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Questions to Ask When a Loved One Is Diagnosed with Alzheimer's or Dementia 10/23/2018 08:00pm • It starts out slowly, almost imperceptibly. The misplaced keys. The forgotten birthday or anniversary. Using the wrong word or losing the thread in mid-conversation. These are often dismissed as typical signs of aging, but in some people, they may be the earliest signs that something bigger is at w Do You Need Good Credit in Retirement? 10/23/2018 08:00pm • You may have followed your credit score closely during your working years, when milestones often coincided with credit checks for mortgages and car loans. However, certain factors related to credit change when you enter retirement. You might not have a mortgage anymore, and have no plans to purchas Polio-Like Illness Appears Among Children Again 10/23/2018 08:00pm • It starts with everyday cold or flu-like symptoms that appear to go away. Soon after, however, harsher symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis show up with a vengeance. Right now, the seasonal illness is more prevalent than in previous years. AFM causes severe muscle weakness or paralysis, primarily in t Fill up without going to a gas station 10/23/2018 03:36pm • WASHINGTON — Silicon Valley startup Filld will expand its gasoline delivery business in the Washington area from its current fleet customers to now include individual drivers. Filld already provides commercial and fleet mobile fueling for companies in the Washington region, including car sharin Good Reasons to Get a Personal Loan 10/22/2018 08:00pm • Sometimes you need extra cash to help pay off debt, fund a wedding, bankroll a much-needed bathroom renovation or take care of another financial need or goal. Some consumers may tap credit cards, home equity loans or even ask a relative for financial help. But others may opt for a personal loan, typ How to Spot Credit Repair Scams 10/22/2018 08:00pm • Credit repair companies can help you dispute errors on your credit reports, but they can't do anything for you that you can't do on your own. What's more, credit repair scams are common and can leave you worse off than when you started. What Is Credit Repair?The term "credit repair" is often misunde Ford to test self-driving cars in DC, bring jobs 10/22/2018 07:09pm • WASHINGTON -- Ford is bringing the testing of autonomous vehicles to Washington, D.C. and in an agreement, the automaker plans to educate and employ D.C. residents in the emerging industry. “This year and into 2019, we will build the backbone of a self-driving business in the city,” said Sher Man invaded Md. home where he used to live, kidnapped 80-year-old woman: Police 10/22/2018 03:00pm • WASHINGTON — A Maryland man is facing assault, home invasion, armed robbery and kidnapping charges after Montgomery County police say he shoved his way into an 80-year-old woman's Potomac home where he used to live and threatened her at knifepoint. Robert Dove, 39, of Frederick, allegedly knock 2 children injured in Md. Route 355 school bus crash 10/22/2018 10:04am • WASHINGTON — Two children have been hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus in Germantown, Maryland. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said a special needs bus collided with a passenger car and a truck near the intersection of Frederick Road/Maryl Old Acela seats find new lives as handbags and backpacks 10/22/2018 06:46am • WASHINGTON — When Amtrak started refurbishing its Acela train interiors earlier this year, it said its old leather seats would be recycled. Months later, they're in the hands of an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that seeks to turn them into handbags and backpacks. People for Urban Progress, an o Assassins Inc.: The Kremlin’s secret squad of killers 10/22/2018 05:14am • In March 2016, WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green began investigating the suspicious deaths of Russian diplomats and others around the world linked, in some way, to the Kremlin. Some of them died in the U.S. — in New York and D.C. The deaths of some were deemed “natural.” Others w Buying a new car? Here's how to make dealerships compete for your business 10/22/2018 04:02am • WASHINGTON — When you're shopping for a car and know exactly what you want, you may have to pick up the phone to get the best price, according to a local consumers' group. "Start calling dealerships and tell them: 'You only get one chance to bid for my business,'" said Kevin Brasler, executive Car Review: The new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado satisfies more buyers with eight trim levels 10/22/2018 02:09am • WASHINGTON — Pickups are big business, and Chevy has been selling half a million a year, even though that’s still well behind Ford. For the new 2019 version of the Silverado, Chevrolet has grown the offerings by adding three new versions. I spent a few days with one of the models called the LT T 5 Steps to Protect Your Investment Portfolio 10/21/2018 08:00pm • Just 46 percent of Americans have a rainy day fund, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which means that 54 percent of Americans may be just one unplanned emergency away from financial insecurity. If you're an investor, you may not feel like this statistic applies to you. Aft How to Help Aging Parents Manage Portfolios 10/21/2018 08:00pm • Sooner or later everyone loses a step, and the results can be disastrous for older investors who choose overly risky holdings, forget to monitor their portfolio or fall prey to con artists. At some point their children may feel it's time step in with responses from the mild (making a few suggestion