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What College Students Need to Know About Credit Card Fraud 10/02/2018 08:00pm • Almost two-thirds of college students aren't concerned about falling victim to identity fraud, according to a 2015 report by Javelin Strategy & Research. At the same time, students experienced the most severe effects of fraud of any age group. It's not always possible to prevent credit card fra VIDEO: DC police seek public's help in Tenleytown hit-and-run 10/02/2018 02:16pm • WASHINGTON — D.C. police are asking for the public's help in identifying the car responsible for a Sept. 5 hit-and-run in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Northwest. The video shows a car turning left from Albemarle Street onto Wisconsin Avenue and striking pedestrians who were crossing Wisconsin Now a dad, new challenges face Beal this season 10/02/2018 12:50pm • WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal packed the hospital bag a month before. Paperwork was in order. Insurance information was right. He even arranged the seat in the back of his truck. Now, he waited on word from girlfriend Kamiah Adams. The couple’s first child was set to arrive in the coming weeks. Th Va. pedestrian protection push could mean changes for rules of road 10/02/2018 02:11am • WASHINGTON — Virginia laws meant to protect people walking around are not as specific as the laws requiring drivers to stop for pedestrians in Maryland and D.C., so there is another push for changes planned this winter. In Virginia, drivers are generally required to yield to people walking acro Should I Buy Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Stock 10/01/2018 08:00pm • Nvidia Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) has quite a story to tell and investors seem to be all ears these days -- with good reason. Nvidia bills itself as a pioneer that has "supercharged" a form of computing loved by the most demanding and eclectic computer users in the world -- scientists, designers, a How Trade Wars Affect Corporate Performance 10/01/2018 08:00pm • Both China and the United States are in a tariff war with China imposing tariffs of $110 billion on U.S. goods and the U.S. imposing tariffs of $250 billion on Chinese goods. This is the biggest trade war in human history in terms of the value of goods affected, one launched by the world's biggest e How Electric Scooters Are Transforming Cities 10/01/2018 08:00pm • DETROIT -- On June 17, David Petersen, a 62-year-old accountant turned street performer, arrived at Santa Monica Pier in late morning, ready for another day's work. Petersen, who performs under the stage name Davy.Rocks, earns his living by singing bold renditions of a variety of popular songs -- Br Rust Belt Cities Turn to Riverfront Development for Economic Boost 10/01/2018 08:00pm • FORT WAYNE, Indiana -- Fort Wayne's rivers have a PR problem, and Dan Wire has witnessed why firsthand. Among the things Wire, a supervisor with the Parks and Recreation Department, has found in the rivers are a mattress, a safe, a sewing machine, litter from fast-food restaurants, soda bottles, a l Police knew about Sunday's mass motorcycle ride on the Beltway 10/01/2018 03:03pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '4de844c0-3a53-4bff-bb6b-ac05cf1d9b25' }).render("80161536230e802f");}); WASHINGTON — There weren't any arrests Man sentenced to more than 14 years for kidnapping Lyft driver at gunpoint for ride to DC 10/01/2018 02:34pm • WASHINGTON — A California man has been sentenced 14 years and eight months in prison after he was found guilty in April of federal charges for kidnapping a Lyft driver in Maryland. Shane Browne, 28, also was found guilty of narcotics charges stemming from the Dec. 11 incident in which he forced Construction worker struck by hit-and-run car on I-295 ramp 10/01/2018 07:23am • WASHINGTON — A highway worker working on the ramp from Interstate 295 to the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County, Maryland was struck and seriously injured by a driver who left the scene early Monday. The hit-and-run in Oxon Hill closed the I-295 ramp for more than four hours. The man Car Review: New Hyundai Elantra GT doesn't skimp on space 10/01/2018 12:33am • WASHINGTON — Five-door hatchback compacts seem to be making a comeback as an alternative to the compact sedan or the even more popular crossover. The Elantra GT has two models: The base, which I drove, that starts around $21,000, or a sport version with a peppy turbo engine that starts around $ The Truth About Credit Card Debt Settlement 09/30/2018 08:00pm • In general, your credit card company wants its money back -- all of it. Part of your agreement when using the card is that you'll pay back all the charges you've made, plus any interest and fees that you accrue. But, in some cases, credit card issuers realize that getting everything you owe simply i 5 Tips for Investors Nearing Retirement 09/30/2018 08:00pm • Sooner or later the retirement plan gets a kickoff time, but setting a date is just one of the final steps in changing from the accumulation phase to the distribution phase, when you start spending those hard-won assets. The final 12 months are critical to assuring retirement goes as desired, and ex DC-area doctor who treated 9/11 Pentagon victims killed in Md. crash 09/30/2018 07:19pm • WASHINGTON — A well-respected and beloved D.C.-area doctor who specialized in helping heal burn patients is being remembered after he was killed in a multi-vehicle crash last week in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Dr. Marion Jordan, 74, was a longtime doctor at MedStar Washington Hospital Cente