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10 Best Money-Saving Apps 05/17/2023 08:00pm • There's never a bad time to save money, and today's mobile apps make it easier than ever. They offer coupons, rewards and rebates to their users, and while the cash you save using these apps may not be enough to pay your bills, it could be a nice boost to your budget. Here are 10 money-saving apps w Editorial Roundup: United States 05/16/2023 04:08pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 10 The Washington Post on Congress, Biden and the border For more than three years, the Biden and Trump administrations have relied on an obscure public health law to manage illegal crossings at the southern border. That measure, w Crypto rules get final approval to make Europe a global leader on regulation 05/16/2023 10:35am • LONDON (AP) — The European Union's sweeping set of beefed-up cryptocurrency rules got final approval from member states Tuesday, giving the 27-nation bloc a global lead in regulating the freewheeling sector. The European Council adopted the package of rules — known as Markets in Crypto Assets, What you need to know about a glass cliff and why it could put Twitter's new CEO in danger 05/15/2023 01:36pm • Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company's CEO “ must like pain a lot.” Then he promised he'd step down as soon as he found a replacement “foolish enough” to want the job. That person, Musk announced Friday, is Li Friendship bracelets, Tay-gating: Inside Taylor Swift fans' plans ahead of her closest concert to DC 05/11/2023 05:02am • Many D.C.-area Taylor Swift fans were disappointed when the singer didn’t include any dates in the D.C. region on her new tour, but thousands are "swiftly" heading north to see the next-closest shows this weekend. Swift is playing three-hour-long sets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at L The History of Bitcoin, the First Cryptocurrency 05/09/2023 08:00pm • Are you an owner of one of the more than 100 million cryptocurrency wallets in the world? Cryptocurrency is one of the most hotly debated global financial topics today. In 2013, Forbes named Bitcoin (BTC) the year's best investment. In 2014, Bloomberg countered with its proclamation of Bitcoin being 7 Ways to Save for a Vacation and Tips for Planning 05/09/2023 08:00pm • Saving for a summer vacation and planning for it often takes a lot longer than going on the actual vacation. But all the time and money you sink into a vacation is usually well worth it. If you're looking for ways to save and plan for a summer vacation, or any vacation for that matter, and you'd lik Former Vikings, Cal QB Joe Kapp dies at age 85 05/09/2023 03:08pm • Joe Kapp, the hard-nosed quarterback who routinely ran into tacklers instead of away from them while leading the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl and California to its last Rose Bowl, has died. He was 85. Cal confirmed that Kapp died on Monday. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease f Eclectic apartment building in NoMa coins a new neighborhood name: SoNYa 05/09/2023 08:53am • D.C.-based Monument Realty recently completed its latest residential project in D.C., and in addition to its funky look, it also coins a new neighborhood name. SoNYa, as it’s called, is a reference to the “South of New York Avenue District” within the NoMa submarket. The 14-story bui Chaos? Kumbaya? How the debt limit standoff might end 05/08/2023 07:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Just how does this debt limit standoff end? Plenty of scenarios are being publicly and privately gamed out, but no one knows for sure. The possibilities range from kumbaya to economic chaos with plenty of possibilities in between. So far, neither President Joe Biden nor House Spe How Mexico City's mural movement transformed walls into art 05/06/2023 08:45am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Across the main entrance of a former Jesuit college in the heart of Mexico City, a bright-colored mural depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe represents both the Indigenous religiosity and the Christianity that shaped the culture of post-colonial Mexico. The mural was created by Mexic What to know about King Charles III’s coronation 05/05/2023 03:53pm • LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom's royal family turns the page on a new chapter Saturday with the coronation of King Charles III — a spectacle that echoes medieval times but features modern flourishes. The pomp, pageantry and symbolism date back more than 1,000 years, but the crowning of this k The Last of Us, Wii Sports entering Video Game Hall of Fame 05/04/2023 10:39am • ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The first commercial video game and the first one marketed to girls are headed to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, alongside a post-apocalyptic nail-biter and a system that made gamers out of grandparents. Computer Space, Barbie Fashion Designer, The Last of Us and Wii Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Is the Better Buy? 05/03/2023 08:00pm • It's no surprise that investors are interested in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC) was first traded back in 2009. At that time, you could buy one of the new digital tokens for less than a penny. Prices steadily rose -- albeit with some volatility over the years -- and in November 2021 BTC hit an all- Apple TV+'s 'Silo' is a look at a future of life underground 05/03/2023 11:24am • NEW YORK (AP) — Dystopian storytelling goes underground this month with the arrival of Apple TV+'s “Silo,” a gripping, ambitious tale of Earth's last population living far below the surface. Something terrible has happened to make the environment toxic so 10,000 people are hiding out in a mass