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10 things to know for Friday 12/20/2013 03:06am • By The Associated Press What's everyone talking about today? Here's a quick breakdown to keep you in the loop: Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. Scores injured in London theater collapse The ceiling of the city's Apo 'American Hustle' is a modern pop masterpiece 12/19/2013 01:52pm • WASHINGTON - Three years ago, David O. Russell directed Christian Bale to an Oscar with Amy Adams in "The Fighter." Last year, he directed Jennifer Lawrence to an Oscar across Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." Today, he combines all four stars for his greatest achievement yet, "Amer ‘SNL' spoofs bogus sign language interpreter 12/16/2013 11:40am • WASHINGTON - "Saturday Night Live" took aim at the bogus sign language interpreter at last week's Nelson Mandela memorial service in South Africa. On SNL's Dec. 15 episode, cast member Kenan Thompson played the fake signer moving around behind President Barack Obama, played by Jay Pharaoh. "With Mom: My daughter signs better than Mandela interpreter 12/11/2013 04:39pm • WASHINGTON - Amid allegations that a man faked interpretations for the deaf during a celebration in South Africa, a kindergartner from Tampa Bay is showing the world the right way to sign. Lori Koch posted a video of her daughter signing during a Christmas concert for her deaf parents while the Schools, Feds Close as Flakes Start Falling 12/10/2013 07:30am • Arlington Public Schools are closed for the day as the area braces for a big wallop of snow. APS announced the decision just after 5:00 this morning. Classes are canceled but school offices are to remain open, with essential employees still expected to report to work. The federal government, meanwhi Introducing ARLbiz, A Local Business E-Newsletter 12/09/2013 03:35pm • ARLnow.com will begin publishing a new email newsletter called ARLbiz next month. ARLbiz will be published weekly and will be geared toward local entrepreneurs and business professionals. It will provide concise original reporting on local business matters and links to other outlets’ Arlington Morning Notes 12/03/2013 09:15am • Minimum Wage Reveals Council Rivalries — We mentioned how last week’s vote to approve a minimum wage increase brought to light a good amount of tension between members of the Montgomery County Council. The Washington Post’s Bill Turque provides the play-by-play. Boutique Giv Man faces charges after allegedly faking banana peel slip at D.C. Metro station (Video) 11/27/2013 10:27am • WASHINGTON - A man is in a slippery situation after authorities say he purposely tumbled on a banana peel at a D.C. Metro station. On Nov. 8, Maurice Owens told the Metro Transit Police Department and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority that he slipped on a banana peel while exiti Fake IDs contribute to alcohol abuse disorders 11/22/2013 10:22am • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic 'Catching Fire' brings 2nd helping of 'Hunger Games' 11/21/2013 05:32am • WASHINGTON - "The Hunger Games" was the third highest grossing movie of 2012, behind only "The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Rises." That means it bested Bond in "Skyfall," Bilbo in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and Bella in "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2." On Friday, we welcome the next Tips Lead To Arrests In Bethesda Credit Card Fraud 11/19/2013 01:05pm • Montgomery County Police say anonymous tips led to the arrest of two people accused of stealing a credit card from a Bethesda woman before using it to buy a puppy. Police arrested Michael Pulliam, 39, of Annapolis last Wednesday in College Park and charged Jennifer Camardi, 29, of an unconfirmed ad Your Beermonger: Craft Beer’s Increasingly Blurry Borders 11/01/2013 12:00pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). We all have moments in our lives where a heretofore unrecognized pattern suddenly reveals itself; a blurry vision becoming clear, or a tiny voice screaming at the back of you Scream Queen: 'Carrie' remake vs. 1976 classic 10/30/2013 12:34pm • WASHINGTON - Like a hand reaching up from the grave, "Carrie" is back from the dead. The horror genre has long provided a feeding frenzy for remakes, and despite a few rare exceptions -- David Cronenberg's "The Fly" (1986) and John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982) -- it's often a recipe for disas Police Investigate Armed Robbery At Cabin John CVS 10/30/2013 10:50am • Montgomery County Police say the two suspects who tried to rob the CVS in Cabin John Shopping Center on Wednesday morning could be the same men who tried to rob a Rockville bank on Tuesday. Police said the two suspects came into the CVS at 7955 Tuckerman Lane at about 3:51 a.m. One displayed a handg Police seek men in attempted robbery of Mont. Co. CVS 10/30/2013 07:24am • WASHINGTON - Police are searching for two men who tried to rob a Montgomery County store Wednesday morning. Montgomery County police say two men entered the CVS at 7955 Tuckerman Lane in the Cabin John Shopping Center at about 4 a.m. Police say one of the suspects displayed a handgun and demande