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Save Money by Attending Tuition-Free Colleges 09/09/2018 08:00pm • A handful of colleges and universities don't add tuition to the bill, but their students usually have to work or serve in return for their education. The schools that waive tuition are few and typically require some form of service along with strict eligibility guidelines. Most still charge room, b 10 Questions Every College Student Should Ask Before Getting a Credit Card 09/09/2018 08:00pm • Look before you leap into credit cardsBuilding a good credit history while you're in college gives you a big advantage when you graduate. For starters, you'll have an easier time renting an apartment. You might even dazzle prospective employers who decide to look over your credit report. Visual proo Man caught with loaded gun at Reagan National 09/09/2018 10:43am • WASHINGTON — A man with a loaded gun was stopped at a checkpoint at Reagan National Airport Friday. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials said the man had a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven bullets in his carry-on bag, in addition to six rifle rounds. TSA officers immediately Deer control hunt begins in Fairfax County 09/09/2018 10:27am • WASHINGTON — Fairfax County, Virginia's archery management program began Sept. 8, and will run through Feb. 23 in an effort to control the area's deer population. The program aims to reduce the number of deer to 15-20 per square mile by relying on local archers. Archery is a safer alternative t See the 2019 Best Liberal Arts Colleges 09/08/2018 08:00pm • Explore the top liberal arts schools.At the top National Liberal Arts Colleges, students can expect a focus on undergraduate programs and a small campus feel, as each school has fewer than 4,500 undergraduates. These institutions award at least half of their degrees in the arts and sciences. Check o Montgomery Co. schools release findings on sex abuse 09/07/2018 07:27pm • WASHINGTON — In 2013, Montgomery County Public Schools added a screening tool for new hires that included a records check with Child Protective Services, along with the already established fingerprinting and background checks. Five years later, the school system is working to finish the CPS scr What it means to be black in America: Activist DeRay Mckesson explores injustice in new book 09/07/2018 03:12pm • WASHINGTON — It has been four years since unarmed black teen Michael Brown was shot to death in Ferguson, Missouri, after a confrontation with white police officer Darren Wilson. Brown's death sparked racial unrest in the city and nationwide and helped give rise to the Black Lives Matter movem Presto’s College Football Picks: Bye-bye, Bandit 09/07/2018 02:27pm • WASHINGTON — College football lost a friend this week when actor Burt Reynolds died at the age of 82. Years before tearing up interstate highways as the Bandit, Reynolds was turning defenders inside-out as a running back at Florida State. The recruit from West Palm Beach made his entrance with a 3 Baltimore fire crews fight blaze at 150-year-old Fells Point paint shop 09/07/2018 08:00am • WASHINGTON — Fire crews in Baltimore battled a four-alarm fire at a 150-year-old Fells Point paint shop Friday morning. The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to Budeke's Paints on the 400 block of South Broadway around 3 a.m. The blaze escalated from a three-alarm fire to a four-alarm in Movie Review: 'The Nun' converts 'Conjuring' series into a bad habit 09/06/2018 11:58pm • WASHINGTON — James Wan's original "The Conjuring" (2013) was a modern horror gem, creeping out audiences and launching Vera Farmiga to star in TV's "Bates Motel" (2013). This weekend, the fifth installment arrives after "Annabelle" (2014), "The Conjuring 2" (2016) and "Annabelle: Creation" Can Digital Media Usage Lead to ADHD? 09/06/2018 08:00pm • In July, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a noteworthy study linking digital media usage with the development of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. It showed that teens who interacted with more than 14 different media sites per week began to deve Where Can I Cash a Check? 09/06/2018 08:00pm • If you typically receive direct deposit payments and you get a paper check, you may be wondering how to best retrieve your money without paying a hefty fee. After all, with the rise of online banking and fewer physical bank branches, knowing how and where to deposit a check, especially if you don't Technological Advice for Older Job Seekers 09/06/2018 08:00pm • Since one of the more common justifications for age discrimination in hiring is the assumption that older workers are unskilled at using common technology, experienced job seekers must pay careful attention to their technological footprint and personal brand. By attending to how they appear electron Can You Actually Turn a Profit Flipping Homes in Today's Market? 09/06/2018 08:00pm • Back in 2012, house flipping seemed like the perfect opportunity for a person with extra cash and an eye for remodeling. The market was flush with homes left vacant from waves of foreclosures prompted by the housing bubble that burst a few years earlier. You could buy a home from a bank, make any ne Duke Zeibert's: The retirement, the return ... and no reprise 09/06/2018 03:19am • Nearly a quarter-century after its closing, WTOP looks back at D.C.’s legendary Duke Zeibert’s restaurant — a place where Washington’s elite and celebrities from across the world came to see and be seen, but most importantly experience something they’d never forget. In Part 2 of “Duke Ze