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Why You Should Start Estate Planning in Your 20s 03/15/2017 08:00pm • Estate planning isn't only for the rich or the old. Even the young and broke need to be thinking about how their assets will be distributed in the event of a tragedy. "It doesn't have anything to do with net worth. It has everything to do with taking care of the people you love," says Meg Muldoon, a Plea deal reached for man who fired shots inside Comet Ping Pong 03/15/2017 11:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) _ A man who police said was inspired by false internet rumors to fire an assault weapon inside a Washington pizzeria has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. At a status hearing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, lawyers said they have reached a plea deal in How Exercise Literally Makes You Richer 03/14/2017 08:00pm • You may think getting healthier and fitter means shelling out big bucks for leaner cuts of meat, organic produce and a gym membership that tacks on all sorts of hidden fees. But being active can yield financial benefits in addition to the expected health and performance gains. First, consider that l The Hazards of Decision Overload 03/14/2017 08:00pm • Paper or plastic? Credit or debit? Cardio or strength training? Coffee or tea? Every day most of us make dozens of decisions -- some are easy, while others are not. And sometimes we simply face too many choices in too short a period, which can send us into a head-scratching state of decision paraly 10 Skills the Best Investors Have 03/13/2017 08:00pm • Acquire some great financial habits.The most obvious of questions -- "What is investing all about, anyway?" -- rarely has one obvious answer, though there's much to be gleaned by pursuing wealth of another kind: wisdom. Solid investor skills predate computer models and breathless pundits and survive Why Your Kids Should Stop Doing the 'Eraser Challenge' 03/13/2017 08:00pm • The "eraser challenge" might sound like a fun schoolyard game involving a run-of-the-mill classroom supply, but its damage isn't necessarily something that's easily wiped away. The eraser challenge -- which has been around for several years -- involves a competition of sorts. Kids and teens will per Backyard wish list? Fire pits, Wi-Fi and apps, not grass 03/13/2017 12:04pm • WASHINGTON — Homeowners are embracing smart-home technology, and not just inside anymore. The D.C.-based American Society of Landscape Architects surveys its members every year about trends, and for the first time, technology has cracked the top 10. Its 2017 survey says nearly 71 percent of How to Find Professional Success Through Lifelong Learning 03/12/2017 08:00pm • It is ironic that when you are young, you think you know everything. As you get older, and presumably wiser, you quickly realize you don't know as much as you once thought you did. Research shows that a common thread among leading CEOs, entrepreneurs and world leaders is their commitment to learnin 5 ways to help avoid identity theft 03/11/2017 06:24am • Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in America. A recent study from Javelin Strategy & Research found that $16 billion was stolen from 15.4 million U.S. consumers in 2016, compared to $15.3 billion from 13.1 million victims a year earlier. Over the past six years, identity thieves hav BBC interview 'videobomb' melts the internet (Video) 03/10/2017 05:12pm • WASHINGTON — In a few brief moments, a political science professor — and his kids — gained viral immortality during a failed BBC interview. Robert Kelly is a political science professor at Pusan National University and an expert in East Asia international relations. So it was only natural t How to File Your Own Taxes When You're Self-Employed 03/09/2017 07:00pm • Being self-employed isn't always the utopia that employees presumably think it is. For starters, you have to pay for your own vacations, there is nobody who will match your 401(k) contributions, and if you don't talk to many people when you're holed up at home, you may consider your houseplants as y Ballston blanketed in a mesh of gigabit-capable Wi-Fi 03/09/2017 09:17am • WASHINGTON — You can get a rock-solid wireless internet connection anyplace outside in Ballston now, thanks to a new network that blankets the entire area. The Ballston Business Improvement District is rolling out BLinked, what it calls the region’s first free, seamless gigabit-capable Wi-Fi Ballston gets free ‘gigabit-capable’ Wi-Fi in public spaces 03/09/2017 07:25am • Free district-wide Wi-Fi is launching in Ballston this month, promising to deliver a high-speed and seamless internet connection. BLinked is available throughout Ballston’s public areas, thanks to a partnership between the Ballston Business Improvement District and Rockville-based startup Wi-F A new year for the old-world charm of Osteria da Nino 03/09/2017 06:00am • Osteria da Nino 2900 S. Quincy Street (Shirlington area) Tel: 703-820-1128 There’s a lot new at Shirlington’s Osteria da Nino since we last checked in with owner Nino Pino. The chef who’s hard at work in the kitchen started last summer, bringing s DC Wikipedia edit-a-thon a chance to shine light on women in the arts 03/07/2017 02:39pm • WASHINGTON — The National Museum of Women in the Arts will help celebrate Women’s History Month by adding to that history in a digital way. The museum will host a Wikipedia edit-a-thon March 11, during which volunteer editors will update, enhance and create entries for women visual artists.