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Movie Review: 'Ready or Not,' here comes hide-and-seek horror delight 08/23/2019 12:44am • Sometimes you watch a trailer so bonkers that you go into the movie expecting it to be so awesomely bad that it's kind of enjoyable. Then, as you sit and watch the movie itself, you realize that you actually underestimated the filmmakers. That's the case with "Ready or Not," a delicious new h How to pack a suitcase: 16 tips and expert tricks for perfectly packed luggage 08/23/2019 12:20am • While nearly everyone gets excited to go on vacation, almost no one looks forward to packing beforehand. This dreaded task is only made worse by the threat of wrinkled clothes, forgotten items and broken gear when you arrive at your destination. However, with the following tips from travel indust Why vacation loans can be a bad idea 08/22/2019 08:00pm • A loan may seem like your ticket to a dream vacation when you lack the cash to cover the hefty price tag upfront. A vacation loan is simply another name for a personal loan you use for travel. But looks can be deceiving. That vacation loan you use to finance your seven-day Caribbean cruise cou Montgomery Co. police release photos of armed robbery suspects 08/22/2019 08:43am • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have released surveillance images of the suspects in a July 27 armed robbery and are asking for the public's help in identifying them. On July 27, a man and a woman were walking on the 10100 block of Ridgeline Drive in the area of Montgomery Village when two 20 work-life balance tips and secrets From CEOs 08/21/2019 09:40am • Improve your work-life balance with advice from the top. Work-life balance remains elusive for many in a world of nonstop digital, social and professional demand. Yet that shouldn't prevent you from trying to relieve the strain caused by competing job and home priorities. Even if you aren't luck Rich man, poor man: Critics say Hogan tries to have it both ways on tolls 08/21/2019 08:12am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In late 2016, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced that the state would spend nearly $800 million to replace the aging and overcrowded b Va. Sen. thanks shattered ankle for saving life after 'silent' heart attack 08/20/2019 09:36am • What may have saved a Virginia senator's life? A shattered ankle. Va. Sen. Janet Howell, D-32, credits a crushed ankle after falling on some rocks with saving her life during a trip to the Adirondacks in New York. According to Howell, she was carried off the rocks, put on a boat then a car by With an assist from Steph Curry, Howard U. launches Division I golf 08/19/2019 03:54pm • Stephen Curry hasn’t gotten to where he’s gotten in life — a six-time All-Star, three-time NBA champion, two-time MVP — by being afraid to shoot his shot. Maybe that’s why, when Howard University senior Otis Ferguson IV did the same, it resonated with Curry. So began an unlikely par Do you still pay for small purchases with cash? You are not alone 08/19/2019 08:35am • When it comes to small purchases, 49% prefer paying with cash. (WTOP/Jeff Clabaugh) U.S. consumers continue to move away from carrying cash, but cash is certainly not dead yet. In fact, when it comes to small purchases, 49% of U.S. adults say cash is their preferred payment method for anythin Is your college student moneywise? Teach them these financial fundamentals 08/19/2019 04:22am • Before they even set foot on campus, college kids must know the essentials of sensible money management. That's because many are already destined for years of monthly payments. According to the finance website Make Lemonade, over 44 million Americans are saddled with about $1.5 trillion in total Study shows DC area is deep in debt 08/18/2019 02:43pm • Back in the 1990s when the NBA's players and owners were fighting over money, Patrick Ewing, who now coaches at Georgetown was quoted saying, "we make a lot, but we spend a lot." Now, a new study shows that in the D.C. region, many can say "we spend a lot, but we make a lot." Lending Tree looked Richard Williams, 'Roger Rabbit' and 'Pink Panther' animator, dead at 86 08/17/2019 03:08pm • Richard Williams, the animator known for his work on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and two "Pink Panther" films, is dead, his family told PA Media, the UK national news agency. He was 86 years old. Williams, who was born in Toronto but moved to the UK in the 1950s, died Friday at his home in S VIDEO: Police need to ID suspect after credit card thefts in Pohick Bay area 08/16/2019 06:20pm •  Police need help identifying a suspect they said has broken into a vehicle in Pohick Bay Regional Park, stolen credit cards, and used the cards hours later at Target in Prince William County, Virginia. Fairfax County police released surveillance video of the suspect on Friday. Several o Metro expects everything to get back to normal Sept. 9 — including parking fees 08/16/2019 01:40pm • When six Blue and Yellow Line stations reopen at 5 a.m. on Sept. 9, Metro expects everything will return to normal, including the fees charged at the stations’ parking lots. The Metro Board voted in April to waive parking fees during the closures at the three stations with parking available — Movie Review: 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' should've been TV series 08/16/2019 01:46am • If you grew up a child of the '80s and '90s, before you graduated to the mastery of Stephen King novels, your source of spooky campfire stories came from either R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" or Alvin Schwartz's "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The short story collections gave kids nightmares