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'We've got to get out of that cycle': Metro, Council of Governments create regional task force to begin discussions on funding solutions 05/01/2024 08:40pm • Setting up Metro with dedicated funding has been discussed for decades in the region but still hasn���t come to fruition. Now, WMATA and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments hope a regional task force can finally bring about an agreeable plan of action. ���We fundamentally don't hav 10 ETFs to Build a Diversified Portfolio 05/01/2024 08:00pm • One of the most counterintuitive yet crucial concepts in investing is diversification. It might seem paradoxical, but combining individually volatile assets that each fluctuate significantly can actually stabilize the overall risk of a portfolio when they are properly mixed. "For instance, combining Experts fear 'catastrophic' college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout 05/01/2024 02:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form ��� a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. � Survey: FAFSA Delays Loom Over Decision Day 04/30/2024 08:00pm • Each spring, after the prom decorations are swept from the school gymnasium and before the final exam Scantron sheets are rushed to the front of the class, hordes of high school seniors take to social media for an exciting announcement: "Future Florida Gator" or "We are Penn State, Class of '28" or What Can You Do With a Medical Degree? 04/29/2024 08:00pm • After graduating with a medical degree, most doctors complete a full three-year residency training program. While it's possible for medical school graduates to earn a general medical license after completing a single postgraduate year and passing all three steps of the United States Medical Licensin The Latest | Israeli airstrikes on Rafah kill at least 22 people 04/29/2024 07:43pm • Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children, Palestinian health officials said. One of the children killed in the strikes overnight into Monday was just 5 days old. Israel has regularly carried out airstrikes on Rafah si China's Xi to visit France, Serbia, Hungary as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in Ukraine 04/29/2024 07:03am • BEIJING, China (AP) ��� Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary next week as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has upended global political and economic security. The visit by Xi, China���s president and head of the ruli The Latest | Israeli drone strike kills 2 in Lebanon after Hezbollah fires at an Israeli convoy 04/26/2024 06:23pm • An Israeli drone strike on a car in eastern Lebanon killed two people Friday, Lebanon���s state-run National News Agency says. The strike came after Lebanon���s militant Hezbollah group carried out an attack along the border that killed an Israeli civilian. Hezbollah and Israel have traded fire on a #MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned 04/26/2024 05:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there���s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it���s alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase ���Me too��� from her work with sexual assault Southwest Airlines is considering changes to its quirky boarding and seating practices 04/26/2024 04:13pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� Southwest Airlines is studying changes to its quirky boarding and seating policies as it searches for ways to raise more revenue. Airline officials say they are studying possible changes but won't have anything to announce until September. That tease is leading to speculation about w Honors Colleges and Programs: What to Know 04/25/2024 08:00pm • For students wanting to be challenged more academically and experience an intimate learning environment in college, many institutions have an honors college or honors program. "I think in a day and age in which so many students, especially high-ability students, are coming in to college feeling root Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in the financial hub of Shanghai 04/25/2024 05:29am • SHANGHAI (AP) ��� U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai. Blinken met with the city's top official, Communist P Will the FAFSA fiasco force current college students to drop out? 04/24/2024 02:56pm • Normally, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process, commonly known as FAFSA, begins in the fall and high school seniors know how much financial aid they qualify for by the spring ��� as they decide where to go to college. Current college students receiving financial aid also rely on i America���s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees 04/23/2024 11:02am • AUBURN, Wash. (AP) ��� After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington���s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to retu Should You Wait for Mortgage Rates to Fall to Buy a House? 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Over the past two years, mortgage rates have surged from around 3% to well past 7%, leaving many would-be homebuyers simply priced out of the market. Others have decided to wait on the sidelines, holding out for lower rates. In fact, two-thirds of homebuyers are waiting for rates to fall before buyi