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The Most Common Medicare Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 11/06/2024 07:00pm • Medicare insures millions of older Americans, but it's a complex program that requires seniors to research their options when first enrolling and every year after during the renewal period. Because this task can be so daunting, you might be tempted to put it off for as long as possible. However, pro How to Claim Your Student Loan Payments on Your 2024 Taxes 11/06/2024 07:00pm • Federal student loan payments resumed for more than 28 million borrowers in October 2023, derailing budgets and increasing monthly expenses for many over the past year. But there is a silver lining: the tax deduction. If you've paid interest on your student loans, you may be able to reduce your fede Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump — and for Fox News 11/06/2024 06:07pm • Four years ago, Fox News precipitated an internal crisis with a bold election night call that President Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona. This year illustrated the difference that four years can make. Fox News wasn't the first network early on Wednesday to declare Tr Gov. Tim Walz will face new era of divided government in Minnesota 11/06/2024 05:30pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz faces a new era of divided government when he returns home from the presidential campaign trail, now that Republicans appear to have broken the Democratic trifecta that helped put him on Kamala Harris’ radar. While Democrats will keep their one-seat majority in t North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is elected as the state's governor 11/06/2024 05:20pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in a state where Republicans have recently controlled the legislature and appeals cou Tesla shares soar more than 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk's electric vehicle company 11/06/2024 04:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Tesla stands to make significant gains under a Trump administration with the threat of diminished subsidies for alte No. 4 Miami, No. 13 SMU sit unbeaten and tied atop ACC and as surprise options for 12-team playoff 11/06/2024 04:04pm • The Atlantic Coast Conference's guaranteed berth in the College Football Playoff could include a surprise representative. Maybe a couple. Unbeaten and fourth-ranked Miami (9-0, 5-0), predicted this summer by media to finish third in the ACC behind defending champion Florida State and Clemson, is rat Rivalry between BYU and Utah has added importance following Big 12 reunion 11/06/2024 03:17pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 brought a reunion with BYU after 13 years apart. It also reinvigorated one of the nation’s fiercest rivalries, one that encompasses many sports. The Big 12 quickly designated the Holy War as one of four protected football rivalrie Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Unlock $150 Bonus for NBA Tonight 11/06/2024 02:30pm • Get in on the NBA action on Wednesday night with bet365 bonus code WTOP365. New users can create an account here to redeem a $150 guaranteed bonus or a $1,000 safety net bet. Instead of locking players into one type of sign-up bonus, bet365 Sportsbook provides options. New users can k U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan foils GOP hopes of an upset in Indiana, wins 3rd term in Congress 11/06/2024 01:40am • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan won a third term in Congress on Tuesday, foiling Republican hopes of flipping a district Democrats have controlled for nearly a century. Republicans in Indiana retained three congressional seats without incumbents running in Tuesday’s election. Thre Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser score big in Canucks' 5-1 rout of Ducks 11/06/2024 12:52am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brock Boeser, Danton Heinen and Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist apiece, and Quinn Hughes recorded his 300th career assist in the Vancouver Canucks' 5-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson also scored and Hughes had thre Kentucky voters defeat a measure intended to allow tax dollar support for private school education 11/05/2024 09:27pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky voters soundly rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that was intended to allow state lawmakers to allocate public tax dollars to support students attending private or charter schools. The defeat was a bitter setback for many Republican lawmakers and their allies who ha Republican Jim Justice flips US Senate seat from West Virginia after Manchin retirement 11/05/2024 08:59pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jim Justice won a U.S. Senate race from West Virginia on Tuesday, flipping a seat to the Republican Party after Joe Manchin decided not to seek reelection. Justice, who boldly predicted victory long before the election, defeated Democrat Glenn Elliott, a lawyer and former New York Philharmonic fires two players after accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power 11/05/2024 07:12pm • The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not to contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power. The orchestra said Monday it issued a notice of non-reenga What Is APR? Understanding Credit Card Interest Rates 11/05/2024 07:00pm • All credit cards come with more than a few moving parts. Among them is an annual percentage rate, or APR -- the cost of borrowing money using the card. However, the tricky thing with credit cards is that they can have multiple APRs, each of which applies to a different transaction type. What Is APR