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A Guide to Social Security Disability 05/07/2024 08:00pm • One in 4 Americans will become disabled by age 67, according to the Social Security Administration. "That means you could lose your greatest asset -- your ability to earn an income," said Steve Azoury, a financial advisor and owner of Azoury Financial in Troy, Michigan, in an email. Social Security How Credit Card Issuers Calculate Your Minimum Payment 05/07/2024 08:00pm • If your credit card balance tends to fluctuate, you may not know how much to set aside for your minimum payment each month. The minimum is the lowest amount you can pay each billing cycle to keep your account in good standing. Credit card issuers have two main ways of setting minimum payments. To ge The Everlasting Battle between Total and Usable Square Footage 05/07/2024 08:00pm • "I need at least 2,500 square feet, three or more bedrooms and a den" are classic words uttered by every buyer. The specifics will change from one buyer to the next, but most believe there is a minimum total square footage for any home they are willing to consider. It's no secret that buyers fixate Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress 05/07/2024 07:38pm • DENVER (AP) — A bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of other gun control bills on the 25th anniversary year of the Columbine High School massacre. The western st One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images 05/07/2024 07:20pm • LONDON (AP) — AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us online. Deceptive pictures, videos and audio are proliferating as a result of the rise and misuse of generative artificial intelligence tools. With AI deepfakes cropping up almost every day, depicting everyone Inside the Met Gala: A fairytale forest, woodland creatures, and some starstuck first-timers 05/07/2024 03:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Sauntering through the hallways of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the way to cocktails, James Corden spread his arms out comically, like he owned the place. “Let me know if you want me to talk you through any of this,” he said, pointing to the precious art on the walls, joki Why tractors, combines and other farming equipment are parked on the National Mall 05/07/2024 03:35pm • The National Mall is typically known for its iconic monuments and historic significance, but it has transformed into a showcase of agricultural innovation with big pieces of farming equipment taking center stage. Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument and the Capitol building are com Bruins-Panthers getting set for Game 2. Canucks-Oilers ready to open their series 05/07/2024 01:42pm • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night. It’s not an elimination game, the Boston Bruins cannot close them out and no matter what happens there’s a flight to Massachusetts on Thursday and another game there on Friday. So, it’s not a must-win. Th Suspected bugging equipment in room where Polish Cabinet was to meet said to be an old sound system 05/07/2024 11:45am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish official said bugging devices were found in a room where the Polish Cabinet was scheduled to meet Tuesday, but another official later said the equipment was part of an old sound system in the building. Some government opponents and analysts criticized the Polish secr US seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked 05/07/2024 09:55am • DETROIT (AP) — Federal highway safety investigators want Tesla to tell them how and why it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles equipped with the company's Autopilot partially automated driving system. Investigators with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administrat Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless' 05/07/2024 09:08am • Luis A. Miranda Jr. was just 19 years old when he arrived in New York City from a small town in Puerto Rico, a broke doctoral student badly needing a job. It was 1974 — decades before “Hamilton,” the Tony Award-winning musical created by his son Lin-Manuel, became a sensation and brought his f Matt About Town: DC’s best pro sports team isn’t one you might know a lot about 05/07/2024 04:31am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-r Marlon Wayans performs live at MGM National Harbor before 'Good Grief' special on Prime 05/07/2024 12:44am • His movies have grossed over $1 billion in the global box office, including the "Scary Movie" franchise. This Saturday, Marlon Wayans performs live at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. "I always talk about me," Wayans told WTOP. "My first special, which I did in D.C. at the N Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations 05/06/2024 08:49pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas began to recede on Monday, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall that pummeled the area and led to hundreds of rescues — including people who were stranded o Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as ex-employee recounts reimbursements 05/06/2024 08:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday and, in his sternest warning yet, told the former president that future gag order violations could send him to jail. The reprimand opened a revelatory day of testimony, as jurors for the first time heard the