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DC-area fall and winter festivals, fairs and other events to look forward to in 2024 08/28/2024 04:00am • From cultural and community festivals to food and music festivals, the D.C. region has a wide variety of events to look forward to in the fall and beyond. WTOP has rounded up some of the many upcoming festivals, fairs, parades, exhibits and more to anticipate this year across Maryland, Virginia and O'Hearn and Urías homer to lift Orioles over NL West-leading Dodgers 3-2 in interleague clash 08/28/2024 01:51am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ramón Urías hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning, Ryan O’Hearn also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Tuesday night in their interleague series opener. The Dodgers stranded the potential tying and winning runs in the nint Suzuki and Swanson homer as the Cubs beat the Pirates 9-5 to move above .500 08/27/2024 10:54pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson homered during Chicago's five-run fourth inning, and the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Tuesday night to move over .500 for the first time since May 28. Suzuki hit a tying two-run drive for his 19th homer this season, connecting on a fastb 6 Sustainable Banking Options 08/27/2024 08:00pm • Your bank is more than a place to put your money. Banks can use the funds you deposit to create loans or make investments. And in some cases, that may mean using your money to invest in fossil fuels that can harm the environment. Sustainable banks are working to change this model, giving consumers t How to Correct Your Social Security Earnings Record 08/27/2024 08:00pm • Americans planning to take retirement payments from Social Security should tread carefully, as paperwork mistakes are unfortunately common. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, the agency made about $13.6 billion in improper payments in 2022, with $11.1 billion in overpayments and $ 7 Best High-Dividend ETFs to Buy Today 08/27/2024 08:00pm • Exchange-traded funds, better known as ETFs, are a staple of modern investing. They are so prominent today that they seem like they've been around forever, but, in reality, they're less than 35 years old. The very first retail ETF was introduced to the investing public in January 1993. It was the SP What Is a Good Interest Rate on a Savings Account? 08/27/2024 08:00pm • Thanks to a spike in interest rates the past few years, Americans have become more savvy when it comes to finding attractive rates. But what is a good interest rate on a savings account? And how can you get one? What Is a Good Interest Rate on a Savings Account?In 2024, you'll typically find the bes 9 Credit Unions Anyone Can Join 08/27/2024 08:00pm • One of the biggest differences between banks and credit unions is how to join. While banks are typically open to anyone, credit unions require a membership to open an account or use any services. Membership eligibility is different for each credit union and is often restricted to those living in a c Warren Sapp relishes return to football as he serves as grad assistant at Colorado for Coach Prime 08/27/2024 06:57pm • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Warren Sapp visited the University of Colorado a year ago after new head coach Deion Sanders invited his fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer to check out the Buffaloes' football facilities and give a pep talk or two. All the walking around Boulder's hilly campus got Sapp's achy Police find suspicious Google searches made by husband in Manassas Park missing woman case 08/27/2024 06:38pm • Law enforcement again assembled at the Manassas Park home of Mamta and Naresh Bhatt Tuesday. Police are continuing the investigation into Naresh Bhatt, 37, who has been charged with concealing a dead body related to the weekslong disappearance of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, Naresh's 28-year-old wife and t NASCAR makes another bold schedule move by adding Mexico City to 2025 Cup Series calendar 08/27/2024 03:30pm • The smoke from the fireworks following NASCAR's first ever race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum had barely even cleared before Ben Kennedy was being asked what other big ideas he had for a stale and predictable Cup Series schedule. Kennedy, the great-grandson of NASCAR's founder and now the rac Once overlooked, QB Carson Beck now center of attention for No. 1 Georgia 08/27/2024 02:42pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck is one of the faces of college football, a role that was five years in the making and still feels a bit uncomfortable. The Georgia quarterback has never been much of a rah-rah guy, but he can't hide any longer as he leads the nation's No. 1 team into a national champ Presidential transition planning has begun in earnest, but Trump and Harris are already behind 08/27/2024 12:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration offered federal resources to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for presidential transition planning for the first time Tuesday, with experts suggesting both are behind in preparing for their potential administrations. While transitions kick into high gear af Man distraught over planned sale of late mother's home fatally shoots 4 family members and himself 08/27/2024 11:49am • SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man distraught that he was being forced to move from his late mother’s home shot and killed four of his family members before taking his own life, police said Monday. Joseph DeLucia, Jr. and his family had gathered shortly before noon on Sunday in his mother’s h Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows 08/27/2024 11:25am • Top New Shows (US): 1. Shattered Silence Podcast, Shattered Silence Podcast 2. Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams, Crooked Media 3. Weird Little Guys, Cool Zone Media 4. The Wirecutter Show, The New York Times 5. Missing in Arizona, iHeartPodcasts 6. Heed the Call with Dan Hanzus, Underdog Fantasy