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College graduate regrets? Debt and degree 07/01/2019 10:44am • A recent survey of college degree holders across several generations found that nearly two-thirds of those with at least a bachelor's degree regret something about their education. The most common regret was student loan debt, but the second most common regret was area of study. Those who spen How old is what you're driving? DC vehicles older than average 07/01/2019 10:43am • The average age of a vehicle on the road in the U.S. is now a record 11.8 years, according to research from business information provider IHS Markit. The average vehicle age in D.C. is even older, at 13.2 years. There is a good reason for cars, trucks and SUVs having longer lives: They are just b A&W turns 100: How the iconic drive-in gave birth to the bacon cheeseburger and Marriott 06/19/2019 09:04am • A&W Restaurants marks a century in business June 20, the first franchise restaurant chain to make the 100-year mark, and had it not been for A&W, there might not be a Marriott. There might not be a bacon cheeseburger either. A&W Root Beer was started by California entrepreneur Roy Spending a lot on your wedding? Don't make friends do it too 06/17/2019 08:58am • Many brides and grooms are willing to spend big on their special day, but they shouldn't expect their friends to spend as well, especially those most likely to feel pressure ��� the bridesmaids and groomsmen. A destination wedding, expensive gowns or tuxedos and a lavish gift registry list can st Millennial generation rocked by deaths from ���diseases of despair' 06/14/2019 12:53am • The number of Americans dying from drugs, alcohol and suicide continues to climb. While the rising death toll is cross-generational, a new report shows millennials are especially affected. Alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities and suicide nearly tripled in the last two decades among adults ages 18 Homeowners are looking to refinance their mortgages. Should you? 06/05/2019 10:38am • With mortgage rates at the lowest levels in more than a year and a half, more existing homeowners are looking to cut their existing mortgage payments, and for many it might be time. The Mortgage Bankers Association reports applications to refinance a mortgage last week were up almost 33% from a y Former Warren Co. sheriff found dead days after acquaintance jailed for embezzlement 05/29/2019 07:18am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner,��InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. Embattled former Warren County Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron, who as the Rappahannock News��reported��last month was among numerous cou 51 attorneys general urge Betsy DeVos to forgive disabled veterans' student loan debt 05/25/2019 07:50pm • A group of bipartisan attorneys general from 51 states and territories on Friday wrote to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urging the Department of Education automatically forgive the student loan debt of eligible veterans who became disabled through their military service. "We write, as the Attor 'We have to give back': DC Morehouse graduate reacts to gift from billionaire 05/24/2019 05:18am • Quintin Paschall is rarely at a loss for words. The 21-year-old Morehouse College graduate is gregarious by nature. He radiates energy and is comfortable with public speaking; he was president of the Morehouse College Student Government Association and performed slam poetry as a high school stude WATCH: Ben Carson mistakes question about foreclosure properties for Oreos 05/21/2019 04:09pm • Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Tuesday appeared to think that a freshman Democrat was questioning him about Oreo cookies during his congressional testimony, when she was in fact asking him about foreclosure properties. Rep. Katie Porter, a Californ F1 great and aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda dies at 70 05/21/2019 03:03am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Formula One great Niki Lauda, who won two of his world titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70. Lauda's family issued a statement saying the three-time world champion "pas 'The memo came from us': Mystery in Fairfax Co. Board of Supervisors chairman race revealed 05/20/2019 06:55pm • The initially anonymous memo alleging that the front-runner for Fairfax County, Virginia���s top office had ethical issues originated from a challenger's campaign. ���The memo came from us,��� developer Tim Chapman told WTOP Monday. Chapman said his campaign for Fairfax County Board of Supervi EagleBank plans its first Prince George's County location 05/13/2019 11:02am • Bethesda, Maryland-based EagleBank has signed a lease to expand into Prince George's County with a loan office in Lanham. It will be located in the Palmer Business Park at 4550 Forbes Blvd., and will open this September. It will be EagleBank's first office in Prince George's County. "Prince Ge 401(k) trends: Target funds, auto enroll and fewer loans 05/13/2019 09:07am • Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price's mutual funds are tucked inside many company 401(k) plans, and it notes some encouraging trends: People are tapping their retirement accounts less often and they're putting more money in them. T. Rowe Price��said the use of 401(k) loans reached a nine-year low of 22 Debt-burdened millennials prefer sign-up bonuses, travel credits when credit card shopping 05/13/2019 08:18am • Millennials are more likely than older generations to be enticed by extravagant credit card sign-up bonuses ��� of either cash��or travel credit �����than other credit card perks, and it may not be the best route to tackle their "sorry state" of debt. According to a report from CreditCards.com, 3