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What Is a Good Credit Score? 06/30/2024 08:00pm • What is considered a good credit score depends on the type of credit score used. You have multiple credit scores, but the most popular type of score is FICO, followed by VantageScore. Even within each type of score, there are multiple score versions offered to lenders when they want to check your cr How to Get Your Credit Ready to Buy a Home 06/30/2024 08:00pm • You don't need perfect credit to buy a house, and some loan programs are even available to homebuyers with credit scores in the 500s. But the higher your credit score, the better your chances will be to score a low interest rate on your mortgage. So while you may be able to get approved with your cr 5 Best Loans for Moving or Relocating 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Whether you decide it's time for a change or have no choice and need to relocate, the costs of moving can be steep. Additionally, if it's not something you were planning or saving for, you may also need extra cash to pay for movers, shipping costs, packing supplies and other related expenses. That's Semaglutide vs. Weight Loss Surgery: Which Is Better? 06/30/2024 08:00pm • In 2002, Paul Lesser weighed 385 pounds and was experiencing severe back problems from a herniated disc that impacted his quality of life. As a condition of treating him, his doctor insisted he lose weight. After several unsuccessful attempts to lose weight, Lesser was referred to Dr. Christine J. R How Much Should I Spend on Groceries? 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Determining how much to spend on groceries and creating a budget has always been a challenge for many households. In recent years, inflation made it more complicated. Grocery shopping is still not an activity that most shoppers would call cheap, but things have improved. In 2024, grocery budgeting r Va. drought conditions continue, spur Shenandoah fishing shutdown 06/30/2024 06:30pm • Despite several summer storms hitting the region, the drought in Virginia continues to be serious. On Friday, the National Park Service closed Shenandoah National Park’s streams and rivers to fishing due to "low flows and high water temperatures," according to a news release. Most of Norther Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries 06/30/2024 03:55pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — A spokesman for the Milwaukee Brewers said Sunday the team “was in the process of reaching out” to the 11 people injured after an American Family Field escalator malfunctioned. Tyler Barnes, the senior vice president of communications and affiliate operations for the Brewers, Dan Ige drops close decision at UFC 303 hours after being called in to replace an ill fighter 06/30/2024 12:43am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — An illness forced Brian Ortega to withdraw Saturday hours before his scheduled fight with Diego Lopes in the co-main event at UFC 303, and Dan Ige was called in as a replacement and narrowly lost by decision. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 in favor Lopes (25-6). “I've s Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it 06/30/2024 12:37am • Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales. But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning the u Ian Happ hits 2-run homer in 8th, Cubs beat Brewers 5-3 06/29/2024 09:25pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ian Happ hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee 5-3 on Saturday, ending the Brewers’ winning streak at five games. After the game, 11 people were injured at the stadium when an escalator malfunctione d. The Brewers said six people were hospi A French community honors a teen killed by police. Political and racial tensions are the backdrop 06/29/2024 07:36pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — One year after a French teenager with North African origins was killed by police — a shooting that sparked shock and days of rioting across France — his mother led a silent march Saturday to pay homage to her son. It comes at a politically fraught time. Hate speech is b Farmers markets dot the DC-area weekend landscape — and are 'fantastic for everyone involved' 06/29/2024 07:06pm • In the D.C. area, the weekend is the time for farmers markets, both big and small, as customers can peruse and purchase a variety of products ranging from fruits and vegetables to meat, poultry, eggs — and even baked goods and specialty foods. "It always just feels like what I'm buying at t Utah Hockey Club makes NHL draft splashes by trading for Sergachev and Marino 06/29/2024 06:18pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Whether it’s owner Ryan Smith’s contagious drive, the excitement of adding two centers in the first round of the NHL draft, or the new blue suit, tie and Utah Hockey Club pin on his lapel he wore, general manager Bill Armstrong woke up energized on Saturday. “I woke up this Marsha Ambrosius' new 'CASABLANCO' album is just what Dr. Dre ordered 06/29/2024 02:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Marsha Ambrosius was done with the demands required of a successful R&B star, including the wear-and-tear of touring and fickle music industry politics. She was at peace working behind the scenes and writing for other artists. But Dr. Dre had a prescription to rejuvenate her on Former Philadelphia labor union president sentenced to 4 years in embezzlement case 06/29/2024 12:22pm • READING, Pa. (AP) — The former president of a Philadelphia labor union has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in what federal prosecutors said was embezzlement of more than $600,000 of union funds. Brian Burrows, 64, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, former president of Local 98 of the