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Apple-Podcasts-Top-Podcasts 01/02/2024 11:52am • Top New Shows (US): 1. The Tucker Carlson Podcast, Tucker Carlson 2. On Musk with Walter Isaacson, iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope 3. IT IS WHAT IT IS, Ma$e & Cam’ron, Blue Wire 4. Bravo’s Hot Mic - Previews, NBCUniversal 5. Who Killed Truth?, Pushkin 6. 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony US-Apple-Books-Top-10 01/02/2024 11:50am • Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 2. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 3. Too Late by Colleen Hoover (Grand Central Publishing) 4. Hello Beautiful (Oprah’s Book Club) by Ann Napolitano (Random House Publishing G Apple TV app - Top Movies 01/02/2024 11:49am • Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Oppenheimer 2. Killers of the Flower Moon 3. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 4. Trolls Band Together 5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 6. Barbie 7. Anatomy of a Fall 8. The Holdovers 9. Die Hard 10. The Equalize Apple App Store - Top Apps 01/02/2024 11:48am • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. CapCut - Video Editor, Bytedance Pte. Ltd 3. Meta Quest, Meta Platforms, Inc. 4. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 5. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream, Google LLC 6. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 7. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 8. Inst Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to sedition and collusion charges 01/02/2024 09:54am • HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong. Lai was arrested during a crackdown on dissidents following huge pro-democracy protests in Michael Penix Jr. leads No. 2 Washington to 37-31 victory over Texas and spot in national title game 01/02/2024 05:32am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The remarkable comeback story of Michael Penix Jr. is a victory away from a perfect ending for Washington. Penix passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and the Huskies held off Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night to advance to the College Football Playoff title game, Jordin Sparks, Seth Meyers, Audra McDonald headline January entertainment in DC 01/02/2024 04:05am • Is your New Year's resolution to get out and about town a little more often? A new year also brings a new month of fun events around the D.C. area. We're helping you mark your calendar with our January Entertainment Guide: January Entertainment Guide Jan. 2-6: "The Snow Maiden" at Synetic Stock market today: Asian markets mostly slip on the first trading day of 2024 01/01/2024 11:59pm • Asian markets opened the year on a downward trend after Wall Street benchmarks ticked lower on the last trading day of 2023. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices gained more than $1 a barrel. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong sank 1.5% to 16,800.73 and th 8 Top-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 01/01/2024 07:00pm • The investment landscape of the past two years has served as a reminder to investors of the fickle nature of market sentiment and the challenges inherent in predicting the best-performing themes or individual stock picks. In 2022, amid rising interest rates and a bearish bond market, durable dividen The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023 12/31/2023 06:30pm • Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia. Prigozhin's Aug. 23 death put an exclamatio A wave of cryptocurrency scams has Fairfax Co. Police on alert 12/29/2023 11:49am • Fairfax County Police are warning the community about a growing trend of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency scams. "In almost a dozen reported cases since the end of October, our investigators have observed a trend in scams involving cryptocurrency," the department stated in a press release. "Criminals a Stock market today: U.S. futures are little changed as Wall Street wraps up surprisingly good year 12/29/2023 08:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are little changed Friday as the market puts the wraps on a year of surprisingly robust gains. The benchmark S&P 500 index is just 0.3% from an all-time high after a gain of 24.6% in 2023. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sits at a record 37,710.10. The Nasda Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed in muted holiday trading as 2023 draws to a close 12/29/2023 12:40am • BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading on Friday, the last trading day of the year, with some regional markets logging solid gains in 2023 while many sagged. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gave up 0.6% to 33,358.11. It is up nearly 30% in 2023, its 7 Best Long-Term ETFs to Buy and Hold 12/28/2023 07:00pm • When a New Year dawns on Wall Street, you never know what to expect. Consider that at the beginning of 2022, many investors were optimistic about a reopened economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, they were saddled with an ugly 18% decline for the S&P 500 on the year. Then again, 202 6 Health Benefits of Olive Oil and Trendy Foods That Contain It 12/28/2023 07:00pm • A natural, healthy oilBeyond its delicious taste and versatility in the kitchen, olive oil boasts a myriad of health benefits that make it a cornerstone of a well-balanced lifestyle. It is, in fact, a key food in the top-ranking Mediterranean diet. Olive oil is the natural oil extracted from olives,