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The Maximum Social Security Benefit in 2024 -- and How to Earn It 01/11/2024 07:00pm • The amount you receive in Social Security benefits each month will have an impact on your overall retirement budget. In 2024, the maximum Social Security benefit is $4,873 per month. Getting that much, however, depends on several factors, including how many years you worked, your level of income dur Water service restored, boil water advisory remains for part of Stafford Co. after water main break 01/11/2024 06:11pm • A water main break following heavy rain in the D.C. area has led to a boil water alert for part of northern Stafford County in Virginia. Those in the affected area should boil water or use bottled water for consumption. No current contamination has been detected but the advice comes "out of an ab FACT FOCUS: Discovery of a tunnel at a Chabad synagogue spurs false claims and conspiracy theories 01/11/2024 05:39pm • News of a brawl between police and worshippers on Monday over a secret underground tunnel found connected to a historic Brooklyn synagogue was picked up quickly on social media, with posts spreading baseless claims about the passage, many laced with antisemitism. The conflict at the Chabad Lubavitch Butler surprises No. 11 Marquette 69-62 on road behind 14 points each from Brooks and Moore 01/11/2024 03:59pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pierre Brooks and Landon Moore each scored 14 points, leading Butler to a surprising 69-62 victory over No. 11 Marquette on Wednesday night. The Golden Eagles had won 20 consecutive conference home games, matching a Big East record, since a double-overtime loss to Creighton on Jan Microscopic fibers link couple to 5-year-old son's strangulation 34 years ago, sheriff says 01/11/2024 03:49pm • Investigators long thought a 5-year-old South Carolina boy found strangled in 1989 was killed by his father and stepmother. But it took 34 years of scientific advancement to link microscopic fibers found on the boy's shirt to a ligature that investigators located at the couple's home, a sheriff said Pentagon watchdog will review Defense Secretary Austin's failure to disclose his hospitalization 01/11/2024 02:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's internal watchdog said Thursday he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization and why the Defense Department waited days to inform the White House that he had transferred authority to his deputy. Austin, 70, is still in t Things to do in the DC area: Ways to celebrate MLK Day, clothing swap … and more! 01/11/2024 06:36am • In only a few days, Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be here, and that means both locals and tourists can expect a variety of events to celebrate the occasion. There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticip Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024: What's open? What's closed in the DC area? 01/11/2024 05:50am • Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on the third Monday of January each year, marks the birth of one of America's most famous civil rights leaders. This year, the holiday lands on the 15th — King's actual birthday. As with all holidays that fall during the week, some closings and service Making a fountain out of a cannon: This obscure Old Town Alexandria monument hides in plain sight 01/11/2024 05:28am • .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 Amid firestorm created by Austin's cancer secrecy, missed opportunities to build trust and educate 01/11/2024 12:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalizations due to prostate cancer surgery set off a political firestorm, launched multiple reviews and triggered calls for his ouster. To some, the uproar may be puzzling or even offensive. An individual's right to Avalanche kills 1, injures 3 at California ski resort that once hosted Winter Olympics 01/10/2024 11:23pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, sweeping up four people and killing one, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved into the region, authorities said. The avalanche occurred about 9:30 a.m. and Haley and DeSantis tear into each other's records in a hostile head-to-head Republican debate 01/10/2024 11:19pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In their most hostile encounter yet, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis attacked each other early and often in Wednesday's Republican primary debate rather than focus on Donald Trump, the absent front-runner, as both tried to demonstrate they were the strongest alternative to the Stock market today: Asian shares rise after Wall Street nears record; markets eye inflation report 01/10/2024 09:41pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Thursday on the back of Wall Street’s climb to a near-record high, as Tokyo’s benchmark surged to its highest level since 1990. The yen has weakened against the U.S. dollar, boosting export-related shares in a New Year rally that took the benchmark Nikkei 22 Live updates | Fighting in central Gaza near hospital, as Blinken seeks postwar plan 01/10/2024 07:52pm • Israeli military operations in Gaza are focused on the southern city of Khan Younis and urban refugee camps in the territory's center. Hundreds of people have been killed in recent days in strikes across the territory, including in areas of the far south where Israel told people to seek refuge. A he California proposal to ban youth tackle football clears first legislative hurdle 01/10/2024 07:33pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers who want to ban tackle football for kids under 12 to reduce brain injuries gained ground Wednesday in the Legislature but still face a very long field and a clock that is ticking. Though it was a school day, dozens of children wearing football jerseys