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Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition 01/03/2026 12:12am • SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) ��� Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don���t want to live next to them, or even near them. Communitie Data Doctors: Tips for freeing up Gmail storage space 01/02/2026 07:20pm • Q: What���s the best way to free up space in my Gmail account? A: If your Gmail account is warning you that storage is full ��� or worse, rejecting new messages ��� you���re running into a common problem: your Google account only includes 15GB of free space, and that total is shared across Gmail, Must-see booths and products at CES 2026 01/02/2026 04:22am • Innovation at CES never ceases to amaze and surprise, but in this instance, we���re not necessarily talking about the products showcased by the 4,500-plus exhibitors. But rather the booths themselves, the ���packaging,��� so to speak ��� those ���must-see��� venues within the 12 massive CES exhibit Man charged in death of his infant son in Prince George's County 01/01/2026 12:16pm • A man was arrested and charged with murder in the death of his four-month-old son in Prince George's County, Maryland, last weekend. Khalil Brooks-Clarke, 24, was charged with first- and second-degree murder, along with first- and second-degree child abuse following the death of his infant so 'Stay off Google and just pray': Advice from the parents of Make-A-Wish kids 12/31/2025 05:40am • Throughout December, WTOP is bringing you ���Wish Wednesday,��� where we spotlight what Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic does for families in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. If you would like to help make a wish kid���s dream come true, please visit the foundation���s website. Few of us will ever feel love Meta buys startup Manus in latest move to advance its artificial intelligence efforts 12/30/2025 11:25am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an aggressive push to amp up AI offerings across its platforms. The California tech giant declined to disclose financial details of the acquisition. But The Wall Street Journal rep Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 12/29/2025 07:00pm • Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are disrupting virtually every industry. In recent years, the world has gotten a firsthand look at remarkable advances in AI technology, including OpenAI's ChatGPT AI chatbot, Google's Gemini AI model and DeepSeek's AI assistant. Whether it be machine Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains 12/29/2025 10:15am • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) ��� Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors ��� too complicated, capital-intensive and ���boring, honestly,��� says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visi Trying to improve your health and wellness in 2026? Keep it simple 12/29/2025 08:42am • The new year is a time when many try to start new good habits and commit to improving health and wellness. But resolutions, lofty as they may be, can turn daunting quickly with all the advice and sometimes contradicting information coming at you from news reports, advertisers, influencers, friend Tractor-trailer rolls through fence, nearly strikes 3-story apartment building in Rockville 12/27/2025 01:04pm • A tractor-trailer rolled down a hill Friday night and nearly hit a three-story apartment building in Rockville, Maryland. It happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 2500 block of Baltimore Road, near Norbeck Road in Montgomery County. Photos taken at the scene and shared by Montgomery County Fire and 5 people shot near DC's Walter E. Washington Convention Center 12/27/2025 10:42am • Five men were injured in a shooting near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. Friday night. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. near the intersection of 5th and N streets. Police said that when officers arrived at the scene, three men were found conscious and breathing but Christmas tree catches fire in Bethesda home, leaving 4 injured 12/26/2025 02:11pm • One person is in critical condition and three others remain hospitalized Friday�� after a Christmas tree caught on fire in a Bethesda, Maryland, home on Christmas Day. Flames broke out at a single-family house in the 10300 block of Fleming Avenue at around 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, causing more than Data Doctors: Tips for a smooth smartphone upgrade 12/26/2025 06:57am • Q: I���m about to get��a new smartphone and want tips to make sure everything is transferred from my old phone before getting rid of it. A:��Upgrading to a new smartphone is exciting, but it comes with some trepidation as it pertains to transferring your personal data and files. Photos, messages, 1 killed in early morning crash in Prince William County that closed portions of I-66 12/24/2025 11:12am • One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 66 in Prince William County, Virginia, Wednesday morning. The crash happened before 5:20 a.m. in the eastbound lanes at the 48-mile marker, according to Virginia State Police. The person who was killed has not been publicly identified. Former JMU student sentenced for selling fentanyl that killed Fairfax Co. teen in 2023 12/23/2025 09:49pm • Sean and Afrodita Foster���s living room doesn���t have a Christmas tree. Instead, it���s lined with a growing stack of sympathy cards, framed posters and signed sports equipment. The end of January will mark three years since their son, Cayden, didn���t wake up on a morning he should have bee