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'Facebook rapist' fakes death and escapes prison: 'Like a movie' 03/28/2023 06:30am • ▶ Watch Video: Survivors speak out about sexual violence against women in South Africa Police in South Africa said they have launched a manhunt for a convicted rapist who faked his own death in a daring prison break that has shocked the country. Authorities believed Thabo Bester to In second embezzlement scheme, woman stole over $270k from a DC nonprofit 03/24/2023 08:39pm • A Florida woman got caught stealing from her job once — and then did it again. The financial director of a D.C.-based nonprofit got away with sums of cash over $270,000 before federal investigators caught up with her. Kristina Ballard, 53, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and will spend the next th Data Doctors: Facebook's new monthly charge: Hoax or real? 03/17/2023 06:01pm • Q: Is Facebook really getting ready to start charging users? A: The list of hoaxes that have plagued the world’s largest social media platform continues to grow, but one that has persisted for over a decade is that they will start charging everyone to continue using it. One of the more commo 'Tonight Show' host Jimmy Fallon on being an 'outlet of joy' 03/05/2023 10:03am • ▶ Watch Video: "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon It's not an act. Jimmy Fallon really loves music, so much so, he's got a whole room in his house dedicated to his vinyl collection. It's there where he dutifully dusts his LPs ("There's definitely fingerprints on here. This looks like the Stafford Co. sisters arrested following car chase, off-road crash 02/18/2023 03:42pm • Two women from Stafford County, Virginia, were charged Friday for leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash and a brief foot chase, according to authorities. The Stafford County Sheriff's Office said that Kelzy Young, 19, and sister Sharlynia Young, 21, were both arrested when the Capitol Heights man pleads guilty in COVID-19 fraud scheme that stole over $1 million 02/18/2023 03:17pm • A Capitol Heights, Maryland, man pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the federal government of more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds, according to prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland said that 25-year-old Jerry Phillips was convicted on charges of federal Outer Banks to Northern Virginia teens: Take 'Beach Week' elsewhere 02/17/2023 07:31am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Last June, hundreds of high school students celebrating graduation descended on the quiet North Carolina Outer Banks village of Corolla f Six weeks in and struggling with New Year's resolutions? Here's how to get back on track 02/14/2023 05:23pm • It’s been a little over six weeks since many set a New Year’s resolution to exercise more and eat better — and many probably bit off a little more than they could chew. An online-based trainer has some advice to get your fitness and health goals back on track and make your progress more man Romance scams most frequent in DC — here's how to defend yourself 02/12/2023 05:08am • With Valentine's Day approaching, many hopeless romantics might be in the mood for love — but romance robbers may be in the mood to exploit their next victims. Romance scams happen most frequently in D.C., with the District ranking first on the list of states with the highest rate of romanc What a kick! Science behind hot sauce, for Super Bowl snackers 02/09/2023 09:34am • Things will be heating up this Super Bowl Sunday, and not just in Arizona, where the game's being played — instead, with chili and chicken wings in the super snacking lineup, many of us will be reaching for the hot sauce. "I'll start sweating, I'll turn red, I'll get the hiccups — that's my i DC-area brother and sister admit to dealing deadly fentanyl-laced drugs 02/08/2023 09:01pm • Siblings, who are linked to a 20-year-old D.C. woman's overdose, confessed to dealing drugs they knew were laced with potentially deadly levels of fentanyl. Shortly after the unnamed woman's overdose in April, white powder found on her coffee table tested positive for fentanyl, according to a rel Ghislaine Maxwell claims photo of Prince Andrew with accuser is 'fake' 01/22/2023 01:18pm • Disgraced former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed in a jailhouse interview with a U.K. broadcaster that a decades-old photograph of Prince Andrew with his sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is "fake." Maxwell, a friend to British royalty, is imprisoned in Florida after her convictio Review: Jury still out on whether NBC's 'Night Court' reboot can make us laugh 01/18/2023 04:31am • After mining laughs from a police department in "Barney Miller" (1975-1982) and a military surgical unit in "M*A*S*H" (1972-1983), TV writer Reinhold Weege created the beloved sitcom "Night Court” (1984-1992) about the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court. Nominated for 31 Emmys and w Long COVID can be debilitating, even for healthy kids 01/14/2023 06:07pm • Jessica Rosario loved watching her 15-year-old, Eliana, play flute with the rest of the marching band during Open Door Christian School football games. But after the homecoming game in 2021, she got an alarming call from the Ohio school's band director. Rosario's daughter was on the floor of the Grant Wahl's widow is battling COVID disinformation after his death 01/12/2023 10:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Dr. Celine Gounder on protecting husband Grant Wahl's legacy, fighting disinformation A month after the sudden death of her husband, renowned soccer journalist Grant Wahl, Dr. Celine Gounder is battling COVID disinformation about how he died. Gounder, an infectious d