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Tax the rich? Chicago mayoral hopefuls debate city budget 03/26/2023 07:50am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Ken Kunz used to know everyone in the North Side Chicago neighborhood where he's lived for more than 40 years. But crossing paths with old friends is rare these days because longtime residents have been pushed out by new development and soaring property taxes. When they do meet, th Reston man accused of helping scam $1M in an email scheme 03/25/2023 09:50am • A man from Reston, Virginia, is accused of helping scam more than a million dollars from businesses across the country using hacked or fraudulent emails. Federal investigators said Patrick Allen Womble helped scam eight businesses out of at least $1.3 million from September 2020 through April As South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois clinics 03/25/2023 08:30am • FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) ��� Dr. Colleen McNicholas is fresh off performing two abortions when a ringing phone quickly stops her. ���Oh, ugh,��� she said, eyes widened, before she darted off to another room. Just the day before, 58 women had abortions at the Fairview Heights��� Planned Parenthoo WTOP News Announces New Weather Partnership with 7News (WJLA-TV) 03/24/2023 02:21pm • Washington, D.C. ��� March 24, 2023 ��� Beginning Monday, April 3, 2023, WJLA-TV���s team of experienced meteorologists will begin providing round-the-clock weather reports every 10 minutes on WTOP News. ���WTOP listeners rely on our traffic and weather reports on the 8s. We are excited to begin Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents 03/24/2023 01:37am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� Children and teens in Utah would lose access to social media apps such as TikTok if they don���t have parental consent and face other restrictions under a first-in-the-nation law designed to shield young people from the addictive platforms. Two laws signed by Republican Go 8 Companies That Could Issue the Next Stock Split 03/23/2023 08:00pm • Once a stock's share price gets too high, even a single share can become too expensive for smaller investors. Stock splits don't create any inherent value, but they are typically considered bullish catalysts, as companies usually only issue stock splits after extended periods of strong returns, and New bill aims to outlaw caste discrimination in California 03/22/2023 06:38pm • California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and the tech sector where they hold key roles. State Sen. Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim and Afghan Amer 7 Best Socially Responsible Funds 03/21/2023 08:00pm • In 2023, socially responsible investing in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, is easier than ever before. That's because there are dozens of options out there that specifically cater to investors looking at ESG metrics -- that is, environmental, social and governance issues that arise Google suspends Chinese shopping app amid security concerns 03/21/2023 12:11pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Google has suspended the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the app from other sources. Google said in a statement Tuesday that it suspended the Pinduoduo app on the Google Play app store out of ���security concerns��� and t Apple-Apps-Top-10 03/21/2023 12:03pm • Top Free iPhone Apps: 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream, Google LLC 3. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 4. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 5. CapCut - Video Editor, Bytedance Pte. Ltd 6. Facebook, Meta Platforms, Inc. 7. NCAA March Madness Live, NCAA Digital 8. Snapchat, Snap, I Google's artificially intelligent 'Bard' set for next stage 03/21/2023 10:05am • Google announced Tuesday it's allowing more people to interact with ��� Bard,��� the artificially intelligent chatbot the company is building to counter Microsoft's early lead in a pivotal battleground of technology. In Bard's next stage, Google is opening a waitlist to use an AI tool that's similar Police: Dentist killed wife by lacing shakes with poison 03/20/2023 06:59pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Police believe a Colorado dentist laced his wife���s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with, according to court documents. James Craig, 45, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree m Pay transparency is spreading. Here's what you need to know 03/20/2023 01:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. employers are increasingly posting salary ranges for job openings, even in states where it���s not required by law, according to analysts with several major job search websites. Following new legislation in New York City, California, Washington, Colorado, and elsewhere, employ Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000 03/20/2023 12:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday. The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company's history, adding to the 18,000 employees the tech giant said it would lay off in January. 'An impossible situation': How the pandemic changed public education for DC-area parents, students and leaders 03/20/2023 04:30am • Many second-grade students struggled with reading skills at Brookfield Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia, last year. As a result, the school appointed two separate teachers to lead sessions to help them get back on track. School leaders were particularly concerned about one student, Justin,