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DHS: Hackers increasingly targeting emergency systems 02/26/2016 05:54am • WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center are warning that cyberattacks against law enforcement, fire departments and other emergency services have become commonplace and are likely to increase in frequency. An intelligence asse Fact vs. fiction: Red carpet fitness 02/26/2016 02:34am • WASHINGTON — It’s awards show season, and social media, magazines and TV shows are full of perfect bodies walking the red carpet. Personal trainer Josef Brandenburg says that while some of those physiques are the result of hard work and healthy living, there’s a lot more behind the scenes tha Column: Lessons for everyone from Apple vs. the FBI  02/25/2016 07:30am • WASHINGTON — The battle between the FBI and Apple over the locked phone of a deceased terrorist in the San Bernardino shootings has generated a lot of very important questions. The legal positioning around this single phone is really a proxy for the long-running privacy-vs.-security battle betw Police warn parents of apps used for anonymity by child predators 02/24/2016 03:19pm • WASHINGTON — Federal and state investigators say there could be more children who were abused by a former teacher's aide in Prince George's County. And as they look into the app he allegedly used to share child porn, police are cautioning parents to be proactive. // In investigating former Global despair continues to feed terrorism's influence 02/24/2016 05:28am • WASHINGTON — Terrorists and criminal networks have taken advantage of governmental corruption, the misery of war and other developments to build dangerous empires that might soon eclipse the power of legitimate countries. In Europe, for instance, human trafficking operations quadrupled in siz 2016 Nevada presidential caucus results (Republicans) 02/23/2016 01:43pm • Latest results from the 2016 Nevada presidential caucus held on February 23, 2016 (Republicans only). Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later. Your browser does not support the i PBS to launch round-the-clock children's TV, online service 02/23/2016 06:18am • LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Young insomniacs are in luck: PBS is launching an around-the-clock channel for children this fall. The free, 24-hour channel will provide child-friendly fare during prime-time and other periods that draw kids, said Paula Kerger, PBS' chief executive. Member stations now get up Don't Ignore These 7 Financial Time Bombs 02/22/2016 07:00pm • It's a question everyone asks when they end up paying an unexpected and expensive bill. What went wrong?Too often, what went wrong is that a problem was ignored until suddenly there was no ignoring it. Almost of all of us, unless we're highly organized, are susceptible to financial time bombs. In th 7 Ingredients for a Successful Job Search Recipe 02/22/2016 07:00pm • A baker recently shared her prize-winning cake recipe. Not surprisingly, it contained quite a few ingredients that needed to be accurately measured and combined in a very specific order. When you don't follow the recipe, unfortunate results will likely ensue. The same thing goes for job searching. I 106-year-old says she can 'die happy' after Obama meeting 02/22/2016 03:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — At 106 years old, she's seen more than a dozen presidents come and go, but Virginia McLaurin says she can finally die happy after meeting President Barack Obama. Video of the centenarian shaking her groove with excitement quickly went viral on the Internet after last week's Bl Herndon's XO Communications sells fiber optic network to Verizon for $1.8B 02/22/2016 10:28am • WASHINGTON — Verizon Communications Inc. has agreed to buy Herndon, Virginia-based XO Communications' fiber optic network business for $1.8 billion. Verizon says it is making the acquisition to improve Internet bandwidth for its business customers and to densify its cell network. The deal is Exclusive: Deputy CIA director: U.S. faces urgent challenges 02/22/2016 05:52am • LANGLEY, Va. — Escorted by a half-dozen administrative, public affairs and security personnel, David Cohen walked into a conference room at CIA headquarters and sat down. It was his first anniversary as deputy director. The occasion was not a celebration, but an accounting of a turbulent year. 7 No-Fail Responses to Your Child's Questions About Sex 02/21/2016 07:00pm • When she was a kid, Hanh Provenzano used to think that if a boy and a girl slept in the same bed, the girl would get pregnant -- no exceptions. She was convinced that if a boy touched her breasts, they would grow and grow and never stop. She believed that if she ate citrus fruit, her period would ge 2016 South Carolina presidential primary results (Republicans only) 02/20/2016 12:00pm • Up-to-the-minute results from the 2016 South Carolina presidential primary held on February 20, 2016 (Republicans only). Polls close at 7 p.m. EST. Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later 2016 Nevada presidential caucus results (Democrats) 02/20/2016 09:00am • Up-to-the-minute results from the 2016 Nevada presidential caucus held on February 20, 2016 (Democrats only). Caucusing begins at 2 p.m. ET Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later.