Search

Washington's Top News -- Friday, August 29, 2014 08/29/2014 03:34am • Here's a look at some of the day's top stories from WTOP: Closing arguments set in former Va. governor trial Closing arguments are scheduled in the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. Prosecutors and defense lawyers will sum up the case for the jur 10 Things to Know for Friday 08/28/2014 09:08pm • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS ROUND UP, KILL SYRIAN SOLDIERSThe slayings of scores of captives are the latest massacre attributed to the extremist group.2. HIGH SCHOOL BUDDIES FR A Closer Look: Reading tablets decent, but needed? 08/28/2014 10:10am • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- E-book readers are great for reading books, but they can't be used get directions or watch videos of people dumping ice over their heads.Tablets can.In partnership with Samsung, Barnes & Noble released a reading-centric tablet last week, the Galax Experts want to see NFL act on domestic violence 08/28/2014 02:58am • TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Ravens running back Ray Rice is sitting out two games for domestic violence. A positive marijuana test triggered a yearlong ban for Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon, costing him the 2014 season.Critics of the NFL's arbitrary policy tow Vaccine Safety: Getting the Message to Parents in Doubt 08/28/2014 12:00am • Measles, mumps and whooping cough have been around a long time -- along with the vaccines to prevent them. But instead of being a distant memory in the United States -- like polio -- outbreaks of these infectious childhood diseases keep cropping up, and parents refusing or delaying vaccinations are Vaccine Safety: Getting the Message to Parents in Doubt 08/28/2014 12:00am • Measles, mumps and whooping cough have been around a long time -- along with the vaccines to prevent them. But instead of being a distant memory in the United States -- like polio -- outbreaks of these infectious childhood diseases keep cropping up, and parents refusing or delaying vaccinations are Arlington to give high school freshmen Macbooks 08/27/2014 04:45pm • (Updated at 5:00 p.m.) Arlington Public Schools plans to give a new Macbook Air to every 9th grader in Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown high schools this school year. The school system negotiated a deal with Apple that allowed it to purchase the laptops with a portion of the existing $1.2 m Amazon could be ESPN of video games in Twitch deal 08/27/2014 10:50am • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon is hoping to become the ESPN of video games.The e-commerce giant is buying streaming platform Twitch Interactive for $970 million in cash as it seeks to take part in video gaming's growth as an online spectator sport.Twitch is a multi-channel Back-to-School College Shopping: What to Buy and What to Skip 08/27/2014 12:00am • Back-to-school sales are taking center stage at your favorite big-box store and will continue through most of September. If you're college bound or shopping for a college student, make sure you're getting the best deals on dorm room furniture, electronics and supplies. Take advantage of sales tax h 10 smart money-saving tips for time-strapped people 08/27/2014 12:00am • Many times saving money equates to trading time. If you take time to research the best deal, you can find it. If you take the time to make meals from scratch, it will usually cost you less than eating out. We all know these tips work, but many people don't have time to implement these strategies 4 Mistakes of Career Experts -- and What You Can Learn From Them 08/27/2014 12:00am • You accidentally replied-all to a company email with a "Lord of the Rings" joke. You cried in front of your boss.You botched something so monumentally that you're asked to pack up your desk. Career mistakes come in all forms of dread, and everyone makes them. Even folks who've landed impressive job After Ferguson: Calls for police 'body cameras' 08/26/2014 02:16pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- What if Michael Brown's last moments had been recorded?The fatal police shooting of the unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, is prompting calls for more officers to wear so-called body cameras, simple, lapel-mounted gadgets that captu Grill and steakhouse coming to Tower Oaks in Rockville 08/25/2014 01:20pm • A new grill and steakhouse is coming to an office building in the Tower Oaks section of Rockville. The Stanford Grill, from Blue Ridge Restaurant Group, will open at 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd. next year. The 8,000-square-foot space will have more than 400 seats on the first floor of the building, whic Peeing and pooping in Penrose Park peeves parents 08/25/2014 01:00pm • Children are urinating and defecating in public at Penrose Park (2200 6th Street S.), according to neighborhood residents. Terri Armao, the chair of the Green Committee for the Penrose Neighborhood Association, sent a letter to the civic association saying neighbors have called her to compl Ferguson fallout: A call for police 'body cams' 08/23/2014 12:10am • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- What if Michael Brown's last moments had been recorded?The fatal police shooting of the unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, is prompting calls for more officers to wear so-called body cameras, simple, lapel-mounted gadgets that captu