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Q&A: Hal Linden reflects on career from 'Barney Miller' to Arthur Miller 10/24/2017 01:00am • WASHINGTON — He earned seven Emmy nods in the title of role of TV's "Barney Miller." Now, Hal Linden stars in Arthur Miller's "The Price" at Arena Stage from Oct. 6 to Nov. 12. "The title is a metaphor for the price we pay for the decisions that we make," Linden told WTOP. "As he says in Why Are We Still Listening to Jordan Belfort? 10/23/2017 08:00pm • One of Wall Street's most notorious scam artists has been warning investors that a popular new investment is "the biggest scam ever." Whether or not the advice is sound is virtually irrelevant. Why are investors taking advice from convicted Wall Street con artist Jordan Belfort? Belfort earned the n 7 Ways to Buy Precious Metals With ETFs 10/17/2017 08:00pm • These ETFs make it easy to own gold and platinum.The bull market for stocks is more than eight years old. And while many folks are thrilled to see the Standard & Poor's 500 index up about 14 percent so far in 2017, some investors are starting to get a worried that stocks are overvalued based on How Long Has COPD Been Around? 10/12/2017 08:00pm • Although humans have likely dealt with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- an incurable and progressive disease that results from damage to the lungs making it progressively more difficult to breathe -- for nearly as long as we've had lungs, descriptions of the condition didn't begin showing up CENSORD: Funniest, foulest, most outrageous vanity plates in the DC area 10/12/2017 04:12am • WASHINGTON — The poetic and the pithy. The confusing and the cryptic. And sometimes — after slipping through word-scanning software and review teams at state agencies — the naughty and the downright nasty. On any given day, there are thousands of vehicles with personalized license plates †5 military dogs honored with K-9 Medal of Courage (Photos) 10/11/2017 11:44pm • WASHINGTON — The honorees at a Capitol Hill awards ceremony Wednesday stuck out their tongues and walked on all fours. They're retired military dogs, after all. "Bottom line is, they saved the lives of our men and women in service, which I think is a tremendous reason to honor their service, Hot Off the Grill: 8 Stocks for Tailgating 10/02/2017 08:00pm • Are these stocks fan favorites?October signals that special, most rare convergence of sport. NBA basketball and NHL hockey get under way; MLB sprints into the baseball playoffs; NFL and NCAA football inspire unsettling displays of face paint. To be sure, athletic acronyms are running hot and heavy. Value Averaging: An Investing Strategy to Avoid 09/25/2017 08:00pm • Value averaging has been touted as an investment strategy that produces higher returns than dollar-cost averaging, but the evidence for this so-called smarter strategy doesn't seem to stack up. The two strategies, which are often compared to and occasionally confused with one another, share some sim How Can Investors Determine Bitcoin's True Value? 09/20/2017 08:00pm • It has been an eventful couple of weeks for bitcoin traders trying to predict where the cryptocurrency is headed next. But amid the rampant short-term speculation, many long-term investors looking to derive a true underlying value for bitcoin don't even know where to start. There are so many moving Free Resources to Teach Your Kids About Money 09/20/2017 08:00pm • If you're a parent of a school-aged child, you probably field the occasional question about money. Kids may wonder out loud about the cost of a desired new toy or want to know how much to charge for a glass of lemonade. As they get older and gain independence, those simple questions can get more ch Why the Fed Wants 2 Percent Inflation 09/14/2017 08:00pm • When you hear the word " inflation," you might assume it's a bad thing. After all, money that's worth less tomorrow than it is today sounds like a bum deal. But the Federal Reserve likes a little inflation in the economy -- 2 percent, to be exact. Why is this? "It's not too hot; it's not too cold," The Best Items to Donate to a Food Pantry 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Hunger and obesity are often two sides of the same coin. People who have low incomes and who rely on food assistance also tend to be at a higher risk for diet-related diseases. This is not a group who can afford to eat unhealthfully, especially if their financial situation prevents them from gettin Declassified: Over 5,000 pieces donated to International Spy Museum 09/13/2017 05:21pm • WASHINGTON — It's not exactly a secret, but the International Spy Museum is moving. And as staffers box up its popular attractions and relocate them from Chinatown to a much-larger space in L'Enfant Plaza, they'll be unpacking several donated items as well — courtesy of a museum board m 6 Tips for Planning the Perfect New England Fall Getaway 09/11/2017 08:00pm • As the weather cools down, travelers often have their hearts set on a New England vacation. But why has New England become so synonymous with an autumn adventure? "We see a lot of people searching for New England getaways, particularly in the fall, in search of an escape from the city or suburbs to Is GTA Hijacking GDP? How Gaming and Opioid Addictions Rob Our Economy 09/05/2017 08:00pm • The rising popularity of video games has paralleled a surge in video game stocks over recent years. Stock in major video game developers Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq: TTWO), Electronic Arts ( EA), and Activision Blizzard ( ATVI) are up 840 percent, 798 percent and 453 percent respectively i