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Data Doctors: What's a firewall — and do you need one? 11/02/2024 05:24pm • Q: What's a firewall and do I need one at home? A: Focusing on internet security is key to staying safe online, and a firewall serves as a critical element of defense for your entire home network. The good news is that you are likely using several firewalls already! Your private security team 'We're all going to be tested': Virginia senator calls for election vigilance 11/01/2024 02:40pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Virginia U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that he's concerned the final days before the election will bring a surge of disinform Customs: Ultraviolet light reveals the true color of fake money in an arrest at Dulles 10/31/2024 08:29pm • A traveler from Indonesia has been arrested on felony forgery charges after arriving at Dulles International Airport on Wednesday night with what U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say were "black money scam" notes. Tuma Thierry Henry, 50, had arrived at Dulles from Togo when officers d 'I don't accept Trump's endorsement': GOP Senate candidate Larry Hogan denies Trump support 10/31/2024 03:33pm • Sign up for WTOP’s Election Desk weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date through Election Day 2024 with the latest developments in this historic presidential election cycle. It's the final sprint before Election Day and one of the biggest races is happening in Maryland, where the results could tip Things to do in the DC area: Halloween parties, Adams Morgan Fall Porchfest … and more! 10/31/2024 06:05am • For last-minute spooky celebrations, WTOP has you covered with this list of Halloween events happening Thursday and later this week. For a list of over 10 bar and restaurant pop-ups in the D.C. area, check out this roundup from WTOP. For those looking for frightening experiences, check out these Disinformation Nation: Kremlin operation in the UK tipped off US months after election warning 10/29/2024 04:57am • When the FBI and Homeland Security officials alerted the nation in January that Russian actors would try to manipulate the 2024 election, they weren’t sure at the time how the Russians would do it. But, oddly, a short time later, as news of an illness in Britain’s royal family emerged, the K Q&A: How should journalists cover Donald Trump? 10/25/2024 05:20am • University of Maryland professor Tom Rosenstiel (Courtesy Tom Rosenstiel) Donald Trump has been in the political limelight for almost a decade and it's continually been a challenge for the media to cover him. The former president has referred to national media networks, such as ABC News and C Exclusive: Inside the prison that executes people for supplying cannabis 10/20/2024 08:00am • Singapore (CNN) — Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison. “It’s more cooling that way,” says the 41-year-old former schoolteacher, who was sentenced to more tha Gold bar scammer pleads guilty to bilking nearly $800,000 from Maryland woman 10/18/2024 06:35pm • A California man has pleaded guilty to a gold bar scam that bilked a Montgomery County, Maryland, woman of nearly $800,000. In court on Friday, Wenhui Sun, 34, of Lake Arbor, California, pleaded guilty to multiple theft charges in a case that tried to swindle more than $1.1 million from the woman Why there's so much disinformation out there now, and how you can combat it 10/12/2024 05:56am • Part of the story of the recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton has been the fake news stories and disinformation spread throughout social media. It's becoming a common hazard of politics and nearly every election season, too. You might be resigned to it, gotten used to it and perhaps even ac College Football Corner: Navy & JMU surprise, Terps & Hokies disappoint, plus Alabama still owns Georgia 09/29/2024 03:25pm • There's nothing worse than having a nemesis. Especially one that continues its hold on you long after they should. Georgia has become one of college football's dominant teams, posting six double-digit win seasons in the last seven years (they went 8-2 in 2020, we'll give the Bulldogs a COVID-19 p Are the online goods you’re buying really all that good? Or are they phony? 09/25/2024 04:45pm • Most of us haven’t started our holiday shopping yet, and some of us might not start until the last minute. But when you go looking for deals online, what you think is a steal could leave you robbed. “It's a growing criminal global enterprise that totals $2 trillion a year,” said Paul De Workplace and remote work company surveillance hurts workers' mental health 09/16/2024 04:15am • Technology to electronically monitor workers’ productivity has been around for years, but its use became more common during the pandemic when hordes of employees were sent home to work remotely. There is nothing illegal about it. Companies are monitoring activity on company-owned laptops and ot No such thing as free money: TikTok trend leads to huge consequences 09/03/2024 02:55pm • There is no such thing as free money, and people who tried the latest viral trend on the social media platform TikTok are learning that lesson the hard way. People were reportedly going to Chase ATMs, depositing checks and immediately withdrawing the cash. The checks were fake, however, meanin Get out your top hat and cape, it’s a weekend full of magic in DC 08/30/2024 07:25pm • The D.C. Festival of Magic returns this weekend to the Capital Hilton. The three-day festival includes performances from professional magicians from around the country, including top slight-of-hand artist Eric DeCamps and magician Chris Capehart, who got his start as a street performer in New Yor