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Study: Virginia has less student debt than most states 07/12/2019 08:49am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Students in Virginia are struggling less with post-graduation debt than in most other states, according to a study conducted by the fin College graduate regrets? Debt and degree 07/01/2019 10:44am • A recent survey of college degree holders across several generations found that nearly two-thirds of those with at least a bachelor's degree regret something about their education. The most common regret was student loan debt, but the second most common regret was area of study. Those who spen New Huntington entrance, shutdown work drive Metro capital spending over budget 06/25/2019 04:55am • Metro is building a new entrance at the Huntington Metro station that will eventually mean riders at the Fairfax County, Virginia, rail station will no longer have to walk through an essentially condemned garage. The new entrance is one piece of a significant increase in capital spending that Met 10 years later, America's booming economy still bears scars of the Great Recession 06/24/2019 08:13am • As the United States nears its longest economic expansion on record, it's tempting to proclaim that all the problems brought about by the Great Recession have been fixed. That would be wrong. Despite the currently healthy economic figures, from unemployment to foreclo Free or not? Washingtonians have say on fate of '80s kingpin 06/22/2019 12:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before it became a tranquil middle-class neighborhood scattered with pride flags, the area around 7th Street and Orleans Place near Gallaudet University in northeast Washington was a 24/7 open-air drug market that police generally avoided. And Rayful Edmond was the undispute City of Secrets: Big tech, big talk frame the future of spying in Washington 06/21/2019 04:19am • In WTOP’s three-part series “City of Secrets,” WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green talks to some of the best in the espionage game to find how spies have infiltrated Washington, D.C., and what can be done to catch them. The friendly voice on the phone introduced himself as "Jerr Spending a lot on your wedding? Don't make friends do it too 06/17/2019 08:58am • Many brides and grooms are willing to spend big on their special day, but they shouldn't expect their friends to spend as well, especially those most likely to feel pressure — the bridesmaids and groomsmen. A destination wedding, expensive gowns or tuxedos and a lavish gift registry list can st Trump planning 4th of July event despite owing millions from inauguration 06/14/2019 05:49pm • The Trump administration is planning a costly Independence Day speech at the Lincoln Memorial, despite its failure to pay off $7 million in debt from the 2017 inauguration, The Washington Post reported on Friday. To cover the lack of funds from the federal government, the District of Columbia wil Maryland AG warns residents of massive medical data breach 06/14/2019 11:53am • Maryland’s attorney general is warning residents about a data breach that has compromised the personal and medical information of more than 20 million people nationwide. Attorney General Brian Frosh said in a statement this week that the breach of the debt collection company American Medical Co Millennial generation rocked by deaths from ‘diseases of despair' 06/14/2019 12:53am • The number of Americans dying from drugs, alcohol and suicide continues to climb. While the rising death toll is cross-generational, a new report shows millennials are especially affected. Alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities and suicide nearly tripled in the last two decades among adults ages 18 District Photo-owned Snapfish will merge with Shutterfly 06/11/2019 11:10am • New York-based private equity firm Apollo Global Management is acquiring both Shutterfly and Snapfish, and plans to merge the rival online photo services company. Apollo will pay $1.7 billion for Shutterfly, plus assume $900 million in Shutterfly debt. It will pay a reported $300 million for Snap 3 reasons you overspend 06/04/2019 09:00am • It's hard to resist the allure of impulse purchases. While everyone knows the importance of making smart money decisions, many people fall into the trap of overspending even while trying to cultivate good financial habits. Timothy McGrath, a certified financial planner and managing partner with f Goldman Sachs is buying MyEyeDr. 06/03/2019 09:12am • Goldman Sachs is acquiring Vienna, Virginia-based Capital Vision Services, the parent company of MyEyeDr., for an undisclosed sum. The Wall Street Journal reports the acquisition price is an estimated $2.7 billion including debt, citing sources familiar with terms of the acquisition. Goldman's New toll collections, other Md. laws take effect Saturday 05/31/2019 09:42am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After one of the biggest travel weekends of the year, a new state law will take effect Saturday that could increase state revenue by as much Maryland's consumer advocates push for new debt collection laws 05/30/2019 10:45am • ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Jailing a person for an unpaid debt has been illegal for almost two centuries in the United States. But in Maryland, through a roundabout court procedure, hundreds of people every year are jailed for essentially just that: Owing money. In debt collection cases, a credit