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50 Little-Known Ways to Land a Cheaper Flight or Hotel 10/01/2017 08:00pm • Expert-backed tips, techniques and money-saving tools to help you secure a deal. As any seasoned traveler can attest, guidebooks, magazines and trip-planning websites are saturated with cost-saving strategies for landing enticing deals and discounts on hotel rooms and plane tickets. And while every Smart911: Where it’s spreading, and why first responders want you to join 09/29/2017 09:08pm • WASHINGTON — Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest locality in the D.C. area to join Smart911, a system that allows users to create a safety profile that first responders see when responding to calls for help. Information you can load in the system might include medical conditions, pets, emerge Playing Through: University of Maryland Golf Course 09/29/2017 02:03am • COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- If you’ve ever driven south on University Boulevard East, along the western slope of the University of Maryland campus, you may have noticed that there is, in fact a golf course there. If you head straight down the hill from Capital One Field on Stadium drive, you will cross U DC-area air quality is best in 20 years, but there’s still work to do 09/28/2017 09:04pm • WASHINGTON — The air is cleaner in the D.C. area than it has been in 20 years, according to a Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments evaluation of summer 2017 air quality. "We have had 90 percent fewer unhealthy air days than was in place 20 years ago," COG Director of Environmental Pro What New Depression Drug Possibilities Exist for People Whose Medications Don't Work? 09/28/2017 08:00pm • Medications are a common and often effective treatment for depression, but they are far from perfect. In fact, in some cases meds have proven to be no better than a placebo, and some patients don't respond to any of the drug options currently available. "We have 50 years of depression research, but Best Deals and Freebies for National Coffee Day 2017 09/28/2017 08:00pm • Java lovers have an extra reason to jolt out of bed on Friday morning. Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day, and several national and regional restaurants are offering deals in honor of the event. While most offers are valid on Sept. 29 only, some companies are extending deals throughout the weekend. Acc Gold Prices Shine Even as Stocks Rise 09/27/2017 08:00pm • Gold prices are up 12 percent this year, with futures markets trading around $1,300 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That's close to the 13 percent gain of the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Although gold's values are off the highs set earlier this year, the yellow metal is holding i Saudi Arabia Allowing Women to Drive Is About Politics, Not Religion 09/27/2017 08:00pm • By Haifaa Jawad In an unexpected move that surprised everyone, including his own people, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has suddenly passed a royal decree permitting women to drive. His stunning decision comes after years of the ban, which was justified using Islam as a pretext. Here's Why a Credit Freeze Won't Protect Your Identity Completely 09/27/2017 08:00pm • U.S. consumers are still reeling from news of the massive data breach announced by Equifax in September. Some 143 million Americans were impacted in the hack, which exposed all sorts of personal information such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, and in some instances, dri Maryland suing EPA on power plant pollution in other states 09/27/2017 01:46pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition requiring power plants in five upwind states to reduce pollution, the state's attorney general and an official in Gov. Larry Hogan's administration said Wednesday. The Hogan adminis Q&A: Liam Neeson brings down White House as Deep Throat in ‘Mark Felt’ 09/27/2017 02:18am • WASHINGTON -- Imagine "All the President's Men" from the perspective of Deep Throat. That's the idea behind writer/director Peter Landesman's new political biopic "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House," which hits select theaters nationwide on Friday. "When he confessed to b Mexicans Face a Daunting Wait for Building Inspections After Earthquakes 09/26/2017 08:00pm • Mexico City -- Once Eduardo Mijares and his team of young architects and engineers completed their preliminary inspection of the vast public market Mercado Argentina following the Sept. 19 earthquake, the real work began. When community members noticed the group of volunteers, decked out in neon wo 8 Things You Should Never Do at a Job Interview 09/26/2017 08:00pm • Recruiters and hiring managers have the power to eliminate even the most qualified candidates based on seemingly superficial behaviors during a job interview. When it comes to job interviews, showing your professionalism may be as important as the answers you give. Jobvite, a recruiting software co How 8 High School Seniors Got Accepted to College 09/26/2017 08:00pm • Learn From College-Bound StudentsTackling college applications, on top of classes, work, sports and extracurriculars, certainly raises the excitement level senior year. And then there's the suspense of waiting to get accepted and making a choice.For an inside look at the process, U.S. News visited F Know These Interview Questions -- And How to Answer Them 09/24/2017 08:00pm • Before heading into a job interview, it's essential to prepare to answer a range of common interview questions. While you can't anticipate -- or memorize -- the responses to every interview question you'll be asked, practicing good answers, brainstorming illustrative anecdotes and doing the researc