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Woodbridge man pleads guilty to sex abuse of woman at DC hotel, helped his cousin do the same 07/26/2019 06:29pm • A man pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in 2016, and then helping his cousin do the same thing, prosecutors said. Omar Afzali, 29, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual abuse: one for his own sexual assault, and one for aidin What to know, who to watch for at 2019 Redskins training camp 07/23/2019 01:17pm • Amid sliding attendance numbers at their games and the shock of losing a starting quarterback to a potentially career-ending injury, the Washington Redskins are hoping to whip themselves — and possibly their most loyal fans — into shape before the season officially begins. There's a question Data Doctors: Should I be concerned about my privacy if I used FaceApp? 07/19/2019 07:34am • Q: If I have used FaceApp, should I be concerned? A: FaceApp, which allows you to use AI to age a picture of yourself among other options, has become a viral sensation that has been fueled by the #FaceAppChallenge hashtag on social media. If the app developers, Wireless Lab, were not based in Maryland education dept. faulted for failing to adequately protect student, teacher info 07/18/2019 02:05pm • An audit of Maryland's education department is faulting the agency for failing to protect what should be confidential student and teacher information stored in databases that should also be confidential. The database includes names and Social Security numbers for more than 1.4 million students an My Take: Show me your face! Gotcha. 07/17/2019 10:17pm • Nobody wants to look at your old, ugly face. Well, except some people. The Hunt: The problem of stopping extremists from using social media 07/10/2019 06:47pm • Terrorists and other extremists have sought for years to use social media to incite violence. On this week's episode of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Tricia Bacon, author of  "Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances," says social media platforms are fac Here are the 23 Democrats who are running for president 07/09/2019 09:10am • The 2020 Democratic field is taking shape. Here's a look at the nearly two dozen Democrats who have thrown their hats into the ring and announced a campaign. We're going to keep updating this list through the campaign season as candidates announce their intentions or drop Roads become rivers, drivers swim to safety in DC flood emergency 07/08/2019 05:15pm • The worst of the rain and flooding is over in the D.C. area, but the water is receding very slowly, showers are lingering and dangers remain after a torrential rainstorm Monday morning left roads flooded, drivers stranded and several Metro stations a mess. The National Weather Service at 1 p. Scam reports reach new record high, according to FTC 07/07/2019 03:39pm • The Federal Trade Commission is sending a warning to consumers as reports of scams to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network reach a new record high. Reports of scammers posing as government employees to collect money from consumers have resulted in 176,259 reports so far this year, the highest leve Scaled-down Smithsonian Folklife Festival draws people and culture aplenty 06/30/2019 06:23pm • The temperatures were on high blast Sunday, but breezes, great music and more made it a chill Sunday at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. A couple of performers told WTOP they were stoked to be here. “It’s my first time playing, but not my first time at the festival,â Details for President Trump’s July 4th National Mall event released 06/28/2019 05:41pm • The details and schedule of President Donald Trump's Fourth of July event on the National Mall, "Salute to America," were released June 19 — just a day after he officially kicked off his 2020 reelection campaign. The 6:30 p.m. July 4 event is set to include music, military demonstrations and fl From Stonewall to the White House: the LGBTQ+ rights movement in DC 06/28/2019 12:31am • New York City police raided Stonewall Inn around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 1969. Same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults was illegal in New York. So was cross-dressing. Within hours, hundreds of drag queens, transgender people and other members of the LGBTQ+ community took to the st The Hunt: Are online platforms doing enough to stop terrorist propaganda? 06/26/2019 06:30pm • Most online platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, are limiting the hate speech and terrorist propaganda online, but are they doing enough? In this week's edition of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Tricia Bacon, author and assistant professor at American University's Metro Transit Police investigate after officer uses stun gun on unarmed man 06/24/2019 10:17am • The Metro Transit Police said they have opened up an investigation after an officer used a stun gun on an unarmed man who was allegedly interfering with a police investigation at the U Street Metro station in Northwest, D.C. Saturday evening. The Metro police received a call shortly before 6 p.m. 10 years later, America's booming economy still bears scars of the Great Recession 06/24/2019 08:13am • As the United States nears its longest economic expansion on record, it's tempting to proclaim that all the problems brought about by the Great Recession have been fixed. That would be wrong. Despite the currently healthy economic figures, from unemployment to foreclo