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How to Get Valuable Home Energy Tax Credits 03/27/2024 08:00pm • The federal government -- and many state governments -- can help you cover the cost of making energy-efficient home improvements. You can get tax breaks for installing energy-efficient windows, doors, and cooling and heating systems, and even bigger breaks for installing solar panels and water heate Books on the impact of the internet and AI are finalists for the first-ever Women's Nonfiction Prize 03/27/2024 02:02pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. The shortlisted six books for the inaugural Women���s Prize for Nonfiction, announced on Wednesday Iowa attorney general not finished with audit that's holding up contraception money for rape victims 03/27/2024 01:43pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� The Iowa attorney general���s office said it is still working on an audit of its victim services that has held up emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault. Attorney General Brenna Bird, a Republican, paused the funding while awaiting the results of the 2 high school wrestling team members in West Virginia are charged with sexual assault 03/27/2024 12:46pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� Two West Virginia minors are facing sexual assault and other charges following an alleged incident at a hotel involving members of a high school wrestling team, authorities say. Raleigh County Sheriff James Canaday said the perpetrators are each facing two counts of secon Australian rules football organizers unapologetic for stance on illicit drug testing 03/27/2024 03:31am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� The governing body for Australian rules football was aware of players undertaking screening for illicit substances to avoid detection in game-related doping tests and its chief executive on Wednesday said he was ���unapologetic��� for it. Federal lawmaker Andrew Wilkie California Restaurant Association says Berkeley to halt ban on natural gas piping in new buildings 03/26/2024 08:34pm • BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) ��� The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new homes and buildings that was successfully opposed in court by the California Restaurant Association, the organization said. The settlement follows the 9th U.S. Circuit Co 6 construction workers presumed dead after Baltimore Key Bridge collapse, Coast Guard says 03/26/2024 07:33pm • Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM for our team coverage. Six construction workers who were on Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge at the time it was rammed by a cargo ship, causing the bridge to collapse, are presumed dead after a search and rescue operation that Kansas legislators pass a bill to require providers to ask patients why they want abortions 03/26/2024 03:30pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Republican legislators gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would require Kansas abortion providers to ask their patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and then report the answers to the state. The Senate approved the bill 27-13 after the House approved it US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents 03/25/2024 09:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.'s election watchdog, American and British authorities said Monday in announcing a set of criminal cha New Nationals season will include futuristic tech, replica World Series rings 03/25/2024 08:05pm • The Washington Nationals have their first home game of the new season coming up on April 1, and the team is showing off some futuristic technology that will greet fans when they show up this year. Fans no longer need to show their ticket in order to enter the stadium. All they need to do is sh Tax Time Can Cause Depression and Anxiety -- Fight Back With Expert Advice 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Tax season is one of the most emotionally taxing times of the year. Not only can the act of completing a tax return be complicated, confronting a potentially large and unaffordable tax bill can be terrifying. According to a survey commissioned by Cash App Taxes, 38% of millennials say tax stress has 10 Affordable Places to Retire on the Water 03/25/2024 08:00pm • While property along a shoreline can be pricey, retirees can find reasonable options available throughout the U.S. To find the best affordable waterfront communities for retirement, we spoke with local real estate experts and reviewed annual rankings, including U.S. News' Best Places to Retire and 7 Best Technology Jobs in the U.S. 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Secure a great future with a technology job.The tech industry is an attractive field for a variety of reasons. For starters, there's demand for tech-skilled employees, given the global economy's increasing reliance on digitalization. It's also a high-paying industry that offers plenty of remote work 'Obviously the mistake was made': Big East remains unbeaten in NCAA Tournament after only 3 bids 03/25/2024 11:54am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Since a disappointing Selection Sunday for the Big East, when all its bubble teams got left out of the NCAA field, the conference has not lost a game in the tournament. Defending national champion UConn, Marquette and Creighton advanced to the Sweet 16, the Huskies rounding out a 6 Everything You Need To Know about the 2024 EV Tax Credit 03/24/2024 08:00pm • Purchasing an electric vehicle offers Americans the chance to reduce their carbon footprint -- and it can lead to tax benefits. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, combined purchases of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles in the United States jumped to 16.3% of