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Prince George's Co. substitute teacher, coach pleads guilty to child pornography charges 03/23/2018 01:41pm • WASHINGTON — A former Prince George's County, Maryland, substitute teacher and basketball coach has pleaded guilty to uploading and sharing child pornography online and will be sentenced to 30 to 40 years in prison. Christopher Speights coached basketball at Bradbury Heights Elementary School, 'I fell asleep in the parking lot': Most bizarre excuses for being late to work 03/22/2018 10:11am • WASHINGTON — CareerBuilder is out with its annual list of the most outrageous excuses HR managers have heard from employees who are late to work. As always, there are some doozies, like: "I was here, but I fell asleep in the parking lot." In CareerBuilder's annual survey of both HR managers 5 Signs of an IRS Tax Scam 03/21/2018 08:00pm • The caller ID may say IRS, but you shouldn't assume it's a government agent you're speaking with on the phone. It could be a fraudster hoping to intimidate you into providing sensitive information or making a payment on a tax bill that doesn't exist. Common IRS scams include demanding Social Securit Twitter Inc (TWTR) May Be Next to Ban Cryptocurrency Ads 03/19/2018 08:00pm • Sky News says that Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is planning on following the lead of Facebook Inc ( FB) and Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) by banning cryptocurrency advertisements on its platform. The move may have little impact on Twitter's bottom line, but it's one more signal that companies are starting to Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 03/18/2018 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence is already changing the world.Five years ago, few investors were searching for the best artificial intelligence stocks to buy. Scarce was the Silicon Valley executive who would emphasize AI as a catalyst in analyst calls or quarterly reports -- instead it was bandied about in Md. bill aims to ease process of charging those who threaten schools 03/16/2018 04:33pm • WASHINGTON — Maryland has seen a dramatic spike in threats of mass violence against schools ever since the deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. Now, a bill introduced in the state Senate on Thursday seeks to make it easier for prosecutors to go after people behind such threats. The bill w Kathy Griffin to do new shows, 9 months after Trump photo 03/10/2018 02:49pm • Comedian Kathy Griffin says she'll be appearing in upcoming shows in New York and Washington. The shows come more than nine months after she provoked outrage for a photo in which she held a fake severed head appearing to depict President Donald Trump. Griffin spoke Friday on HBO's "Real Time W Ex-congressional staffer who leaked nude images gets 1 year in prison 03/08/2018 07:33pm • WASHINGTON — A former congressional staffer will spend more than a year in prison for sharing private, nude images and videos of the delegate and the member's spouse online. On Thursday, Judge John D. Bates sentenced 36-year-old Juan McCullum, of D.C., to a year and a day in prison for his role Lawsuit claims jail failed to care for Va. woman who died 03/08/2018 01:03pm • PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The mother of a woman who died in a Virginia jail claims the staff failed to care for her daughter as she went through heroin withdrawal. The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday that Lynda Johnston is suing the former sheriff of Portsmouth as well as the company provides he What’s that in the sky? Group analyzes local UFO sightings 03/07/2018 04:37am • WASHINGTON — Last month, something strange hovered in the sky just a few miles from the Pentagon, a witness reported. The witness, who took photos, said whatever it was appeared to rotate and then morph into a group of glowing objects that split apart. The photos are hard to make out, but one d Facebook Is an Under-the-Radar Value Play 03/05/2018 07:00pm • Facebook Inc (Nasdaq: FB) traditionally has been considered much more of a growth investment than a value investment. But Facebook's exceptional growth coupled with its underperformance so far in 2018 has gotten the attention of value investors. In a new report, Bank of America analyst Justin Post Maryland Senate passes revised cyberbullying law 03/02/2018 04:58pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers in 2013 passed "Grace's Law," a bipartisan bill that made it a misdemeanor to repeatedly and maliciously bully someone through use of a computer or cellphone. Five years later some of the same legislators are back to update the law to reflect the new media lands Twitter Inc (TWTR) Asks For Help in Fixing Its Platform 03/01/2018 07:00pm • Roughly two months after Mark Zuckerberg made it his New Year's resolution to "fix" the Facebook ( FB) platform in 2018, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey says he is open to ideas on how to fix Twitter as well. On his personal Twitter account, Dorsey says on Thursday that bots, trolls and oth Police: Man attempted to use fake $100 bill to buy frozen yogurt in Montgomery Co. 02/26/2018 05:17pm • Police are searching for a man who tried to use fake currency and then identified himself as a police officer when questioned. (Courtesy Montgomery County police) WASHINGTON — Montgomery County police are searching for a man who attempted to buy frozen yogurt with a fake $100 bill earlier thi Preparing for a job interview? Watch that handshake 02/26/2018 08:54am • WASHINGTON — If you're getting ready for a job interview, keep this in mind: Nearly half of employers know if a candidate is a good fit within the first five minutes, according to a recent HR survey. And your body language could make or break the deal. "It's not just what you say or what you