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4 Essential Soft Skills You Need in the New Year 12/18/2018 07:00pm • To attract future job opportunities or excel in your career, you want to make sure you've got what employers are looking for. LinkedIn analyzed its data from 2014 to 2018 to develop its 2018 U.S. Emerging Jobs Report, which highlights jobs and skills on the rise. While hiring people with technical Va. Gov. Northam proposes $2B in new spending; GOP leaders question whether it adds up 12/18/2018 01:43pm • RICHMOND, Va. ��� From schools, roads and health care, to housing, elections and adding to the state's rainy day fund, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam proposed more than $2 billion in budget amendments Tuesday, but the breadth of the plan drew immediate concerns from Republican leaders in the General As What's so hot about DC ZIP code 20009? 12/17/2018 07:46am • WASHINGTON ��� Bidding wars between multiple buyers in the housing market have cooled nationwide, but there are still hot neighborhoods where they remain common and D.C. ZIP code 20009 is one of them. Redfin says 85 percent of its deals in November in 20009 had multiple offers, behind only a ZIP Tips for travelers coming into the US this holiday season 12/17/2018 03:47am • WASHINGTON ��� The U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Baltimore wants to be sure your friends and family who may be traveling from abroad to celebrate the holidays get into the country as easily as possible. In a news release, the CPB suggests that travelers coming into the U.S. take advantage Know These 6 Federal Tax Changes to Avoid a Surprise in 2019 12/12/2018 07:00pm • Last year's Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 made significant changes to federal tax laws -- rejiggering tax brackets, capping some tax deductions and eliminating a few others. Those changes will determine how much money people can write off on their taxes when they file in 2019. To avoid a nasty surpr How to find discounts and deals when shopping online 12/11/2018 11:39pm • WASHINGTON ��� The search for online bargains gets easier with the right tools and strategies such as a few recommended by a local consumer's group that wants to save you money. Comparison shopping for the best prices, Washington Consumers' Checkbook details some apps that will do the work for yo Illegal Tax Moves to Avoid 12/10/2018 07:00pm • Ignorance isn't bliss when it comes to the U.S. tax code. Failing to fill out your tax return correctly, even if you make an honest mistake, isn't going to earn you immediate forgiveness from the Internal Revenue Service. "When you sign your tax return, you're signing it (to say) that everything is Catholic priest in Va. on leave after allegations of misconduct 12/10/2018 03:34pm • WASHINGTON ��� A Catholic priest in Purcellville, Virginia, is on administrative leave following what the Diocese of Arlington calls "alleged boundary violations involving a minor and adults." The Rev. Ronald S. Escalante denies the accusations that he violated the dicocese's code of conduct for The lowdown on USB security keys 12/07/2018 02:59pm • Q: How do USB security keys work, and should I get one? A: Your online assets have long been one of the major targets of hackers, and, generally speaking, the only thing keeping them out of your accounts is your passwords. Weak passwords are no match for today���s hacking technology: High-spee Loudoun Co. targets stray gunfire incidents 12/07/2018 09:23am • WASHINGTON ��� After at least eight incidents of gunfire hitting homes since May, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors is considering ways to lower the risk ��� but lawmakers have different views on how to accomplish the goal. "Government's job is to protect life, liberty and property," Superv Inspiration from Athletes Who've Come Back from the Brink 12/06/2018 07:00pm • In late September 2018, storied professional golfer Tiger Woods won The Tour Championship by a two-shot victory -- his first win in five whole years. During that "dry spell" -- and longer, actually -- it wasn't only his golf game that he lost; there was much more. There was a marriage that ended in Commentary: Emmanuel Macron's Mistake Was Not Consulting With the Public 12/06/2018 07:00pm • Energy transitions are about people. The protests happening in France send that signal loud and clear. If green policies are seen to be unjust or to be worsening inequality they will not be accepted, regardless of a government's good intentions. The government of President Emmanuel Macron violated t Shipping Christmas cheer? 2018 holiday deadlines to know 12/05/2018 10:23am • WASHINGTON ��� You've finished up your Christmas cards, you've shopped till you dropped for those coveted gift items, but you can't deliver packages to various places in one night. After all, you're not Santa Claus. If you're sending out packages this holiday season and want to ensure they get to In Minneapolis, Comprehensive Plan 2040 Divides the City 12/04/2018 07:00pm • MINNEAPOLIS -- For 10 years, families in Colleen Kepler's urban, tree-lined neighborhood gathered twice a month for a potluck where kids grew up together in each other's backyards. "Families move in and stay, not just for a year or two, but a decade or two," she says. "That connection never goes aw Montgomery Co.���s new executive lays out pro-business, progressive agenda 12/03/2018 04:17pm • NORTH BETHESDA, Md. ��� For the first time in 12 years, Montgomery County is getting a new county executive, and while 69-year-old Marc Elrich worked to dispel his reputation as ���anti-business,��� he also made clear he���ll push hard on progressive issues. ���I���m not an incrementalist,��� he