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Commanders Corner: Mopping up a 'Giant' mess 10/24/2023 10:20am • Sunday's 14-7 loss to the New York Giants wasn't the worst loss this year by a points-differential margin (we can thank Buffalo in Week 3 for that). It wasn't the most surprising (Chicago in Week 5 takes that honor) or the most frustrating (Philadelphia was there FOR THE TAKING in Week 4) either. The damage to a Baltic undersea cable was 'purposeful,' Swedish leader says but gives no details 10/24/2023 09:57am • STOCKHOLM (AP) — The damage to a telecommunications cable running under the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Estonia was “purposeful,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Tuesday but declined to be drawn on the details. “We will not be more precise than that as of today," Kristersson s Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help 10/24/2023 08:23am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s long after midnight when the bustling operating room suddenly falls quiet — a moment of silence to honor the man lying on the table. This is no ordinary surgery. Detrick Witherspoon died before ever being wheeled in, and now two wide-eyed medical students are about Millennial Money: How to adjust to prosperity after poverty 10/24/2023 07:00am • Growing up without money affects how you live on a daily basis in childhood, and it can have long-term effects into adulthood, even when you begin to have enough money to make ends meet. When you move from experiencing poverty to maintaining financial stability, there can be some major opportunities Things to know about the NBA season: Lots of money, lots of talent, lots of stats 10/24/2023 06:00am • NBA teams currently have about $4.8 billion in salary committed to players for this season, meaning the average per team is around $160 million. Just three seasons ago, only two teams spent more than $160 million. The total NBA payroll — for now, pending changes based on whatever happens during th Two weeks ago she was thriving. Now, a middle-class mom in Gaza struggles to survive 10/23/2023 11:11pm • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Yousra Abu Sharekh’s days begin in the southern Gaza Strip often after sleepless nights amid blaring ambulance sirens and the clamor of neighbors in the brief pause between relentless Israeli airstrikes. By daybreak, the 33-year-old mother is on the hunt for bread, Your next car could be an e-bike 10/23/2023 10:22pm • The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis. As a result of the monthlong strike, experts have suspected car prices will increase and parts may be harder to locate. Some p Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary 10/23/2023 08:06pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump compared himself to anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela on Monday as he cast himself as the victim of federal and state prosecutors he alleges are targeting him and his businesses for political reasons. Returning to New Hampshire to register fo Can't Make Your Mortgage Payments? Here Are Your Options 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Mortgage payments are likely the largest fixed expense most people have, so when dealing with a financial crisis that's often the most challenging bill to keep up with. The best thing to do if you're in danger of not being able to make your payment is to get in touch with your lender to see if there These Credit Cards Offer Free TSA PreCheck 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Getting through airport security is one of the worst aspects of traveling. That's why frequent travelers enroll in TSA PreCheck, a program that lets you use expedited security lanes and streamlined screening at airports nationwide. The Transportation Security Administration says 99% of TSA PreCheck What Will My Lifestyle Be if I Retire at 65 With $1 Million? 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Many Americans dream about retiring at 65 with $1 million. Or at least that used to be the dream. With inflation, arguably, $1 million isn't what it used to be, although it's still an impressive amount to put away. So if you retire at 65 with $1 million, what might your lifestyle look like? Retireme Delta Restricts Sky Club Access 10/23/2023 08:00pm • In response to crowded airport lounges, Delta Air Lines recently announced changes to who can access Delta Sky Clubs. These changes affect travelers who purchased memberships, achieved elite status or applied for certain credit cards -- not only impacting who can enter the lounges, but also reducing Release of two more hostages gives some hope to families of others abducted in the attack on Israel 10/23/2023 05:57pm • The release Monday of two more hostages is offering some hope to the families of the more than 200 people the Israeli military says were seized by Hamas militants. The two Israeli women, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, were snatched from their homes in Nir Oz, a kibbutz n How a service dog in training is supporting Leesburg police 10/23/2023 05:53pm • The Leesburg Police Department in Virginia had long toyed with the idea of a wellness program involving a dog for officers, so when Officer Kristine Rzewnicki came across the nonprofit Thin Line Service Dogs over the summer, she was sold. Rzewnicki filled out an application to become a volunteer California man gets year in prison for sending vile messages to father of gun massacre victim 10/23/2023 05:41pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A California property manager was sentenced to a year in federal prison for sending more than 200 vile online messages to a father of a teenage girl who died in the 2018 massacre at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. James Catalano, 62 of Fresno, was sent