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How Much Should Your Kids Know About Your Finances? 10/10/2018 08:00pm • October is an important month for college-bound teens. It's when the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, becomes available for the 2018-19 school year. This form is used by colleges and universities across the nation to qualify students for scholarships, grants and l How to Make Money With Medical Research and Donations 10/10/2018 08:00pm • Mona started donating her eggs in 2012, not long after she arrived in the U.S. from the Middle East. As a refugee, Mona, who asked to keep her last name private, ran up credit card debt while she was securing her refugee status and wanted to repay it quickly. "I started to donate because I heard tha The Best Places to Retire in 2019 10/09/2018 08:00pm • Find your retirement spot.Retirees have an opportunity to relocate to a place that better suits their interests and budget. The challenge is finding a place that will meet all of your retirement needs. A new U.S. News analysis compared the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States as poten How to Earn Rewards When You Have Bad Credit 10/09/2018 08:00pm • Let's say you're out to dinner with friends and when the bill comes, they whip out their fancy rewards credit cards. They're excited about the number of miles or points they're going to earn. But you don't have an elite credit card because your FICO score is less than 600. You kind of feel like an 'Dangerous' Fairfax Co. crime spree suspect arrested in Md. after police chase 10/09/2018 02:31pm • WASHINGTON — Prince George's County police arrested the man believed to be behind a Fairfax County crime spree in Maryland, following a car chase Tuesday that spanned multiple counties and jurisdictions of the D.C. area. Police busted 32-year-old Alton Thodos in District Heights, Maryland, arou Titan Petey Jones retiring after almost 30 years with T.C. Williams 10/09/2018 09:18am • WASHINGTON — Petey Jones, who brought home the 1971 state football championship for T.C. Williams as a Titan and has been immortalized in Disney's "Remember the Titans," is retiring from Alexandria City Public Schools after nearly 30 years. Jones was a senior fullback on George Washington High EXCLUSIVE: Metro track inspector fired over 'falsified' reports wins job back 10/09/2018 02:00am • WASHINGTON — Metro track inspectors and supervisors fired over what Metro called falsified reports following a preventable 2016 derailment will likely get their jobs back, following an arbitration panel's ruling obtained by WTOP that vindicates the first worker to complete a challenge to his termi What Annual Income Is Required for a Credit Card? 10/08/2018 08:00pm • Once you've sat down at your computer to fill out a credit card application, hitting send can feel like you're transmitting your information into a black hole. Did you fill it out correctly? Will you be approved? Credit card companies may not detail the specific requirements for card approval, but How to Find a Financial Advisor If You're Not Rich 10/08/2018 08:00pm • If you think about it, the people who need a financial advisor are the ones who can't afford one. If you're impoverished or firmly in the middle class and can't seem to make it to the next level, you're the one who could really use financial advice. If you're wealthy, you know what you're doing. Yet 4 Free Apps That Earn You Rewards for the Least Effort 10/08/2018 08:00pm • Rewards programs are popular because they let you earn points on your current spending -- points that translate to free stuff down the line. But rewards programs can be a lot of work. You may have to fly a certain airline, shop at a specific store or carry a certain credit card. That means making pu Why the Difference Between APR and APY Matters to Investors 10/08/2018 08:00pm • The difference between APR and APY may be one small letter, but it's one giant leap in potential cost or return to investors. Both APR, the annual percentage rate, and APY, the annual percentage yield, appear on investments and financial products like credit cards, loans and CDs, but they are not in How Do Employment Background Checks Work? 10/08/2018 08:00pm • Digital technology has made it easy for employers to peel back the layers of workers' pasts. And they're taking advantage of those opportunities: 73 percent of human resources professionals surveyed say their companies run criminal background checks on job candidates, according to a 2018 study by t Movie Review: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga prove 'A Star is Born' is evergreen 10/04/2018 11:43pm • WASHINGTON -- How dare you remake a classic? When you dare to do it right, that's how. Long before the Oscar-winning "A Star is Born" (1976) with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, Judy Garland and James Mason starred in George Cukor's 1954 musical of the same name. Even that definitive College Funding Options for Investors Starting Late 10/04/2018 08:00pm • The school year has started across the country, which means millions of parents in recent weeks have turned their attention to how they will pay for college. As costs continue to escalate, however, many are worried they'll never be able to save enough. Last year, the average cost of tuition, room an The Women Who Won the Nobel Peace Prize 10/04/2018 08:00pm • Women of PeaceThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious awards recognizing human rights activism, given to organizations and world leaders promoting peace. Between 1901 and 2017, the award had been granted 98 times to 104 individuals and 27 organizations, but only 16 recipients were women