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Hard vs. Soft Luggage: Which Type Is Right for You? 07/17/2023 08:00pm • The world of luggage offers travelers an array of options. From different fabrics and colors to all kinds of styles and functions, there are plenty of decisions to be made. When shopping for luggage, one of your first decisions will be whether you'd like a hard-sided or soft-sided suitcase. Dependin How to build wealth in your 20s and 30s 07/17/2023 08:00pm • It may feel challenging to build wealth in your 20s and 30s when you're starting your first job and paying your first bills. But the decisions you make and the habits you form when you're starting out can make a big difference in your financial future. Even if you don't have a lot of money to sav Great Senior Discounts for 2023 07/17/2023 08:00pm • Taking advantage of senior citizen discounts may reduce your retirement costs and free up funds for other activities. Many places and services provide savings if you are 50 or older. Some offer discounts on certain days of the week to retirees, while others have an established lower price for older Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution 07/17/2023 06:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — To get a sense of just how much animosity is flying around Hollywood these days, watch how Ron Perlman responded to a report that the studios aimed to prolong a strike long enough for writers to lose their homes. Perlman, the hulking, gravel-voiced actor of “Hellboy,” leaned in Code Orange: Smoke leads to another air quality alert in DC region 07/17/2023 05:43pm • Bad news: The D.C. region is in for another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires early this week. Air quality levels reached Code Orange throughout the WTOP listening area on Monday afternoon due to smoke originating from Canada. A sensor at Northwest D.C.'s McMillan Reservoir noted an air qual Biden still concerned about judicial overhaul as he extends invite to meet with Israel's Netanyahu 07/17/2023 05:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him in the U.S. this fall, the White House said, even as he expressed ongoing concern about Netanyahu's controversial plans to overhaul his country's judicial system. Monday's phone conve Martin Truex Jr. wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 1st time in 30 races 07/17/2023 05:33pm • LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. had just chewed up the competition to win at the same New Hampshire track where his dad won a regional stock car series race in 1994 when he clutched a 22-pound live lobster given to the winner and chomped on a claw. “I'd ... sure like to throw him on the Tree climbing brought to a new level for kids in Silver Spring 07/17/2023 03:15pm • Kids climbing trees is a common summer activity, but in Silver Spring, Maryland, they've stepped it up a notch and brought out some equipment that professional arborists use. Dozens of kids put on harnesses and hooked up to rigs to climb a tall old oak tree at Long Branch-Arliss Neighborhood Park Carlee Russell returns home after search, but no word from Alabama police on where she'd been 07/17/2023 03:04pm • HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old woman who vanished from the side of an Alabama interstate after calling 911 to report seeing a toddler there is now home safe, but police have not released details about what happened to her or where she was during their two-day search. Here’s what we know abou Israel's governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protests 07/17/2023 01:28pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's governing coalition pushed ahead Monday with its contentious plan to overhaul the country's judiciary, despite growing opposition from within the country's military and a wave of mass protests expected this week. A parliamentary committee was preparing a bill that 'It's about all actors': DC actor Ed Gero of 'House of Cards' explains why Screen Actors Guild is on strike 07/17/2023 12:37pm • He's best known for local theater roles like Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" at Ford's Theatre and Justice Antonin Scalia in "The Originalist" at Arena Stage. However, D.C. actor Ed Gero has also starred in popular TV shows from Netflix's "House of Cards" to AMC's "Turn," filmed locally DC isn’t the best choice for Gen-Zers looking to relocate — but it has lots of jobs for them 07/17/2023 12:20pm • The D.C. metro area's cost of living makes it a tough choice for Gen-Z professionals looking to relocate, but the area is a fertile ground for young professionals looking to land a job. D.C. ranks No. 1 among big cities for share of jobs for recent college graduates — with 30.4% of current job Second Alzheimer's drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with safety risk 07/17/2023 12:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Another experimental Alzheimer’s drug can modestly slow patients’ inevitable worsening — by about four to seven months, researchers reported Monday. Eli Lilly and Co. is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval of donanemab. If cleared, it would be only the second Alzh Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world 07/17/2023 10:39am • LONDON (AP) — Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, has allowed 32.9 million metric tons (36.2 million tons) of food to be exported from Ukraine Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water 07/16/2023 11:56pm • HONG KONG (AP) — As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Japanese restaurant operator Sam Lam is busy finding substitutes for Japanese seafood that could soon be banned from entering Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government said last Wednesday that the city would immed