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Used EV prices in the DC market are down 27%, bargains, but beware 09/20/2024 10:13am • Used vehicle prices in the D.C. market have fallen dramatically over the past year. Vehicle search site iSeeCars.com says the average price of a used 1- to 5-year-old EV has dropped 27.4% over the past 12 months, or the average equivalent of $9,728. That compares to a drop of just 5.3% for simila How an unexpectedly popular Va. taco spot is giving back to Latin America 09/19/2024 05:30am • WTOP celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month this Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with stories spotlighting the contributions, culture and accomplishments of Hispanic communities across the D.C. region. Victor Albisu practically grew up around food, and so it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that he 'I am a rapist, like the others in this room,' Frenchman tells court 09/17/2024 05:50am • ▶ Watch Video: Man admits drugging, raping wife at trial in France Avignon, France — "I am a rapist," Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old Frenchman accused of drugging his wife so he and scores of strangers could assault her, told a court Tuesday, returning to the dock after being ill DC region has a wealthier and more educated population — but also more food insecure 09/13/2024 02:55pm • Unemployment is low and other economic indicators all suggest that the state of the economy in the D.C. region is strong. But a new report out hints at growing problems in an increasingly unaffordable region. The 2024 Hunger Report from the Capital Area Food Bank shows that food insecurity increa Home renovation company Curbio settles DC lawsuit for $7.5M 09/12/2024 09:57am • Potomac, Maryland-based Curbio, which specializes in renovating homes to prepare them for resale, will settle a lawsuit brought by the D.C. Attorney General's Office (OAG) last fall for $7.5 million, including restitution to homeowners who claim they were harmed by Curbio's deceptive practices. C Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels featured in new Prime docuseries 'The Money Game' about NIL 09/10/2024 12:56pm • Jayden Daniels may have lost his rookie season opener with the Washington Commanders on Sunday, but he's starring in a brand-new documentary on a revolution in college sports. The six-episode docuseries "The Money Game" premieres Tuesday on Amazon Prime Video, chronicling the aftermath of a 2 'He's more than a custodian, he's a friend': Vienna high school students stun custodian with dream car 09/10/2024 03:59am • A group of sophomore students at James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia, stunned their beloved school custodian Monday afternoon, by presenting him with something he's dreamed about — a Jeep Wrangler. With the sun shining bright down on them in a restaurant parking lot, the boys admi The controversial plan to turn a desert green 09/08/2024 09:00am • (CNN) — Ties van der Hoeven’s ambitions are nothing if not grand. The Dutch engineer wants to transform a huge stretch of inhospitable desert into green, fertile land teeming with wildlife. His sights are set on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, an arid, triangle-shaped expanse that connects Africa Employers in America want to hire more workers. Just not right now 09/08/2024 07:00am • (CNN) — It couldn’t be clearer at this point that the US labor market is cooling. Even though the unemployment rate edged lower last month to 4.2%, joblessness is still hovering near highs not seen since the fall of 2021. On top of that, employers have hired significantly fewer workers in rec Movie Review: 'Strange Darling' is one of the most electric and unpredictable thrillers in years 09/06/2024 03:45pm • Stephen King called it a "clever masterpiece." Mike Flanagan added, “Sublimely brilliant. You must go in blind.” Allow me to throw my own stunned support behind the must-see new thriller "Strange Darling," written and directed by JT Mollner, who is now officially a filmmaking force to be Do you need support launching or growing your small business? Get help locally from Greater Washington Board of Trade, WACIF 09/06/2024 02:05pm • The Greater Washington Board of Trade and the Washington Area Community Investment Fund aim to help drive economic development in our region through helping small businesses and start-ups, from launch through growth. WTOP Business Reporter Jeff Clabaugh sat down to discuss local trends and sm No such thing as free money: TikTok trend leads to huge consequences 09/03/2024 02:55pm • There is no such thing as free money, and people who tried the latest viral trend on the social media platform TikTok are learning that lesson the hard way. People were reportedly going to Chase ATMs, depositing checks and immediately withdrawing the cash. The checks were fake, however, meanin The $10 million cocktail everyone is drinking at the US Open 09/03/2024 01:17pm • New York (CNN) — At the U.S. Open currently underway in New York, a single cocktail will surpass $10 million in sales before the tennis grand slam event ends Sept. 8. The drink’s sales alone could cover the combined championship prize money for both the male and female singles winner — $3.6 Small classes, field trips every day: What's a microschool? 09/03/2024 03:45am • From vaping to the cost of supplies and cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” on air and online this August and September. Jordan Kerstetter, teacher-leader at Blue Montessori, Watch your money! Don't fall for phony donation campaigns 09/02/2024 01:38pm • With all the attention and fundraising surrounding the upcoming presidential and congressional races, scammers are looking to take money from unsuspecting people willing to open their wallets to support a candidate or cause. Tech reporter Kim Komando offered guidance on what to watch for in her b