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The Latest: Democrats demand ���dramatic changes��� for ICE 02/05/2026 07:38pm • Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are ���dramatic changes��� and ���real accountability��� for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Tru Money Market Accounts vs. CDs: What's the Difference? 02/05/2026 07:00pm • If you have money set aside and are wondering where to put it to earn interest, two options are money market accounts, known as MMAs, and certificates of deposit, or CDs. Both of these bank account types offer safe ways to earn competitive interest on your deposit. However, each works differently. B Software Stocks Wilted After Claude Cowork's Debut. But These 3 Stocks May Thrive 02/05/2026 07:00pm • Angst is rising in the global software industry, as reflected by the S&P Software & Services Select Industry Index, down 21% year to date. Bellwether stocks are also slipping, such as Salesforce Inc. (ticker: CRM), down 28% in 2026, and Adobe Inc. (ADBE), down 23%. The anxiety reached a feve Battle of the Balance Transfer: Chase Slate vs. Wells Fargo Reflect 02/05/2026 07:00pm • There's been a shakeup in the balance transfer space. The Chase Slate Edge Credit Card is now the Slate Credit Card from Chase. Along with this name change, the Slate has increased its 0% intro annual percentage rate period from 18 to 21 months. Which means the Wells Fargo Reflect�� Card has some re The Best Exercises to Lower Cholesterol 02/05/2026 07:00pm • Heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally, and many of us are unfortunately at risk of developing it for various reasons, ranging from DNA and diet to sedentary lifestyle. One key culprit in heart disease is cholesterol. Cholesterol is a waxy substance in the blood that's vital for m Families of plane crash victims ask US appeals court to revive a criminal case against Boeing 02/05/2026 06:45pm • Thirty-one families that lost relatives in two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to revive a criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer. Paul Cassell, a lawyer for the families, urged a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands 02/05/2026 06:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are ���unrealistic��� and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the Whit Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts 02/05/2026 06:15pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question as part of its practice test of the 2030 census, raising questions about whether the Trump administration might try to make a significant change to the once-a-decade headcount that failed during the US cuts ties with Polish speaker of parliament over 'insults' against Trump 02/05/2026 06:07pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� The U.S. ambassador to Poland announced on Thursday that the United States will have ���no further dealings, contacts, or communications��� with W��odzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of the lower house of the Polish parliament, over what Rose called ���outrageous and unprovoked Sam Darnold has overcome doubters, Drake Maye has lived up to hype. Only one will win Super Bowl 60 02/05/2026 05:05pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Nobody on the Seattle Seahawks has supported Sam Darnold quite like Ernest Jones IV. When Darnold threw four interceptions against the Los Angeles Rams in a 21-19 loss in Week 11, Jones had his quarterback���s back. The second-team All-Pro linebacker wouldn���t allow Darnold t California county and foster care agency reach $13.5M settlement with six abused siblings 02/05/2026 05:04pm • RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) ��� A Southern California county and a foster care agency have agreed to a $13.5 million settlement with six children who were placed in an abusive home after being rescued from squalid and abusive conditions in their parents' home. Riverside County will pay $2.25 million to s Beltway Basketball Beat: GW, AU and Mason end up on wrong side of close games 02/05/2026 04:52pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his ballots here. College basketball's cruelest word is "close." It starts on the recruiting trail when a school is oh-so-close to landing a program-changing player and continues when a team is close to negating an Achilles' heel (bad defense, poor free th Things to do in the DC area: Strathmore���s Prelude Buffet, Chocolate Festival ��� and more! 02/05/2026 04:22pm • Food is now a main dish as opposed to something served on the side to musical performances at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland. The recently launched Prelude Buffet is the venue's new dining concept that hopes to keep guests coming back for more. The Prelude Buffet is a reserved-seat dining optio Superintendent recommends moving Rockville���s Wootton High to upcoming Crown High in Gaithersburg 02/05/2026 04:11pm • Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Thomas Taylor recommended��Thursday the��county��school board��adopt new district boundary lines that would��permanently��move��Rockville���s Thomas S. Wootton High School��into the upcoming Crown High in Gaithersburg �����despite continued push New York's incoming archbishop will focus on evangelizing and reengagement 02/05/2026 03:38pm • The incoming archbishop of New York said Thursday that he plans to emphasize the importance of evangelizing as he takes charge of one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses. ���How do we be actually be disciples, who do we make disciples?��� Ronald Hicks said during a news conference at St. Patrick���s Ca