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The Hunt: 16 years after 9/11, why terrorism is still a big concern? 09/13/2017 06:30pm • WASHINGTON — This week the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was observed. So are we safer now than then? Tara Maller, senior policy adviser at the Counter Extremism Project, tells WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green that terrorism has changed quite a bit. 16 best end-of-summer sales for 2017 09/12/2017 09:04am • Labor Day Weekend sales may have come and gone, but end-of-the-summer clearance events for 2017 have just begun. To make room for new fall wares, stores slash prices on shorts, swimwear, outdoor gear and more. Take advantage of the huge seasonal savings and shop these 16 awesome end-of-summer sal Everything you need to know about the iPhone X 09/11/2017 08:00pm • Apple held its most highly anticipated event of the year on Tuesday, and it did not disappoint. This is what AAPL stock owners have been counting on for all of 2017: the 10th anniversary iPhone, officially dubbed the iPhone X. Sept. 12, 2017, for better or worse, will go down in Apple's corporate hi A record number of buildings fly the flag in Rosslyn again 09/08/2017 11:52am • WASHINGTON — An annual tradition for Rosslyn landlords continues this week. Flags Across Rosslyn, in which building owners drape huge American flags from the tops of their buildings, is in its 16th year commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Flags Across Rosslyn started spontaneously afte Nationwide race honors 9/11 heroes, other service members 09/05/2017 04:51am • WASHINGTON — This year's 9/11 Heroes Run marks the 10th anniversary of the run itself and the deaths of two Naval Academy graduates who were killed in action within weeks of each other, then buried a few rows apart at Arlington National Cemetery. The run is held nationwide, but this year in An When Can I Buy an iPhone 8? 09/04/2017 08:00pm • Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) announced that Sept. 12 will be the launch date for its highly anticipated 10-year anniversary iPhone model. For Apple investors, the iPhone 8 will likely be the most important product Apple has rolled out in years. Expectations for the iPhone 8 from both Apple users and July Entertainment Guide 2017 06/29/2017 01:16am • July Entertainment Guide July 1: Phazefest at 9:30 Club July 1: Beanie Sigel at Howard Theatre July 1-2: "Hedwig & The Angry Inch" at the Kennedy Center July 1-2: "How I Learned What I Learned" at Round House Theatre July 1-2: "Finding Neverland" at The Hippodrome July 1-2: "1776: Th 'Godfather' to 'Casablanca': Ben Mankiewicz presents TCM series 05/31/2017 01:00am • WASHINGTON — Hollywood is in his blood, but Washington made his memories. While his grandfather Herman wrote "Citizen Kane" and his great-uncle Joseph directed "All About Eve," Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz grew up in D.C. admiring his famous father Frank. "I grew up where y Debbie Reynolds, 'Singin' in the Rain' return to movie theaters 01/12/2017 02:34am • WASHINGTON -- Between the death of Debbie Reynolds and Golden Globe comparisons to "La La Land," you've heard a lot lately about a 1952 classic. This Sunday, MGM's iconic musical "Singin' in the Rain" returns to multiplexes in select locations to mark the film's 65th anniversary in a par Donald Trump's Plan For a Wall Has Many Cracks, Analysts Say 09/25/2016 08:00pm • Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's menCouldn't put Humpty together again As a certain English nursery rhyme suggests, walls are frequently tied to bad events. Even so, history shows people in power continually return to the idea of Remembering Sept. 11, 15 years later 09/11/2016 12:37am • WASHINGTON – Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. This collection of photos is in remembrance of the tragedy and the events that followed. WTOP staff members recall unfolding events of Sept. 11 09/10/2016 11:39am • wtop-staff-remembers-unfolding-events-sept-11 9/11 Pentagon first responder hosting anniversary film screening 09/10/2016 06:09am • WASHINGTON — Ahead of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, a special film screening Saturday aims to honor victims and share an important message for first responders. "I was a first responder to the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001." It was a day retired Arlington County Battalion Chief Bob Gray will Sunday events lead to road closures, workarounds 09/10/2016 05:47am • WASHINGTON — Sunday, Sept. 11 will be an eventful day with a presidential appearance at the Pentagon and athletic events in the area. At the Pentagon President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend a ceremony at the Pentagon on Sunday morning to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Flags Across Rosslyn marks 15th anniversary of 9/11 09/09/2016 02:08pm • WASHINGTON — Twenty-five buildings in Rosslyn have draped the American flag on their exteriors this week to remember the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. This is the 14th year building owners in the Arlington County business community have come together to mark the anniversary with the flag disp