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10 ways to avoid holiday debt 11/28/2024 06:26am • For many people, the winter holiday season is an opportunity to indulge, and not just on special treats. A lot of extra shopping occurs during this time, on everything from parties to gifts. It all adds up, and this year people plan to spend more than ever. According to a 2024 KPMG Consumer Pulse ‘Just pure uncertainty.’ Small businesses are hopeful and fearful ahead of Trump’s second term 11/15/2024 12:55pm • (CNN) — Family-run furniture and barware maker Barrel-Art has now been through three US presidential elections. While business before the 2024 race felt similar to 2016 and 2020, this year has also brought more unpredictability. Sales petered out in the months ahead of Election Day as businesse Former Prince George’s County Council member sentenced to 1 year for felony theft scheme, perjury 11/13/2024 04:13pm • Former Prince George’s County Council member Mel Franklin has been sentenced to one year in prison on charges of felony theft scheme and perjury after transferring funds from his campaign committee to his personal bank account. Judge Mark Crooks sentenced Franklin to five years, with all but on Surviving cancer still often means death to your finances 10/22/2024 04:32am • About three years ago, John Murphy, of Indian Head, Maryland, noticed a lump in his leg. He saw a doctor, took some medicine, and hoped it would go away. It didn't. So he saw another doctor, hoping to get it removed. Instead, that doctor ran a biopsy, and Murphy was diagnosed with Stage 3 canc Business expert says holiday bargain hunters 'kind of have the upper hand right now' 10/19/2024 05:44am • For shoppers who are just starting to think about how much Halloween candy to buy for trick-or-treaters, the news that retailers have already kicked off the holiday shopping season may come as a shock. "Black Friday starts in October now," said Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at Bankrate. 5 ways a Donald Trump presidency could impact retirees 10/10/2024 08:00pm • Former President Donald Trump hopes voters will return him to the White House next year. If successful, the Republican presidential nominee could carry into office policies affecting retirees nationwide. "This country doesn't have an income problem," says Grant Cardone, equity fund manager and CE 3 Virginia universities with ‘some’ viability risks, study finds 10/08/2024 02:13pm • While none of Virginia’s colleges and universities are considered to be a “high” viability risk, three institutions — the University of Mary Washington, Virginia State University, and Radford University — are rated as having “some” risks that could threaten their ability to survive and 'Way Down We Go' from Iceland to DC as Kaleo brings blues-rock gold to The Anthem 09/12/2024 03:42pm • They've racked up four billion streams worldwide with a deliciously throwback blues-rock sound. Now, the pride of Iceland comes to the heart of America as Kaleo rocks The Anthem in D.C. on Monday, Sept. 16. "I'm pretty sure this is our second time," Frontman Jökull Júlíusson told WTOP. "We 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 Commanders rank as 13th-most valuable NFL team. There's no touching No. 1 09/05/2024 09:53am • The Washington Commanders rank as the 13th-most valuable NFL team, according to a new ranking of all 32 teams by CNBC. The rankings are based on revenue, profit and percent of debt as value. By those measures, it values the Commanders at $6.25 billion, with $602 million in annual revenue, $137 mi How DC used less than a quarter-million dollars to clear $42M of debt for residents 08/30/2024 12:06pm • If you could spend $1 to help someone else pay off almost $200 of medical debt, would you? If you pay taxes in D.C., you've done just that. The District is using a $225,000 surplus from last year’s budget to buy out around $42 million in medical debt being held by some of the city's lowest inco Megabus ends one DC route, turns another over to a new operator 08/27/2024 03:51am • Megabus, the popular intercity bus service known for its cheap fares and free Wi-Fi, has dropped its route from D.C. to Atlanta, Charlotte, Durham and Richmond, and partnered with Peter Pan Bus Lines for its route from D.C. to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. It has also exited service in Te Former Prince George’s County Council member pleads guilty to felony theft scheme and perjury 08/26/2024 03:27pm • Former Prince George’s County Council member Mel Franklin faces up to a year in prison after pleading guilty Monday to charges of a felony theft scheme and perjury. Prosecutors said that from 2020 through at least October 2023, Franklin embezzled more than $124,000 from his campaign committee, Americans set to spend a total of $39 billion on back-to-school shopping this year 08/25/2024 07:00am • (CNN) — Last year, consumers shelled out big bucks for their back-to-school shopping needs, spending a record $41.5 billion, according to estimates from the National Retail Federation. That whopping tally, which amounted to more than $890 per household, bested 2021’s all-time high by roughly Some of the best community colleges in the country are here in the DC area, study finds 08/21/2024 04:36pm • Students are heading back to classrooms all over the D.C. area and that includes thousands going to community colleges this fall. A new study shows the region has some of the best in the country. Maryland is the No. 1 state in the entire country for community colleges, according to a recent Walle