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3rd arrest made in fatal 2017 shooting of woman found in burning car 08/29/2018 09:28am • WASHINGTON — Maryland police arrested and charged a third man Tuesday in connection to the fatal shooting of a woman found in a burning car in Southeast D.C. last year, D.C. police told WTOP. Officers charged Malique Lewis, 20, of Southeast, with first degree murder in the shooting in the 800 Winning the long game: What professional athletes can teach us about retirement planning 08/29/2018 05:28am • WASHINGTON — From the very first time a professional athlete sets foot on a court, field, or diamond, they need to start considering their life after sports. They also need to be thinking about whether they can afford their retirement — from day one — just like the rest of us should. Hold o Steps to Remove a Charge-Off From Your Credit Report 08/28/2018 08:00pm • The purpose of your credit score and your credit report is clear. Both are meant to indicate to potential lenders, landlords and other financial providers the likelihood that you will repay any credit they extend. A prime indicator that you are not a good credit risk is a charge-off, a term that re What's in Your Kid's Wallet? Prepare Students to Live on Their Own 08/28/2018 08:00pm • If you're the parent of a college student, you've likely spent years concerned about saving enough for your kid's education. But now that your child is officially heading off to college, you're probably worrying about whether he or she can comfortably afford the day-to-day expenses of student livin 10 Great Tech ETFs to Buy Now 08/28/2018 08:00pm • These are great ways to invest in technology.Most investors are fascinated with tech stocks. And why not? The information technology segment is the largest group within the S&P 500 index, with $9.8 trillion of the benchmark's overall $46.6 trillion in market cap -- good for more than 20 percent Affidavit: Man charged in 10-year-old girl's death used 'Pentagon' code to discuss shooting 08/28/2018 11:58am • WASHINGTON — Speaking in code, recruiting shooters over text message and hiding weapons are just some of the details to come out of court documents which outline how two men planned the shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Two men are in custody, charged with the murder of young Makiyah Wi Only on WTOP: Most common – and most wacky – forms of local road debris 08/28/2018 05:55am • WASHINGTON — There's nothing quite like the sensation of seeing a farm haybell feeder or a refrigerator skidding toward you while driving at highway speed. Yet this scenario played out for several local drivers over the past year. The WTOP Traffic Center kept a running tally of all reported roa 76 shell casings found near scene of 10-year-old DC girl's fatal shooting 08/28/2018 05:40am • WASHINGTON — A crew had planned the shooting that resulted in the death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson in Northeast D.C., newly released court documents detailed. The documents also unveiled long-standing disputes between D.C. neighborhoods, including the one where Wilson was killed. Investigato 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy in September 08/27/2018 08:00pm • That sad, somber look you see on the faces of many a college-age student means it must be the end of the summer: Time to gather up the clean laundry, the pre-fab plastic storage bins and head back to campus in that packed-up Ford Escort. So you don't own a Ford? Haven't driven one lately? Not to wo Toyota Motor Corp.'s (TM) $500 Million Uber Investment Is a Win-Win 08/27/2018 08:00pm • Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) announced a $500 million investment with Uber to develop self-driving vehicle technology. Toyota and Uber expect to begin real-world testing of driverless Toyota Sienna minivans starting in 2021, but analysts say it will be an uphill battle for TM stock investors in the How to Invest During a Trade War 08/27/2018 08:00pm • There may be little investors can do to mitigate the effects of trade wars between the U.S. and Canada, the EU and China except to exercise caution and wait it out, experts say. "Almost all securities will be affected by trade wars, directly or indirectly," says Tenpao Lee, professor of economics a We Must Stop Letting Our Children Fall Victim to Preventable Injury 08/27/2018 08:00pm • As the protectors of children, we worry constantly about their safety. We devote time in our homes, our schools and our places of worship to teach them to exercise caution when approached by strangers. We fret about them getting out of our sight. We worry about the external world destroying ours by After train comes apart on tracks, Metro inspects all 5000- and 6000-series railcars 08/27/2018 03:18pm • WASHINGTON — After a train carrying riders came apart on the Silver Line Saturday, Metro has inspected more than 200 railcars to be sure it will not happen again. Around 10:45 a.m. Saturday, the fifth and sixth cars of an eight car train came apart while the train was moving, Metro spokeswoman Md. driver who jumped off Beltway bridge to avoid crash ID'd 08/27/2018 11:10am • WASHINGTON — A driver escaped a rollover collision with only minor injuries Sunday on a Beltway bridge. But moments later, he jumped off the bridge to avoid oncoming traffic. After surviving a vehicle rollover on the American Legion Bridge over the Potomac at the Clara Barton Parkway at about 6 Second arrest made in 10-year-old girl's death in DC 08/27/2018 08:37am • WASHINGTON — A second man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 10-year-old girl in the District has been arrested, according to police. A D.C. police spokesman confirmed to WTOP Monday morning that 21-year-old Quentin Michals turned himself in and was in custody in the killing of M