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Online Degrees Can Give Government Employees a Career Boost 01/06/2015 07:00pm • For government employees, moving up the career ladder doesn't always just take hard work. In many cases, it takes a degree to land the coveted corner office. Fortunately, online education options offer career-boosting degrees that fit in around a day job."Given sweeping changes in government regul How to Get New Life Out of Your Old Activity Tracker 01/05/2015 07:00pm • Has your Fitbit lost its luster? Does your Nike FuelBand no longer give you butterflies? Do you find yourself checking out hotter, younger activity trackers and asking yourself where things went wrong? You're not alone. One in 10 American adults own an activity tracker, but about one-third abandon HBO's 'The Wire' now available in remastered HD 01/05/2015 04:00am • WASHINGTON - The Writers Guild of America recently voted "The Wire" as one of the ten best-written television shows of all time, joining "The Sopranos," "Seinfeld," "The Twilight Zone," "All in the Family," "M*A*S*H," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Mad Men," "Cheers" and "The West Wing." Of tho Unlocking the inner poet: How poetry helps people with dementia 12/31/2014 07:00am • People who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's disease are constantly reminded of the things they may not remember -- from what time to take their medications, to what they once did to make a living, to who their own children are. It's hard to imagine what that must feel like, but one can surmis Washington's top 5 losers failed at politics or management 12/29/2014 03:08pm • You can't have winners without losers, and in 2014, some folks got run over at the intersection of business and politics. Here are five people who lost; some because they were lousy at politics, others because they were lousy at management. Eric Cantor The No. 2 Republican in the House should have w The 5 Most Common Health Insurance Exemptions -- and Who Qualifies 12/28/2014 07:00pm • If you didn't have health insurance this year, you could be on the hook for a penalty when you file 2014 taxes. And if you fail to sign up for insurance during the current open enrollment period, you'll also lock yourself into an even steeper fine for 2015. But what if you couldn't afford health i 6 food trends you need to know about for 2015 12/25/2014 07:00pm • December is always such a bittersweet month for me. We look back at the year that was and look forward to the year that's just around the corner. And in the midst of all the holiday merrymaking, I always carve out some time to think about the healthy foods and trends we'll be talking about in the co How Could America Get Its Medical Debt Problem in Check? 12/10/2014 07:00pm • American consumers are deep in debt, and the lion's share of it -- more than a third -- is medical debt. A recent study by personal finance website NerdWallet found that $21 billion in medical debt was collected from consumers in 2012, representing 38 percent of debt in collections. Unlike most t Causes of death released for plane crash victims 12/09/2014 04:48pm • WASHINGTON -- Smoke inhalation caused the deaths of a Gaithersburg mother and two of her children after part of a small jet careened into their home Monday. The three victims on the plane died of traumatic injuries, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. On boa NTSB investigating deadly Montgomery Co. plane crash 12/08/2014 11:01am • WASHINGTON - Federal investigators will try to determine why a small plane catapulted into a Gaithersburg, Maryland, home as it crashed, killing three people in the plane and three in the home Monday. The victims The dead have been identified as 36-year-old Marie Gemmell and her two sons, 3-yea How to Tell When It Is Time to Retire 12/04/2014 07:00pm • If you find yourself stuck in the day-to-day grind of making a living, thoughts of retirement can be sweet. Imagine leaving behind the stress of the job and pursuing whatever interests you. You could start each day only when you are good and ready to. Picture the ability to set a pace that fits you Why Older Americans Are Financially Vulnerable 11/25/2014 07:00pm • In addition to wrinkles and graying hair, getting older brings on a less-visible change: diminished cognitive abilities, from simple math to making investment decisions, which can have a big impact on finances. According to new research from Daniel Marson, a professor of neurology at the Univers GOP in charge, Senate committees get new leaders 11/08/2014 03:10am • DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- One new committee chairman favors more U.S. forces in Iraq to counter the growing threat from Islamic State militants. Another has written about global warming as a hoax. A third has the 2010 financial overhaul law in his sights.The Republicans poise VA chief: 1,000 workers face disciplinary action 11/08/2014 02:24am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Veterans Affairs Department is considering disciplinary action against more than 1,000 employees as it struggles to correct systemic problems that led to long wait times for veterans seeking health care and falsification of records to cover up del Vaccine spray may not work for swine flu in kids 11/07/2014 09:34pm • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The nasal spray version of the flu vaccine did not protect young children against swine flu last winter and might not work again this year, health officials said Thursday.Preliminary results from three studies found that AstraZeneca's FluMist had little