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Top 25 most stressful colleges 08/29/2012 12:46pm • WASHINGTON - High school seniors face a lot of pressure going through the college application process, but once they are in, some colleges are more stressful on students than others. The most stressful colleges list compiled by Newsweek and College Prowler considers various sources of pressure Credit card debt collection comparable to 'robo-signing' 08/13/2012 07:13pm • Peter Holland, visiting law school assistant professor at the University of Maryland Md. man charged with human trafficking, prostitution 08/08/2012 03:49pm • WASHINGTON - After a months-long police investigation, a Takoma Park man has been charged with human trafficking and prostitution. Annapolis police charged Freddy Leguisamon, 27, after an investigation revealed he was driving women to various locations around Annapolis for the purposes of pro Can the lottery be a win-win? 08/05/2012 01:21pm • Rows of bottles and six-packs of beer cram Hillcrest Beer, WineOn a recent Friday, a man in a T-shirt and red baseball cap plays some numbers at the red machine nestled onto the corner of the countertop, right next to a plastic case of about 30 scratch-off lotto tickets.The man exits the store and r Glance: S&P debt ratings for major countries 08/05/2012 09:04am • Here's a look at Standard & Poor's long-term debt ratings and outlooks for major countries, as of Aug. 3. Listed in alphabetical order, from highest to lowest S&P rating. Country Rating Outlook AUSTRALIA AAA Stable BRITAIN AAA Stable CANADA AAA Stab Corcoran relocation plans draw ire from art community 08/03/2012 06:49pm • Alicia Lozano, wtop.com WASHINGTON - When word spread that the Corcoran Gallery of Art was considering selling its historic downtown building, outrage rippled in the local art community. Alums, collectors and aficionados banded together to preserve one of the city's most prestigious institution GPA misses the mark in total college experience 08/02/2012 02:00pm • Tiffanie Reynolds, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - More students entering college are making the grade, but not everyone agrees it's a good thing. Higher grades correlate with high college graduation rates, but counselors say students should not solely focus on grade point averages. Imran Ri Forbes ranks America's top colleges 08/01/2012 07:28pm • WASHINGTON - Forbes is out with its annual Top Colleges list, which evaluates America's best 650 schools based not on academics, but the "things that matter most to students." The annual list evaluates colleges based on the quality of teaching, career prospects, high graduation rates and low-lev Companies already seeing fallout from restrained spending 07/30/2012 10:03pm • The threat of layoffs is causing some employees of large defense contractors to move on to what they perceive to be more stable industries, said John Jumper, CEO of McLean-based SAIC Inc., in an interview with Washington Business Journal about the impact of pending federal budget cuts. While all of Riches to rags: A story of overspending in a weak economy 07/26/2012 01:44am • Nathan Hager, wtop.com WASHINGTON - In 2007, David and Jackie Siegel had it all. He was the 70-something founder and chief executive officer of Westgate Resorts, the largest timeshare company in the world, and was in the midst of selling shares in PH Towers, the biggest resort property on the Want marriage tips? Ask a divorced person 07/24/2012 09:28am • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Divorced people willing to be self-reflective about their failed marriages instead of just angry are more likely to get things right the second time around. "Divorced people who say, 'This is what I've done wrong, and this is what I will change,' have som County Board to Vote on Bond Referenda 07/19/2012 11:05am • At its meeting on Saturday, July 21, the County Board will vote on approving the bond referenda that voters will see on the November 6 ballot. The referenda would approve funding for a variety of projects in the county’s $2.4 billion FY 2013-2022 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). During the CI What can I afford? Where should I look? 07/16/2012 05:43pm • So you're ready to buy a home? What can I afford? First you'll need to pre-qualify, usually over the phone. Think of it as a draft, supplying the bank or lender your overall financial scene, including debt, income & assets. Next, you'll need to be pre-approved for a mortgage, this is when they dig d 4 highly-rated emerging markets bond funds 07/12/2012 07:14pm • Below are four emerging market bond mutual funds that are highly rated by Morningstar. Each requires a minimum initial investment of $10,000 or less, making them accessible to most individual investors. Each also has a medal rating under Morningstar's Analyst Ratings, a subjective system which at Wash. Monument to stay closed as late as 2014 07/09/2012 02:52pm • WASHINGTON - Visitors may have to wait a little longer to get into the Washington Monument. The 555-foot obelisk at the apex of the National Mall closed for repairs in the wake of the August 2011 earthquake. National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said Monday a damage assessment found