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How to Find a Reputable Tax Preparer Near You 03/24/2024 08:00pm • For some people, annual taxes are easy to do on their own. But for those who have started a business, taken on freelance work or received unemployment benefits, it can be much more complicated. That's where a qualified, local tax preparer can help. However, finding a tax specialist isn't always easy Senegal voted in a tightly contested presidential race after months of unrest 03/24/2024 06:08pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese voted Sunday in a tightly contested presidential race following months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a region shaken by a wave of coups in recent years. The election comes after President M 'There's so much room’: Visitors react to Metro’s newest 8000 Series rail cars 03/24/2024 05:25pm • You might not expect to see a train car on the National Mall in D.C., but it will be the norm all through this week. Metro is offering the public a sneak peek into its new 8000 Series rail car and zero-emission buses through the Fleet of the Future Expo, held on the National Mall from now through Royals righty Michael Wacha will get X-rays after taking liner off pitching hand during scrimmage 03/24/2024 05:01pm • SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Royals right-hander Michael Wacha was hit on his pitching hand during his final inning of spring training Sunday, just before the club was to leave Arizona, and will have X-rays on his middle finger to determine the extent of the injury. Wacha was pitching in the fifth innin Northern lights could be visible Sunday night — are DC-area residents in for a peek? 03/24/2024 03:27pm • Breaking News: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a G3 Geomagnetic Storm is currently active. It’s a beautiful, sunny day in the D.C.-area, weather-wise. But in the realm of near-Earth space and our planet’s magnetic field, a strong Geomagnetic Storm WATCH ha Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill? 03/24/2024 08:59am • The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The central dispute in the case is whether the Food and Drug Administration overlooked serious safety problems when Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy 03/24/2024 05:19am • SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government to protect their territory's fragile ecology and to have autonomy over land and agriculture dec Maryland senate president still opposed to broad-based taxes but leaves room for negotiation 03/23/2024 09:03pm • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) is not budging from opposition to broad-based tax increases or iGaming in the waning days of the 2024 session. House and Senate leaders are expected to head to a conference committee next week to work out differences in the $63 billion fiscal 202 Watkins debuts with 23 points in USC's 87-55 NCAA Tournament blowout of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 03/23/2024 07:57pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins turned the ball over the first time she touched it in her NCAA Tournament debut. “I gave myself a little grace knowing it was the first play,” she said, smiling. “I haven't played in two weeks. That's crazy.” Watkins and top-seeded Southern California did l Iowa State freshman sensation Audi Crooks has Stanford's attention after 40-point NCAA debut 03/23/2024 07:52pm • STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The Des Moines Police figure they have little chance of stopping Audi Crooks. That's the good-natured message they're sending anyway. Crooks is catching attention everywhere after a dominant 40-point debut in the NCAA Tournament, and the police department back home is havin 17-year-old Endrick's first Brazil goal beats England and sets record 03/23/2024 06:20pm • LONDON (AP) — Real Madrid-bound Endrick became the youngest men’s player to score an international goal at Wembley as Brazil beat England 1-0 in a friendly on Saturday. Endrick, who will move from Palmeiras to Madrid at the end of the season when he turns 18, struck nine minutes after coming on Daryl Watts scores her first PWHL hat trick to lead Ottawa past Toronto 5-3 03/23/2024 06:15pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Daryl Watts scored three goals to lead Ottawa past Toronto 5-3 on Saturday, snapping Toronto’s 11-game winning streak. The win was huge for Ottawa (7-0-6-6) as it looks to create space between itself and Boston for the league’s fourth and final playoff spot. Ottawa has 2 March Madness has Drew brothers' coaching patriarch jetting across the country 03/23/2024 05:57pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former Valparaiso legend Homer Drew is racking up frequent flyer miles crossing the country to support his sons while they coach in the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Scott and Bryce Drew are trying to lead their teams into the Sweet 16. Their 79-year-old father watc Referee injures himself and leaves women's NCAA Tournament game in Los Angeles 03/23/2024 05:31pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A referee working the women’s NCAA Tournament game between Southern California and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has been injured on Saturday. Michael Price left early in the second quarter after running down the floor alone and falling. He got up and clutched at the back of h Foerster's third-period goal lifts Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins 3-2 03/23/2024 04:54pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyson Foerster scored with 1:29 left and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a seven-game losing streak to Boston with a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday. Travis Konecny scored two goals and Foerster also had an assist. Samuel Ersson made 18 saves in Philadelphia's first victory