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Here's how to spot a 'ghost' job posting 11/07/2022 10:22am • Since the pandemic turned the job market upside down, people have become more aware of "ghost" job postings. More Americans are looking for new jobs, either because they lost one or because they became part of "the great resignation," so ghost listings are affecting more and more job-seekers. Coders and students go after counterfeit goods sold online 11/05/2022 02:31pm • It's the holiday shopping season, with many customers going online to make their purchases. However, it's not always clear whether the item you are buying is real. Amazon and George Mason University's Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center brought together 11 teams of coders and col Careful — scammers are using voter registration to glean personal info 10/29/2022 09:40pm • Scammers are preying on your urgency and sense of duty to get your personal information, and one way they're doing it is with voter registration scams. Calling to say there's a problem with your voter registration, or that you're not registered at all, is a way scammers seek to get a hold of your Player of the Week: Loudoun Valley's Ashu Bertaut-Strange 10/26/2022 04:36am • Ashu Bertaut-Strange joined the Loudoun Valley varsity football team during his freshman year and spent the next three seasons etching his place in the Purcellville school’s record books as a wide receiver. But for Bertaut-Strange’s senior season, Vikings coach David Bishop decided to tak Naval officer charged with harassment, cyberstalking, identity theft against ex-wife 10/24/2022 04:59am • A U.S. Navy officer from Silver Spring, Maryland, is in jail for an alleged campaign of cyberstalking, identity theft and harassment against his ex-wife during a child custody dispute, federal prosecutors say. In a news release, the U.S. Department of Justice said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Michael Leidel, Russian analyst set to face trial in Virginia on charges of lying to FBI 10/09/2022 10:21am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Five years after the term “Steele dossier” entered the political lexicon, a think tank analyst who contributed to research about Donald Trump and Russia goes on trial Tuesday in Virginia for lying to the FBI about his sources of information. Igor Danchenko is the thir Data Doctors: Tips to avoid LinkedIn scams when job searching 10/07/2022 06:56pm • Q: I’ve never used LinkedIn for job searches — what should I watch for so I don’t get scammed? A: LinkedIn is the largest social network for business professionals, which also makes it a common way for scammers to trick those looking for work. They’ll use a host of tricks to get people This Carson Wentz mistake typified his most maddening quality 10/07/2022 08:00am • This Carson Wentz mistake typified his most maddening quality originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonPerhaps the most frustrating sequence of Carson Wentz's season to date began with him doing something extraordinary: escaping the grasp of Micah Parsons.After faking a shotgun handoff to Antonio 2nd man pleads guilty in fake federal agent scheme 10/05/2022 04:40pm • A D.C. man accused of posing as a federal law enforcement officer in a bizarre scheme involving guns, Secret Service agents and a luxury apartment complex, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bank fraud charges. Haider Ali, 36, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court for D.C. to one coun How Spam became cool again 10/01/2022 05:04am • Spam is cool. The 85-year-old canned block of meat has undergone a cultural reinvention. Hormel has sold a record amount of Spam for seven straight years, and 2022 is on pace for another such milestone. The conglomerate behind Skippy and Jennie-O turkey says it can't make Spam fast enough and Hailey's Notebook: What stood out re-watching Commanders' Week 3 loss to Eagles 09/26/2022 12:30pm • Notebook: What and who stood out re-watching Commanders-Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonPete Hailey is not a current or former NFL player, nor is he a current or former NFL coach. He is a reporter. Therefore, this space won't be used to closely analyze schemes or assign blame on c Trump signals affinity with QAnon followers in social media post, at rallies 09/24/2022 03:07pm • Former President Donald Trump is again signaling an affinity with believers of the QAnon conspiracies — on Thursday evening he reposted a video originally shared by a QAnon follower containing catch phrases and that integrated Trump into imagery affiliated with the conspiracy movement. The vide Former Va. state employee sentenced for stealing $1.8 million in COVID relief 09/20/2022 10:37am • A former Virginia state employee has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison in connection with a scam that involved ripping off financial programs that were created to help people during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Sadie Mitchell, 30, of Midlothian, was given t Terrorism charge for man accused of threatening Stafford Co. school 09/15/2022 03:00pm • A Fredericksburg, Virginia, man is now facing a terrorism charge, among many others, after allegedly threatening an elementary school. On Tuesday, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said James Hash II, 34, had been arrested with the help of Fredericksburg police after an investigation int How to navigate conversations with your auto mechanic 08/13/2022 07:19am • Whether you are afraid of being ripped off or just feel out of your depth in conversations with auto mechanics, taking your car in for maintenance can be stressful. Jessica Chou knows that stress -- and how it can be compounded by gender stereotypes around car knowledge. When she was younger, she