Keep your winter coat handy - Monday, March 11, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | March 11, 2024 [Web version](   [Windy weather whips through DC region Monday, spring-like conditions expected Tuesday]( The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for the D.C. region through Monday afternoon. 7News First Alert Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff says wind gusts can reach 40-55 mph. [READ MORE](   [Centuries-old battle gear unearths clues on life in Maryland's first colonial capital]( There's little historians know about Maryland's early colonial past. So, when archaeologists in St. Mary's City uncovered a nearly 400-year-old piece of battle gear last month, researchers celebrated. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [AI & Data Exchange: Learning to fear generative AI less, explore more]( Deploying large language models will let agencies tap the potential of generative artificial intelligence, says Guidehouse's Bassel Haidar. He shares a primer on LLM basics and how training - for people and the technology - can help manage risk.   [Why does Sen. Mark Warner believe TikTok is a 'national security issue,']( "If you don't think the Chinese Communist Party can twist that algorithm to make it the news that they see reflective of their views, then I don't think you appreciate the nature of the threat," the Virginia Democrat said. [READ MORE](   [Fairfax Co. police: Driver of stolen car fatally struck man, crashed into dumpster, then fled]( Police are searching for the driver of a stolen car who struck and killed a 63-year-old man in the Hybla Valley area before abandoning the vehicle. [READ MORE](   Sponsored Event [Make 2024 your healthiest year yet]( WTOP talked with health and wellness experts from across the DMV to gain tips both personal and professional for our 2024 Get on Top of Your Health series. Check out the interviews now!   [‘Oppenheimer' crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war]( In anointing “Oppenheimer,” the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences did something it hasn't done for more than a decade: hand its top prize to a widely seen, big-budget studio film. [READ MORE](   [Geek flags fly at DC Awesome Con]( D.C. was invaded this weekend by superheroes and characters from comic books, video games and movies, thanks to Awesome Con. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [AI & Data Exchange: Why artificial intelligence success hinges on enterprise platform]( Agencies can implement AI across multiple uses cases by adopting a standard set of tools and capabilities, IBM AI and technology leader Ryan Macaleer tells Federal News Network's Jason Miller.   [DC-area pubs buzz with barber clippers to fight childhood cancer]( “I have not told a lot of my co-workers yet." The barber's clippers were busy at two D.C.-area pubs Sunday as people had their heads shaved for children's cancer research. [READ MORE](   [Hoyas upset No. 21 Creighton 55-46 and will face No. 9 UConn for the Big East title on Monday]( The Hoyas have won six games in a row, earning the program's first trip to the conference championship game and strengthening their case for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Inova Health [Get on Top of Your Health: How a blood donation or drive can help your community immediately]( Shocking statistic: Only 3% of people donate blood, even though 62% could. The result? Shortages for patients in critical need across the DMV. We talk with Inova Blood Donor Services' Nicholas Lilly about how we all can flip that stat on its head.   [Are there any Tidal Basin cherry trees left from the original plantings over 100 years ago?]( Peak bloom at the Tidal Basin is coming up -- a tradition the D.C. area has been enjoying for more than 100 years. The big question is: Are those the same trees? [READ MORE](   [Car Review: The Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring packs a dose of luxury in a small plug-in crossover]( The Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring sports a new look and an improved interior and you can still plug-in for nearly 30 miles of electric driving. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center [Improving endometrial cancer treatments through clinical trials]( Dr. Ebony Hoskins, a board-certified gynecologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, said patients with access to clinical trials can have better chances of survival of endometrial cancer.   PARTNERSHIP [Listen live for news, traffic and weather from WTOP News on our FREE App!]( Download the app today - sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union - to stay up to date on all the latest news in the DMV.   [Check out the latest weather forecast]( [Click here for the latest traffic updates]( [Visit WTOP's Podcast Center]( Download and listen to podcasts created by WTOP and our partners CONNECT WITH WTOP [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [instagram]( EVERYTHING YOU NEED EVERY TIME YOU LISTEN [DOWNLOAD THE WTOP APP]( [Click here to manage your newsletter preferences.]( This email and the accompanying website are not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. 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