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Is the Time Ripe for Wine Investing? 08/16/2018 08:00pm • Stocks and bonds may dominate your portfolio, but now could be an excellent time to savor the potential of fine wine investments. Since 1900, wine investments have outperformed cash, government bonds and real estate, according to Credit Suisse. On average, wine boasts an inflation-adjusted price ap Best Buy Co Inc (BBY) Stock Withstands Retail Woes 08/16/2018 08:00pm • Brick-and-mortar retail Best Buy Co Inc ( BBY) has been mostly immune to headwinds, and analysts say the company is well-positioned in some of the few growth businesses remaining in the retail sector. According to Bank of America analyst Curtis Nagle, consumer electronics is the place to be for mod Trade Talks to Spur More Volatility in Stocks 08/16/2018 08:00pm • The renewed trade talks among U.S. and Mexico officials to change the North American Free Trade Agreement could increase volatility in stocks for the near term. Officials from Mexico have started new discussions on negotiating the terms of NAFTA again with Washington officials, according to a statem Does Your Family Really Need 2 Incomes? 08/15/2018 08:00pm • Families with working dads and stay-at-home moms seem to be a trend of the past. However, you can still find plenty of households that fit that traditional mold. In 2017, more than a third of married couples with kids were living on a single income, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While 9 Overseas Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 08/15/2018 08:00pm • Dividends are waiting overseas.Many investors looking for income go to the same list of stocks year after year, such as domestic mainstays like consumer giant Procter & Gamble Co. (ticker: PG) and industrial giant General Electric Co. (GE). As performance shows, just because these stocks were po Md. carjack arrest may provide break in murder of 10-year-old DC girl 08/15/2018 11:29am • WASHINGTON — Police in Maryland have charged a man with carjacking, and sources said the car he stole was used in the July murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson in Northeast D.C. Wilson was shot in the 300 block of 53rd Street NE, at Clay Terrace Northeast, the evening of July 16, as she prepare 'Unite the Right' rally costs DC an estimated $2.6M 08/15/2018 10:51am • WASHINGTON — The District government says the estimated cost for the police and other city agencies to respond to the white nationalist rally near the White House Sunday is expected to hit nearly $2.6 million. Almost all of the estimated costs so far — $2.5 million — were spent by D.C. poli Police arrest man accused of fatally stabbing Manassas roommate 08/14/2018 05:11pm • WASHINGTON — Police arrested a man who they say fatally stabbed his roommate in their Manassas, Virginia, apartment Monday. Police arrested 68-year-old Willie Dawson on Tuesday and charged him with murder after the death of 60-year-old Gloria Piper, with whom he shared a residence in the 8300 b NWS proposes to trim watches, warnings for flooding 08/14/2018 04:49am • WASHINGTON — The National Weather Service has proposed changes to the long list of advisories, watches and warnings for all modes of flooding to better communicate the threat of flooding to the public. There are many types of flooding that occur over varying spans of time, driven by different f College Park residents displaced after storms, fallen trees damage homes 08/13/2018 08:30pm • WASHINGTON — The residents of three homes have been displaced after strong winds blew through College Park, Maryland, just after 5 p.m. Monday, knocking down trees and damaging homes in the midst of storms. Prince George's County Fire and EMS spokesman Mark Brady said initial assessment showed 8 ways to reduce hospital readmissions 08/13/2018 08:00pm • It's the return visit nobody wants. Patients are happy to stay away from hospitals as much as possible. Hospitals face financial penalties for excessive readmissions. Even so, many people with challenging health conditions leave the hospital only to reappear in the emergency room, sicker than ev 4 Signs You Should Be Readmitted to the Hospital 08/13/2018 08:00pm • Hospital readmissions are, by and large, a bad thing. For patients, they can waste time, suck up energy that would be better dedicated to healing and bring on avoidable medical bills. For hospitals, they can indicate preventable expenses for the health care system, backlogs in emergency departments What to do if you feel the hospital is discharging you too soon 08/13/2018 08:00pm • For the most part, long hospital stays are a thing of the past. Factors such as pressure from insurers to keep costs down, advances in care that speed recovery, more procedures and tests done on an outpatient basis, and the serious concern a longer stay could increase patient risk -- for instance th Summer traffic backups toward Bay Bridge could worsen 08/13/2018 06:01pm • WASHINGTON — Drivers headed to the Eastern Shore on U.S. Route 50 were caught in long backups last Friday, and many were further aggravated when they discovered only two lanes were open to eastbound traffic at the Bay Bridge. It turns out the traffic pattern was no mistake, and it could become the Police kept white nationalists, counterprotesters separated 08/13/2018 08:51am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'bd8d7c5e-efdd-4af1-ae81-62bbe98db14d' }).render("102615368a21ef80");}); WASHINGTON — D.C.'s police chief said t