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AP Top Political News at 11:21 a.m. EST 02/16/2017 12:00am • Senate confirms Trump budget chief The Latest: Senate confirms Mulvaney as budget chief The Latest: Trump claims Democrats are faking Russia stories Puzder withdrawal stark example of rough start for Trump WH Senate hearings for Supreme Court pick to begin March 20 Mattis: US not ready to collaborat

Globe winner Marsha Mason hits Arena for 'Watch on the Rhine' 02/15/2017 01:20am • WASHINGTON — She's a four-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner who's worked with some of the biggest names in showbiz. Now, Marsha Mason stars in Lillian Hellman's "Watch on the Rhine" at Arena Stage through March 5. "It is a play that Lilian Hellman wrote about

Apple CEO: Fake news is 'killing people's minds' 02/11/2017 10:38am • LONDON (AP) -- Apple chief executive Tim Cook says fake news is "killing minds," and governments and tech firms must act to stop it. Cook told The Daily Telegraph newspaper that falsehoods are being spread by people who want "to get the most clicks, not tell the most truth. It's killing people's

What's Next for Facebook Inc (FB) Stock? 02/06/2017 07:00pm • How does Facebook Inc (ticker: FB) do it? The stock that stumbled out of the IPO gate in 2012 -- and was soon thereafter proclaimed a dud -- has since become a Wall Street stud. And just a few days ago, Facebook posted a performance that shocked even the stock's most ardent backers. Facebook's earni

How Your Family Can Take Back Winter 02/02/2017 07:00pm • I really don't like winter in the Northeast. But when my kids were young, I didn't want to saddle them with the psychological fallout of resenting an entire season, so I used to pretend that I loved winter. I encouraged them to participate in all winter sports, while always making sure I remained wa

Can Facebook Inc (FB) Stock Start 2017 With an Earnings Bang? 01/29/2017 07:00pm • Facebook Inc (ticker: FB) stock has been one of the market's hottest large-capitalization growth names for years now. Some trade groups estimate Facebook and Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) accounted for 103 percent of ad spending in the first half of 2016 -- meaning the rest of the industry was in decline.

Union responds to firings of Metro track inspectors over faked reports 01/27/2017 03:42pm • WASHINGTON — Track inspectors fired over what Metro describes as falsified or copied track inspection reports are simply guilty of “shoddy paperwork,” which means at least some likely should not have lost their jobs, a top union leader said. In all, 16 front-line workers and five supervisor

4 Maryland tax preparers caught filing fraudulent returns, officials say 01/26/2017 02:33pm • BALTIMORE — A recent crackdown on fraudulent tax returns has netted four more indictments against Maryland tax preparers. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and Comptroller Peter Franchot announced the charges against the four preparers, two of them residents of Prince George’s County, as

Remembering the month Arenas, Wizards were center of sports world 01/26/2017 03:23am • WASHINGTON — Can you believe it’s been 10 years? Yes, 10 years ago this month, in January 2007, before the Colts and Bears squared off in Super Bowl XLI, Gilbert Arenas transformed from a star player on a decent team to the reason to turn on the TV, no matter your rooting interest or where yo

The Law That Could Delay Your Tax Refund 01/25/2017 07:00pm • The IRS has opened the doors to begin receiving 2016 tax returns, but some early filers may find they are left waiting weeks before their refund arrives. That's thanks to a new law intended to reduce cases of tax fraud. Refundable tax credits are prime targets for fraud. The Protecting Americans

Infiltrator video leads to arrest of activist in plan to disrupt DeploraBall 01/25/2017 09:49am • WASHINGTON -- Hidden-camera video of activists planning to use stink bombs to disrupt inauguration events of President Donald Trump has led to a man's arrest. Scott Ryan Charney, 34, was arrested Jan. 19, hours before the DeploraBall for Trump supporters, held at the National Press Club. He i

Plea deal on table in 'Pizzagate' case 01/24/2017 11:48am • WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors have offered a plea deal to the North Carolina man charged with carrying an assault rifle into a D.C. pizza restaurant, firing the weapon and causing panic inside the business. Edgar Welch, 28, appeared in court briefly Tuesday morning. Prosecutors mentioned th

Czech Republic Forms Unit to Detect Fake News Sites 01/17/2017 07:00pm • PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- With his country's elections rapidly approaching, Tomá? Prouza says public interest is high for a new unit designed to confront the latest iteration of a decades-old problem: media propaganda from larger, outside powers. This month the Czech government launched a specializ

Nurses Face More Violence From Hospital Patients 01/17/2017 07:00pm • Nurses and other health care workers increasingly face verbal abuse, physical assaults and injuries, often from the patients they're trying to help, according to testimony at a Jan. 10 meeting held by the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Capitol Hill. There, regist