Search

The Latest: 2026 FIFA World Cup groups are set. See what the tournament could bring 12/05/2025 03:56pm • The FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., divided a record 48 teams into 12 groups of four. Six spots won’t be determined until March, when 22 teams will face off in playoffs. The draw also served as a stage for U.S. President Donald Trump to receive the first-ever FIFA Pe Data Doctors: Watch out for the latest holiday scams 12/05/2025 02:53pm • Q: What new scams should I be watching for this holiday shopping season? A: Scammers never take holidays — in fact, they treat the shopping season like their Super Bowl. While fake shipping notices and phony giveaways aren’t new, the way scams are being delivered has evolved in ways that ar 'I don’t mind spending a little over': DC shopping cops go out of pocket to bring a better Christmas 12/04/2025 02:53pm • One hundred police officers and 100 smiling kids took over a Walmart in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday morning. They picked up everything from Stitch stuffed animals and hot pink and electric blue remote-controlled cars to Strawberry Dr Pepper and white undershirts. “Shop with a Cop is really Shoppers scoured for deals online on Cyber Monday and delivered strong sales for retailers 12/01/2025 07:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers scoured for deals online on Cyber Monday, delivering strong sales for retailers and capping a five-day spending spree that kicked off on Thanksgiving. Adobe Analytics reported that as of 6:30 p.m. EST on Monday, U.S. consumers had already spent $9.1 billion online for Cybe Missouri Sports Betting Promos: Here's Every Sportsbook Launch Day Bonus You Need 12/01/2025 02:58pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services We have gathered the best Missouri sports betting promos since sportsbook apps are now live in the state. There are multiple offers ava Why doing good also makes us feel good, during the holidays and beyond 11/30/2025 09:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts — and for many, a time for giving back. Food banks, services that deliver meals to seniors and other U.S. charities typically see a surge in volunteering between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. But there are goo Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty 11/29/2025 05:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year's holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion o 'The best day of the year': Black Friday shoppers descend on Potomac Mills 11/28/2025 03:17pm • Black Friday is the Super Bowl of shopping for bargain hunters. Nearly three and a half hours before sunrise, there was a line of people waiting outside the JCPenney at Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, Virginia. Yes, people were looking for deals, but that was not the only reason people stood outs What to get the stargazer in your life for the holidays in 2025 11/27/2025 06:50am • For my annual WTOP “Gift Ideas for Stargazers,” I thought I would get this year’s suggestions out to coincide with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, to possibly help get the best deals for that special someone on your holiday gift list that loves the stars. Internet shopping and quick s Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite tariffs and economic uncertainty 11/27/2025 12:45am • NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, when the promise of one-time bargains caused people to leave Thanksgiving tables for malls where some customers got into fistfights over toys or TVs. But the event still has enough enthusiasts to make it the bigges France dazzles with 7 tries and sends Wallabies home from winless tour of Europe 11/22/2025 07:08pm • PARIS (AP) — France produced its best attacking performance at home this year to outscore Australia by a record 48-33 at the Stade de France on Saturday. The defense was poor in allowing five tries and the Wallabies in the match until the 72nd minute. But the attack sparkled with seven tries, some Preview: Springboks tackle Ireland bogey, red-hot England meet Pumas, All Blacks in Wales 11/21/2025 12:30pm • LONDON (AP) — If South Africa received a first-half red card against Ireland in Dublin this Saturday, could it win? The Springboks have been incredibly resilient to soak up first-half reds and still beat France 32-17 in Paris and Italy 32-14 in Turin over the last two weekends. The chance of a red Penny Shortage Means You Can't Get Correct Change 11/19/2025 07:00pm • The final American penny was minted last week in Philadelphia, capping more than 230 years of production that had become increasingly expensive as the coin became essentially worthless. In a strange short-term twist, the 1-cent piece is as valuable as it has been in years, at least to many stores ac Guide to the Walmart MoneyCenter 11/17/2025 07:00pm • Walmart doesn't just offer groceries and an array of big-box-store items to its customers -- it also provides on-site financial services at a place called the MoneyCenter. The MoneyCenter offers many of the same services as a bank, including a checking account and check cashing. This can serve as ei Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities 11/16/2025 11:14am • CHICAGO (AP) — Baltazar Enriquez starts most mornings with street patrols, leaving his home in Chicago’s Little Village on foot or by car to find immigration agents that have repeatedly targeted his largely Mexican neighborhood. Wearing an orange whistle around his neck, the activist broadcasts