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Prison for historian who stole service member dog tags from Nat'l Archives 04/11/2018 10:57am • WASHINGTON — A historian is being hit with jail time and a hefty fine for stealing hundreds of dog tags and other records from the National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Antonin DeHays, 33, was sentenced to 364 days in prison and must pay more than $43,000 in restitution. An image of What to Do With an Unexpected Windfall in Retirement 04/10/2018 08:00pm • While it is highly unlikely you'll win the lottery, it is quite possible that at some point in retirement you'll receive an unexpected, significant sum. This can happen when a loved one passes away and leaves you an inheritance, an insurance company sends you a large sum for a settlement or you rec 7 Ways to Make Money Online and With Free Apps in 2018 04/09/2018 08:00pm • If you're looking for extra ways to make money outside of your full-time job, consider what's become the tried-and-true method over the last decade: turning to your smartphone. These days, there are plenty of ways to find profitable side hustles and search for opportunities to earn extra dough throu Q&A: WWE legend Mick Foley brings '20 Years of Hell' tour to DC Improv 04/08/2018 11:38pm • WASHINGTON -- "Good, God Almighty! ... As God as my witness, he is broken in half!" Jim Ross' legendary call cemented the most brutal match in WWE history, as Mick Foley's masked masochist Mankind faced the undead phenom The Undertaker in a "Hell in a Cell" match at the "King of the Ring" pa 3 North Korean defectors visit Delaware to express thanks 04/07/2018 09:00am • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Among North Korea's most wanted is a 13-year-old boy with a bowl haircut who wears Nikes and steals glances at his smartphone. Flanked by two North Korean activists who had arranged for his escape from a brutal regime, last month Kim Moon Hyuk — who uses an alias to pr 10-year sentence for Md. man who led dogfighting ring, credit card scheme 04/06/2018 03:31pm • WASHINGTON — A Maryland man accused of leading a dogfighting ring in Maryland and D.C. and running a major stolen credit card scheme has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Rodriguez Rodney Lomax Norman, 31, was "fully immersed in the world of dogfighting" and bred, trained and used the dogs Excited About That Big Tax Refund? Think Again. 04/05/2018 08:00pm • If you're an average American taxpayer, you probably dread tax time. After all, filling out all that paperwork can be a drag. But for many taxpayers, tax time is also great -- it's the one time of year when the government sends you a big check. Near the end of the 2018 tax season, the average tax re Best home decor sales for National Decorating Month 04/01/2018 08:00pm • April is National Decorating Month. If you're feeling inspired to give your home a new look, read on for the best sales to shop -- and some inexpensive home decor ideas that have a big impact for a low cost. Whether you're shopping for new furniture or just embellishing your space with new wall a 25 Things to Do When You Retire 03/29/2018 08:00pm • After decades in the workforce, retirees finally get complete control over how they spend their time. Here are some of the many terrific things you can do with your time and energy in retirement. 1. Live within your means. You earned your retirement, now make it last. If you have a fixed income ea 7 Lessons to Teach Your Kids for Financial Literacy Month 03/28/2018 08:00pm • There is no shortage of statistics on the sad state of formal financial education for children. According to the Council for Economic Education, only a third of U.S. states require high school students to take a personal finance class in order to graduate. And one in five 15-year-olds in the U.S. la 10 Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund 03/27/2018 08:00pm • P is for practical.Hotly anticipating your tax refund? Before you splurge on that Jacuzzi you've always wanted or pile items into your virtual shopping cart, do yourself a favor: Hit pause, and consider finding a practical use for your money. What's practical, of course, is relative to your circumst 5 Signs of an IRS Tax Scam 03/21/2018 08:00pm • The caller ID may say IRS, but you shouldn't assume it's a government agent you're speaking with on the phone. It could be a fraudster hoping to intimidate you into providing sensitive information or making a payment on a tax bill that doesn't exist. Common IRS scams include demanding Social Securit Bartender saves plaques from Georgetown's closed Old Glory 03/18/2018 09:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Meredith Wells always thought that someday she would bring her grandchildren to Old Glory, a bar on M Street NW in Georgetown. She'd quiet the children and point to a brass plaque on the wall, just inside the door, engraved with her name and "2010," the year she completed her yea Phone scammer pretends to be with Prince George's Sheriff's Office 03/12/2018 01:22pm • WASHINGTON — Phone scammers are working the D.C. area yet again. This time they're telling would-be victims that they're with Maryland's Prince George's County Sheriff's Office. Apparently, the scam involves scaring people into paying them money via wire transaction or with gift cards. "Do n 6 tactics to avoid overspending on Amazon Prime 03/09/2018 11:00am • With free two-day (or faster) shipping on millions of items, along with a host of other benefits, Amazon Prime offers plenty of generous membership time- and money-saving perks to offset the $99 annual fee. However, the added convenience of a Prime membership can quickly lead to overspending. Wit