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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 This bunk bed is $1,200 a month, privacy not included 07/05/2019 11:34am • Housing costs have become so expensive in some cities that people are renting bunk beds in a communal home for $1,200 a month. Not a bedroom. A bed. PodShare is trying to help make up for the shortage of affordable housing in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles by Israeli tactical radar maker plans US HQ in Germantown 07/05/2019 08:27am • RADA Technologies, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel-based RADA Electronics Industries, will open a new U.S. headquarters in Germantown, Maryland. The company, which opened a U.S. base in Silver Spring a year ago, designs and produces tactical radars and navigation systems for both airborne and land- New Maryland laws include police force for Johns Hopkins, procedures for student athletes 07/01/2019 02:22pm • New laws in Maryland, which take effect Monday, widely effect the state's student population. Another law also takes aim at prescription drug affordability. Athletics at higher ed Colleges and universities with athletic programs and activities now must adopt a written policy to address concerns st Minimum wage hike, straw ban, leave tax: New laws go into effect Monday in DC 07/01/2019 05:05am • The minimum wage goes up; the ban on plastic straws gets some teeth; and a new tax is levied on businesses Monday as new laws go into effect in the District. On Monday, July 1, the minimum wage in D.C. goes up from $13.25 to $14 as part of the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Act of 2016. The wage will go Today in History: July 1 07/01/2019 12:15am • Today is Monday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On July 1, 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, beginning an ultimately successful confirmation process marked by allegations of sexual harassme Driving, drugs, schools and more among new Virginia laws 06/30/2019 02:30pm • As many as 7% of Virginians could have their drivers’ licenses restored under a new law that takes effect Monday. It’s one of many changes for things like transportation, education, families, animal welfare, and tobacco, alcohol and other drugs that take effect July 1. The drivers’ license Ford's most powerful car can cost nearly $100,000 06/28/2019 03:53pm • Ford's new supercharged high-performance Mustang, the Shelby GT500, is the most powerful car Ford has ever produced — and it will have a price to match. The 760 horsepower car will start at about $74,000, including $1,100 in destination charges and a $2,600 federal "ga July 4 firework donor met with Trump on tariffs ahead of donation 06/27/2019 12:30pm • The CEO of America's largest consumer fireworks retailer spoke with President Donald Trump on Chinese tariffs in a private meeting just weeks before donating $750,000 worth of fireworks for the "Salute to America" July 4 show on the National Mall. Phantom Fireworks boss Bruce Zoldan made his case Today in History: June 26 06/26/2019 12:00am • Today is Wednesday, June 26, the 177th day of 2019. There are 188 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he delivered his famous speech expressing solidarity with the city’s residents, declaring: “Ich bi EXCLUSIVE: NBC’s Tom Brokaw reflects on history and its echoes 06/24/2019 09:00am • It’s been a month of reflection for news icon Tom Brokaw, with the world marking anniversaries in two big stories that influenced his career: the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. And after covering the news for nearly 50 years, Brokaw is now d 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 Iranians say their 'bones breaking' under US sanctions 06/24/2019 05:38am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it's the average person who feels it the most. From a subway performer's battered leather hat devoid of tips, to a bride-to-be's empty purse, the lack of cash from the economic pressure facing Iran's 80 million people ca Today in History: June 20 06/20/2019 12:00am • Today is Thursday, June 20, the 171st day of 2019. There are 194 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 20, 1921, U.S. Rep. Alice Mary Robertson, R-Okla., became the first woman to preside over a session of the House of Representatives. On this date: In 1782, Congre City of Secrets: A real spy is never who you think they are 06/19/2019 04:50am • In WTOP's three-part series "City of Secrets," WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green talks to some of the best in the espionage game to find how spies have infiltrated Washington, D.C., and what can be done to catch them. Nothing stood out about her. She lived in a modest two-bedroo