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New customers can sign up here to redeem this welcome How Kathy Griffin makes cancer and divorce a laughing matter 01/29/2025 05:30am • For the first time in six years, Kathy Griffin returned to what she loves most — stand-up comedy. “I didn't want to be the pretty girl. I didn't want to be the dramatic actress,” Griffin told WTOP. “I just always wanted to be the one that made people laugh.” Before Griffin’s ne Capitol Heights man entombed woman in home after killing her, police say 01/21/2025 05:31pm • The body of a missing D.C. woman was found "entombed" inside a Capitol Heights home over the weekend. Police have charged the homeowner, who also had a child with the woman, in her death. During a news conference on Tuesday, authorities said there was evidence the relationship between 30-year-old Look back on the weirdest stories of 2024 01/01/2025 05:04am • Everyone has a different definition of how something can be considered weird. It may be shocking, surprising, unbelievable, breathtaking or just downright insane. 2024 had multiple stories that fell under these categories, but ultimately left readers wondering, “What the heck did I just read.� Bruins beat Capitals 4-1, hold Washington to season-low 11 shots 12/23/2024 09:54pm • BOSTON (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored with 6:19 left to break a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins killed a five-minute penalty without allowing a shot on goal on Monday night to beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. It was 1-1 when Charlie Coyle made a long clearing pass to Lindholm and he slid Kari Lake says she has no intention of turning Voice of America into 'Trump TV' 12/22/2024 07:04am • Kari Lake said it's not her intention to turn the government-funded news outlet Voice of America into "MAGA TV," but that she wants to see a return of politically neutral journalism. "I'm sure they're doing some great stuff already. 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So why has American Bankers Association flooded the media with messages about the rise of check fraud, including a 'Tis the season to be on high alert for 'smishing' scams 12/02/2024 04:50pm • With the holidays here, shipping companies are seeing a rise in deliveries, and that is something that scammers are aware of, too. That means people can expect more fake text messages that claim to be from shippers, but are actually from crooks trying to get personal information, money or both. T Road to Responsible AI: Rep. Jay Obernolte on providing reasonable approach that also reassures public 11/18/2024 04:50pm • It’s unlikely there are many members of Congress as knowledgeable about the implications of artificial intelligence as Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA). Obernolte is the chair of the bipartisan AI Task Force, which is working on a major report on AI to be released by the end of the year. “It� Road to Responsible AI: Rep. 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