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How to survive ragweed allergy season 09/15/2014 12:00am • It's ragweed season.And for people with this pollen allergy, that means miserable symptoms such as sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, trouble sleeping, asthma attacks, and itchy skin, eyes, nose or throat. The season usually kicks into high gear in mid- August, says Martha White, director of resea The Financial Considerations of Buying Your Teenager a Car 09/15/2014 12:00am • Thinking of buying your teenager a car? Assuming there is room in your household budget, there are a lot of benefits of your teen having wheels. It will relieve you or your spouse from the role of chauffeur. Your teen can drive younger siblings to and from everything from day care to dance lessons. Correction: Treasure Hunter Fugitive story 09/14/2014 09:30pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- In a story Sept. 13 about a treasure hunter being sought as a fugitive, The Associated Press reported erroneously that bank wraps for $10,000 bills were found in his mansion after he failed to appear at a hearing. The bank wraps were for $10,000.A corrected version of the stor San Diego cabbies cry foul over body odor test 09/13/2014 08:56am • ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Body odor is among 52 criteria that officials at San Diego International Airport use to judge taxi drivers. Cabbies say that smacks of prejudice and discrimination.For years, inspectors with the San Diego Regional Airport Authority have run down their Nevada governor enacts Tesla tax break package 09/12/2014 05:33am • SCOTT SONNER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Calling it one of the most important pieces of legislation in Nevada history, Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law Thursday night an unprecedented package of incentives to seal a deal to bring Tesla Motors' $5 billion battery factory to the Silv Few critics as Nevada mulls Tesla tax breaks 09/11/2014 02:20pm • SCOTT SONNER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Critics say Nevada lawmakers are gambling with taxpayers' money, but they clearly were in the minority as legislators moved forward with an unprecedented package of up to $1.3 billion in incentives they hope to approve in the days ahead to brin D.C. area among metro areas with least expensive car insurance 09/11/2014 09:25am • WASHINGTON -- In a region where everything from gas to groceries seems more expensive, one thing is ranking among the least expensive in the nation: car insurance. The D.C./Arlington/Baltimore area has the 10th least expensive car insurance in the country, according to research from the online i Few critics as Nevada mulls Tesla tax breaks 09/11/2014 03:32am • SCOTT SONNER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Critics say Nevada lawmakers are gambling with taxpayers' money, but they clearly were in the minority Wednesday night as legislators moved forward with an unprecedented package of up to $1.3 billion in incentives they hope to approve in the da Keep Your Money Out of the Mattress: Investing for the Short Term 09/11/2014 12:00am • The only sure thing about emergencies is that you'll have one. When? Where? How? And finally, what will it cost you? Who knows? That's why financial advisors recommend clients have short-term savings ready for the random car accident, unexpected education fees and unplanned medical expenses. But Using Self-Employment to Transition to Retirement 09/10/2014 12:00am • Many self-employed people have control over the hours and days they work. This schedule flexibility is more similar to retirement than a 9-to-5 job. Starting a business, even if you are only making comparable or less income compared to a salaried position, is great for retirement readiness. Here's 6 Renting Costs That May Surprise You 09/09/2014 12:00am • When Tiffani Hill-Patterson, 42, an Alabama mom, downsized from a two-bedroom to a one-bedroom apartment in June, she reluctantly paid more than $200 to transfer her utilities within the same building. "The utility transfer fee was $80," she says. "The water transfer fee was $150. I was shocked, es Ex-Aryan Nations attorney dies in federal prison 09/05/2014 04:44pm • COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- Edgar Steele, who once represented Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler in a lawsuit that bankrupted the white supremacist group, has died in federal prison in California. Steele was 69.Steele was serving a 50-year sentence at the federal prison in Victorville, Californi Montgomery County tells Uber to follow taxi rules 09/05/2014 08:10am • ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Montgomery County officials want to know how Uber expanded its popular ride-sharing service into Bethesda without applying for country licenses.The Washington Post (http://wapo.st/1xjWGD1 ) reports the county is demanding that Uber explain why it's not complying with rules tha 5 costs to include in your retirement budget 09/05/2014 12:00am • Most people accept that retirement won't be cheap. But just how expensive will it be? Visions of the ideal retirement range from the extravagant pursuit of everything we have dreamed of to frugal plans calculated to stretch the buying power of our hard earned savings. Whatever course we set, we n What is quantitative easing, or QE? 09/04/2014 02:10am • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The European Central Bank has said it could use quantitative easing -- the purchase of large amounts of financial assets such as bonds -- as a way to boost the struggling economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone.Such a program has been u