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Beyond the Boss -- Why Everyone You Work With Matters When It Comes to References 04/04/2018 08:00pm • So you're looking for a new job. First things first -- time to brush off the resume and perfect your elevator pitch. Next step? Figure out the people you're going to ask to be your references. Traditionally, references are past managers, and for decades this has been the industry standard. However, What to Consider When Shopping for Medicare Coverage 04/04/2018 08:00pm • Between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, Medicare's annual open enrollment period, millions of Medicare beneficiaries have a chance to make changes to their coverage for the upcoming year. There are a few things you can do during this period. You can change from one Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plan When You Should (and Shouldn't) Worry If Your Tax Refund Is Delayed 04/04/2018 08:00pm • The income tax filing deadline is just around the corner, but many taxpayers decided not to wait until the last minute to file. Those who opted against procrastination and are entitled to a refund may have already received it. But for those anxiously awaiting a check in the mail or a sum deposited Last-minute, need-to-know tax tips before filing your 2017 taxes 04/04/2018 06:40am • WASHINGTON — Tax Day is right around the corner, and this year it falls on Tuesday, April 17, not April 15. That gives taxpayers two extra days to either file or extend their 2017 tax returns. So let’s review what you need to file on or before April 17, as well as some last-minute tax tips to co 3 Ways International Students Can Sample U.S. Graduate Schools 04/03/2018 08:00pm • While an undergraduate student at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Egyptian national Catherine Masoud spent a semester at Virginia Tech. She says the experience, organized through the nonprofit International Student Exchange Programs, helped her decide to go to gradua Why Doctors Wear White Coats 04/03/2018 08:00pm • When you picture a doctor, chances are you envision someone dressed in a white coat. In fact, medical schools typically have "white coat ceremonies" where first-year medical students receive a shortened version of the white coat introducing them to the field symbolically. But Johns Hopkins Universi Stella Artois recalls some beer bottles after glass flaw 04/03/2018 08:39am • WASHINGTON — Stella Artois announced a voluntary partial recall of select packages containing 11.2-ounce bottles of beer that may contain particles of glass. The recall applies to six-packs, 12-packs, 18-packs, 24-packs of Stella Artois, "Best of Belgium" multi-packs in the U.S. and Canada and How Baseball Fans Can Get the Most Value for Their Dollar at the Ballpark 04/02/2018 08:00pm • The calendar has flipped to April, and for many people across America, that means the start of baseball season, which often leads to warm afternoons and evenings spent at the ballpark catching a game. Unfortunately, spending lazy afternoons and evenings at the baseball stadium can add up to a prett These Chemicals May Be Keeping You Fat 04/01/2018 08:00pm • Invisible ingredients If you've ever tried to lose weight, you may have tracked calories, read nutrition labels and cut down your portion sizes. But you probably didn't consider one factor increasingly implicated in the obesity epidemic: chemicals. One 2018 study in PLOS Medicine, for example, found Best home decor sales for National Decorating Month 04/01/2018 08:00pm • April is National Decorating Month. If you're feeling inspired to give your home a new look, read on for the best sales to shop -- and some inexpensive home decor ideas that have a big impact for a low cost. Whether you're shopping for new furniture or just embellishing your space with new wall a Plagiarism Software Suggests New Sources for Shakespeare's Works 04/01/2018 08:00pm • LONDON -- In Shakespeare's "Henry VI, Part 2," Jack Cade, the leader of an unsuccessful revolt against the monarch in 1420, ends up so emaciated and starving that he starts to eat grass from the garden of Alexander Iden, a wealthy gentleman. Iden finds and slays Cade and promises to drag the dead re Movie Review: Steven Spielberg is magically meta in 'Ready Player One' 03/30/2018 12:09am • WASHINGTON — Never underestimate the popcorn prowess of director Steven Spielberg. Just when you thought his latest trailer appeared silly, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how the master wins us over with comforting story structure and giddy pop culture references for an experience that, There's No Better Time to Be a Real Estate Investor 03/29/2018 08:00pm • Real estate investors may have never had it so good. A classic alternative investment in a volatile stock market, real estate also just got a boost from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with landlords among the biggest winners. The law's new provisions especially favor rental properties. "Real estate inv Former Maryland senator pleads guilty to fraud charges 03/29/2018 02:26pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Maryland state senator pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to two counts of fraud for accepting $15,300 in bribes. Nathaniel Oaks, a 71-year-old Baltimore Democrat, entered guilty pleas to one count of wire fraud and one count of honest services fraud, hours after Yearslong fight over DC homeless shelter back in court 03/29/2018 12:27pm • WASHINGTON — A group that has been trying for two years to halt the construction of a six-story homeless shelter in the District was back in court Thursday, arguing its case in front of the D.C. Court of Appeals. The city plans to build the 50-unit shelter on publicly-owned property next to a