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Laurel man arrested in murder-for-hire scheme 03/30/2016 03:16pm • WASHINGTON — Howard County police have arrested a Laurel, Maryland, man for planning a hit-style murder on his wife. Aafaq Manejwala, 36, has been charged with solicitation of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after police say he approached an undercover detective posing as Poll: Parents wary of online ratings for doctors 03/23/2016 05:11am • WASHINGTON — You may rely on ratings websites to pick a restaurant or a plumber. But should you use them to help find a doctor? A recent poll conducted by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan found that many parents around the country are wary of online reviews of p The Surprising Benefits of Compassion Meditation 03/22/2016 08:00pm • In recent years, mindfulness meditation has garnered loads of attention for its beneficial effects on the body and mind. Now, there's a new star on the block: compassion meditation, a less well-known but increasingly popular contemplative practice that aims to strengthen feelings of compassion and e Hoggle's family: She is faking incompetency and trying to escape 03/20/2016 09:48am • WASHINGTON -- The question of Catherine Hoggle's mental competency continues to delay the case surrounding her children's disappearance. The court is expected to address the matter of Hoggle's competency at a hearing on April 25. In the latest court filings, prosecutors and Hoggle's family sa Column: Beware wire fraud scams 03/18/2016 06:49am • Q: Where can I report people who are sending my company fake wire transfer scam messages? A: One of the fastest-growing Internet banking scams that specifically targets businesses is a very clever form of wire transfer phishing fraud. Heartland Financial, the parent company of more than 90 c 6 Scams and Frauds to Avoid This Tax Season 03/16/2016 08:00pm • During tax season, scammers, rip-off artists and other unscrupulous people are looking to get their hands on your tax refund. According to a 2015 Government Accountability Office report, the IRS prevented or recovered a total of $24.2 billion in fraudulent refunds stemming from identity theft in 20 3 Tricks to Staying Organized During an Intense Job Search 03/13/2016 08:00pm • During a recent presentation for college students, this question came up: "If I have applied to at least 20 jobs, what should I do when a recruiter calls about my application, and I have no idea what position they are calling about?" Managing the job search process in 2016 can be tricky. It seems t Woman accused of hiring hit man to kill husband wants plea revisited 03/10/2016 06:22pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — She was once a rising star in Maryland's GOP circles. Then Ruthann Aron, the former Montgomery County Planning Board member and one-time U.S. Senate candidate was accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband and an attorney with whom she'd feuded. The first case end 4 new cyber threats: Now it’s personal 03/03/2016 10:50am • WASHINGTON — Imagine your social security number is sitting somewhere in a government or retail database, and that database gets hacked. Your personal information is sold on the black market to a cyber criminal, who opens up a credit card in your name, racks up a significant amount of debt and rui Fact vs. fiction: Red carpet fitness 02/26/2016 02:34am • WASHINGTON — It’s awards show season, and social media, magazines and TV shows are full of perfect bodies walking the red carpet. Personal trainer Josef Brandenburg says that while some of those physiques are the result of hard work and healthy living, there’s a lot more behind the scenes tha Score an Interview by Using Keywords in Your Resume 02/17/2016 07:00pm • Everyone talks about keywords nowadays when the subject of resumes comes up. They are essential to getting in the door for an interview. If you don't use them, you're not showing the employer that you have what they're looking for, and you'll likely get passed by. Keywords can be difficult to extrac Are hackers feasting on your medical records? 02/14/2016 12:36pm • WASHINGTON -- Credit card fraud is everywhere, and there are steps to protecting yourself from a hack. But cyber breaches of digital health records is a different story, taking security to a whole new level. The hacking of health care records is soaring. Last year, it shot up 11-thousand percent New scam threatens arrest for skipping jury duty in Montgomery Co. 02/11/2016 04:17pm • WASHINGTON — You get a call from someone who says he’s with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. He tells you you're in trouble: You've missed jury duty and an arrest warrant will be issued unless you pay up, right now. Fifty of those calls were made in one week alone, and Sheriff’s De Phone of slain Va. teen taken away because of social-media use 02/10/2016 12:05pm • WASHINGTON — The father of Nicole Lovell, the 13-year-old Blacksburg, Virginia, girl who was found dead last month in North Carolina, said in an interview that the girl’s phone had been taken away because of inappropriate social-media use, but that she got it back. In an appearance on the "D IRS says phone scam 'a major threat' 02/04/2016 12:12pm • WASHINGTON — This tax season has seen a surge in aggressive scammers calling up taxpayers nationwide. The callers claim to be with the IRS, say that a tax bill must be paid immediately, and threaten to send police to the victim’s door within the hour. This week the IRS sent out a new warning