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Holidays on Hold: Student Loan Repayment Has Borrowers Trimming Budgets 12/05/2023 07:00pm • Federal student loan payments resumed in October just ahead of the holiday season, so it may not come as a surprise that most Americans with college loan debt plan to spend less money this year on family gatherings, festive trimmings and gift-giving, according to a November survey from U.S News. And 6-time 'Dancing with the Stars' champ Derek Hough brings 'Symphony of Dance' to MGM National Harbor 12/05/2023 04:11am • The most decorated "Dancing with the Stars" champion in the show's history is coming to perform live in the D.C. area. Derek Hough will bring his dazzling stage show "Symphony of Dance" to MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, this Wednesday, Dec. 6. "I love D.C. so much," Hough told WTO Rodman's goal caps 3-0 victory for the US women over China 12/02/2023 06:20pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ��� Trinity Rodman had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat China 3-0 in an exhibition match on Saturday. Sophia Smith and Lindsey Horan also scored in the first of two exhibition games against China. The second is set for Tuesday in Frisco, Texas, outsid Arsenal dominates early and then hangs on to beat Wolves in EPL 12/02/2023 12:41pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Arsenal carved through the Wolverhampton defense with a couple of intricate team moves and held on for a 2-1 home win to extend its lead atop the English Premier League on Saturday. Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard scored in the opening 13 minutes at Emirates Stadium and Wolves barely Weary but still hungry, LAFC hopes to end the longest season in MLS history with another Cup title 12/01/2023 05:26pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The longest, busiest, most grueling season in Major League Soccer history is almost over for Los Angeles FC. And there's still a chance to end it with a trophy. LAFC hosts the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in the Western Conference final, which will be its 52nd match of 2023 across Review: Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross get busy around the holidays in 'Candy Cane Lane' 12/01/2023 03:27pm • Did you already see Lil Rel Howery and Ludacris in "Dashing Through the Snow" on Disney+? Are you now looking for another new holiday flick to watch as we sled into December? On Friday, Amazon Prime Video drops the new Christmas comedy "Candy Cane Lane," a film that packs one too many creative id DC flower shop has been U Street staple for generations 11/28/2023 09:45pm • When you walk into Lee���s Flower and Card Shop along U Street in Northwest D.C., you immediately get smacked in the face with the unique and delightful smell of fresh flowers. It's impossible for customers to ignore, but the employees who work there have gotten used to it. "Unfortunately, we Ways to Sidestep Holiday Financial Stress 11/28/2023 07:00pm • The winter holidays are here, and with them comes a crush of expenses. "A lot of people want to do something nice for their families," says Diane Kessler, director and senior wealth advisor with Citi Wealth Management in Bethesda, Maryland. "They want to be generous." But being generous can put a da Deck the White House halls: Jill Biden wants holiday visitors to feel like kids again 11/28/2023 09:46am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Step inside the White House during the holidays by walking beneath the branches of a Christmas tree. Stroll along a hallway decorated with oversized holiday candy and other sweets. See Santa's sleigh and his eight reindeer suspended above the grand foyer in dramatic fashion. Jill 'Past Lives,' Lily Gladstone win at Gotham Awards, while Robert De Niro says his speech was edited 11/28/2023 12:01am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Celine Song���s wistful romance ���Past Lives��� earned top honors at the Gotham Awards on Monday evening at an award-season kickoff where the night's biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had been edited without his permission. ���Past How to save more on Cyber Monday 11/27/2023 06:57am • Get ready now for the online sales that will be available on Nov. 27, 2023, better known as Cyber Monday. The National Retail Federation started Cyber Monday in 2005 after recognizing that this thing called e-commerce wasn't going away. The idea quickly caught on, and now every Monday after Thanksgi Giants edge Patriots and their woeful quarterbacks 10-7, aided by late missed field goal 11/26/2023 06:15pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) ��� The New England Patriots have a problem at quarterback, and the New York Giants took advantage of it in winning consecutive games for the first time this season. Xavier McKinney set up Randy Bullock's go-ahead 42-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter with N Retailers offer bigger Black Friday discounts to lure hesitant shoppers hunting for the best deals 11/25/2023 12:03am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found perks from champagne to virtual reality experiences and old-fashioned doorbusters, as retailers tried to entice customers who are resisting splurges and impulse buying this year. Consumers are under pressure as their Portraits of those held hostage after Hamas attack on Israel 11/23/2023 09:31am • A temporary cease-fire deal that would facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza offers a glimmer of hope to families and friends of those who have been held captive since their abduction from southern Israel by militants on Oct. 7. In all, roughly 240 people were taken to G Business Highlights: Record Thanksgiving travel rush kicks off; OpenAI rehires CEO it fired days ago 11/22/2023 04:47pm • ___ OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him just days ago. The move culminates a short but chaotic power struggle that shocked the tech industry and underscored the conflicts