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Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State's claim 03/26/2024 05:12pm • MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week's deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. Without offering any evidence, Alex Trump's social media company gains in its first day of trading on Nasdaq 03/26/2024 04:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company rose about 16% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump's large stake in the company as well as the smaller holdings of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president. Trump Media Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants 03/26/2024 02:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard announced a major settlement with U.S. merchants on Tuesday, potentially ending nearly two decades of litigation over the fees charged every time a credit or debit card is used in a store or restaurant. The deal would lower and cap the fees charged by Visa and From waste bins to climate wins 03/26/2024 09:42am • This content was provided by the Greater Washington Board of Trade. Since 2022, Washington Gas has teamed up with WUSA9 for multiple Recycle Days. On March 9, our Springfield, Virginia location volunteers welcomed hundreds of vehicles to drop off items rerouted from landfills to recycling facilit Matt About Town: Explore the little-known history behind DC's oldest, original cherry blossoms 03/26/2024 09:06am • .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 A DC woman's long road off the streets is finally over 03/26/2024 05:37am • Earlier this month, WTOP brought you the story of a D.C. woman’s long struggle to escape homelessness, despite having a housing voucher that should have landed her in a new home. Now, more than eight months after being awarded that voucher, 50-year-old Belinda Whitfield has a place to call hom Germany to impose security checks on all its borders during soccer's European Championship 03/26/2024 04:38am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer's European Championship in June and July, the country's top security official told local media. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the daily Rheinische Post in comments published Tuesday that checks will be ca Gonzaga uses hot shooting to reach Sweet 16 for first time since 2015 topping Utah 77-66 03/26/2024 03:04am • SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Once Kayleigh Truong, her sister Kaylynne and the rest of Gonzaga's sharp-shooters got hot from the perimeter, there was nothing another starring effort from Utah's Alissa Pili could do to slow down the Zags. Gonzaga is rolling into the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament UK farmers in tractors head to Parliament to protest rules they say threaten livelihoods 03/26/2024 01:53am • LONDON (AP) — Farmers drove dozens of tractors in a slow-motion convoy towards Britain’s Parliament on Monday to protest post- Brexit rules and trade deals that they say are endangering livelihoods and food security. Supporters of the campaign groups Save British Farming and Fairness for Farmers Jonathan Marchessault scores in OT to help the Golden Knights beat the Blues 2-1 03/26/2024 12:16am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored 49 seconds into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Monday night for their third straight win. Pavel Dorofeyev also scored and Logan Thompson stopped 30 shots to help Vegas win for the sixth time in its last eight games. DiVincenzo makes franchise-record 11 3-pointers, scores 40 points as Knicks rout Pistons 124-99 03/25/2024 11:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donte DiVincenzo was on the verge of history and in a hurry to get there. Needing one more 3-pointer to break a franchise record, DiVincenzo found himself a bit flustered by a crowd that wanted him to fire as soon as he touched the ball from wherever he was, the way fans usually re New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare-beating 03/25/2024 08:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles, officials announced Monday. It's the latest in a string of recent moves to address concerns about safety and unruliness in the natio Trump's New York hush money case is set for trial April 15 03/25/2024 08:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The first of Donald Trump’s four criminal trials will begin April 15, a Manhattan judge ruled Monday after tearing into the former president’s lawyers for what he said were unfounded claims that the hush-money case had been tainted by prosecutorial misconduct. Judge Juan M. Mer Tax Time Can Cause Depression and Anxiety -- Fight Back With Expert Advice 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Tax season is one of the most emotionally taxing times of the year. Not only can the act of completing a tax return be complicated, confronting a potentially large and unaffordable tax bill can be terrifying. According to a survey commissioned by Cash App Taxes, 38% of millennials say tax stress has 5 Best Short-Term Investments for Generating Income 03/25/2024 08:00pm • On March 24, the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, again decided to maintain the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5%, reflecting its acknowledgment of solid economic growth and strong employment, but with the specter of persistent inflation still looming. "While the U.S. Federal Reserve contin