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7 Best 'Warren Buffett Stocks' to Buy 06/20/2022 08:00pm • Warren Buffett makes investing look easy. Buffett bought his first shares of stock at age 11 in 1941. By age 15, he had a net worth of about $6,000, the equivalent of about $64,477 in 2022 dollars. Over the next 70 years, the "Oracle of Omaha" used his value investing prowess to amass a fortune wort 8 Best 'Internet of Things' Stocks to Buy 06/20/2022 08:00pm • The Internet of Things, or IoT, refers to the growing number of physical objects, devices, appliances and machines that are connected to the internet via sensors and software. You probably use IoT products every day and don't even notice it. IoT is changing people's daily lives inside their homes wi The Most Iron-Rich Foods to Add to Your Diet 06/20/2022 08:00pm • Your body needs a wide range of vitamins and minerals to run optimally every day, and that means eating a varied, balanced diet that's rich in whole foods and nutrients. Iron is one nutrient that you need to try to consume every day. Janette Wong, a registered dietitian with Santa Clara Valley Medic Drake drops new album, 'Honestly, Nevermind' 06/17/2022 09:25am • Drake surprised followers Thursday with news that new music was coming and so it did. "Honestly, Nevermind" dropped at midnight and has begun its race up the charts. The album features Drake mostly singing instead of rapping. "I let my humbleness turn to numbness at times letting time go by 7 Best Virtual Reality Stocks to Buy Now 06/16/2022 08:00pm • VR is the gateway to the metaverse's profit potential.The metaverse's global market could reach $1.6 trillion by 2030, according to research firm Market Data Centre. Compare that estimate with its $62.1 billion market in 2021, and the metaverse has a projected compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, o How Cryptocurrency and DeFi Can Do Good in the World 06/15/2022 08:00pm • The crypto community is still rather niche. The value of all cryptocurrencies in the world still only amounts to about $900 billion at the time of this writing. Four U.S. companies -- Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) -- each ha How to Take Advantage of Flexible Work Arrangements 06/15/2022 08:00pm • When Meredith McIntosh and her husband Chris both found themselves working remotely full time, they discussed the possibility of not renewing the lease on their apartment in the Washington, D.C., suburbs and instead traveling for a year, taking their work with them on the road. "It was a lot of conv Sex Ed in Schools: What Parents Need to Know 06/15/2022 08:00pm • For some parents, the term "sex ed" conjures memories of dated videos and cringe-inducing lessons on puberty or how babies are made. But a good school-based sex education curriculum should be much more than that, encompassing multiple issues related to human growth and development, experts say. In a Fairfax Co. schools may limit cellphone usage beginning next year 06/15/2022 04:34pm • Students in Fairfax County, Virginia, may have fewer opportunities to use their cellphones during the school day starting next year. Under a proposed revision to the "Student Rights and Responsibilities" handbook, cellphone use for most students would be prohibited during all classes as well as v Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Robert White 06/15/2022 04:52am • At-Large D.C. Council member Robert White has his sights set on the executive office and is vying to unseat Mayor Muriel Bowser. White is going up against Bowser, fellow council member Trayon White (who did not respond to WTOP’s requests for an interview) and James Butler in the June 21 Former Charlottesville mayor's tips on preventing riots after Patriot Front arrests 06/13/2022 07:45am • Following the arrests of 31 Patriot Front members in Idaho, Michael Signer — the former mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia — tells WTOP the key to preventing violence is staying ahead. Signer was in office during the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in 2017. "You have to really creatively monit 7 Best Growth ETFs to Buy Now 06/12/2022 08:00pm • Declines in growth stocks amid inflation and rising interest rates provide a buying opportunity.Growth stocks are those that are expected by the market to increase their revenues and earnings faster on average than others in the same industry. Think of stocks like Tesla Inc. (ticker: TSLA) and Shopi Loudoun Co. begins expansion of broadband access to underserved residents 06/12/2022 02:59pm • Back in December, Loudoun County won more than $17.5 million in grant funding from the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative to extend fiber optic internet service. Now, the county is set to expand broadband access to previously unserved areas in the county. According to Loudoun Now, the count Skateboarding for Community, Mental Health, Exercise and More 06/09/2022 08:00pm • As a middle and high school student in the Bay Area in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Andy Duran was all about skateboarding -- both for transportation and for fun. "It's so freeing," he describes. "You get to feel solid and graceful all at the same time and create a rhythm with the world around yo 7 of the Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy 06/09/2022 08:00pm • These seven high-quality stocks have solid fundamentals.Supply chain issues and inflation have hurt corporate profits in 2022, resulting in large-scale stock market declines. These daily changes in stocks are dizzying investors and causing a lot of uncertainty in the markets. But one of the best way