us:' Journalist says Facebook, tech giants fuel fake news health crisis 11/24/2018 01:18pm • WASHINGTON — Facebook has come under fire this week following a New York Times' investigation into what the company knew about Russian meddling, data sharing and fake news, and how its leaders went on the attack after each scandal. And just before the Thanksgiving holiday, Facebook acknowledged it Former Montgomery Co. employee pleads guilty to embezzling $6.7M in county money 11/16/2018 05:06pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. — He was supposed to help business startups grow. Instead, a former Montgomery County employee admitted that he stole $6.7 million from the county's Department of Economic Development. Byung Il Bang, 58, who also went by the name Peter Bang, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court 9 Bank Stocks to Buy for Income Investors 11/14/2018 07:00pm • Stronger banks are paying attractive dividends.Compared with the financial crisis 10 years ago, investors are having a relatively easy time of it. With each passing year, major indices like the S&P 500 are pushing higher and consumer spending metrics look better. As bad mortgages cascaded throug 12-year-old Howard Co. girl charged with online hoax threats 11/14/2018 03:18pm • WASHINGTON — A 12-year-old Howard County, Maryland, girl has been charged with making a threat of mass violence after police say she set up a fake social media account and posted hoax shooting threats. Howard County police said they were notified Nov. 12 of a social media post containing the th Former Neiman Marcus employee pockets $130K in scheme, faces jail time 11/09/2018 05:49pm • WASHINGTON — The former head of security at the Neiman Marcus store in D.C.'s Friendship Heights neighborhood was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for arranging fake returns and pocketing $130,000 in cash over a period of three years. Alexander Gulino, 53, of Northern Virginia, came up w Company behind faulty Silver Line concrete blames 'rogue employee' 11/09/2018 12:00pm • WASHINGTON — The company that provided faulty concrete panels for Silver Line stations says it dismissed warnings about falsified quality control records as simply the complaints of disgruntled employees, and that any issues are not significant enough to warrant paying damages since problem panels China Expands Its Surveillance Model By Training Other Governments 10/31/2018 08:00pm • The past year has witnessed increasingly severe tests for online privacy and freedom. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to numerous other data breaches affecting millions of people worldwide, the internet has increasingly become a power playground for numerous individuals, companies and governme Senator: Social media need 'decency doctrine' 10/30/2018 03:47pm • WASHINGTON — Social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter need to be more aggressive in monitoring and taking down hate speech that can incite violence, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, said Tuesday. “Frankly, social media has been very slow to respond,” said Warner, the vice chairman o Woman allegedly sold fake documents to help people qualify for Md. licenses 10/26/2018 01:09pm • WASHINGTON — Montgomery County police have charged a Silver Spring woman with fraud, alleging that she sold fake documents to help out-of-state residents get Maryland driver's licenses. Arleni Ordonez, 38, faces multiple counts of fraud. Investigators said that for a fee of $1,700–$2,550, Assassins Inc.: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers Part 2 -- The Russian assassin's business model 10/24/2018 08:02am • In March 2016, WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green began investigating the suspicious deaths of Russian diplomats and others around the world linked, in some way, to the Kremlin. Some of them died in the U.S. — in New York and D.C. The deaths of some were deemed “natural.” Others w Tracking Poverty in Nigeria 10/22/2018 08:00pm • By Zuhumnan Dapel Studies that reflect the movement of poverty levels at a particular point-in-time attract a lot of attention. They also inform academic and policy debates across the globe. In Africa, where poverty levels remain high, these snapshots of poverty levels are a big deal. Grand new nar How to Spot Credit Repair Scams 10/22/2018 08:00pm • Credit repair companies can help you dispute errors on your credit reports, but they can't do anything for you that you can't do on your own. What's more, credit repair scams are common and can leave you worse off than when you started. What Is Credit Repair?The term "credit repair" is often misunde How to Keep Your Information Safe When Online Banking 10/21/2018 08:00pm • Think about the last time you wrote an actual check or went to your local bank branch. According to a 2018 FIS Global Consumer Banking report, 72 percent of bank interactions are now done via mobile and online rather than at your local branch. This shift to digital has caused traditional banks to re Alexandria students, agencies aim to curb underage drinking with 'Sticker Shock' 10/20/2018 01:47pm • WASHINGTON — Operation Sticker Shock is underway in Alexandria, Virginia. And it's probably not what you think. A group of students, many involved with the ROTC program at T.C. Williams High School, are teaming up with a number of Alexandria agencies working to curb underage drinking. With the 5 rules for Halloween costumes at work 10/17/2018 10:00am • Are you planning to head into work on Halloween dressed as a ghost, a superhero or perhaps the Night King from "Game of Thrones"? If you're thinking of dressing up for Halloween at work, here's what you need to know to avoid inadvertently spooking your co-workers, your clients or your boss. 1. If