Search

South Korea captain Cho So-hyun joins Tottenham Women 01/29/2021 12:14pm • LONDON (AP) — The captains of South Korea’s men’s and women’s teams now both play for Tottenham. Cho So-hyun completed her move to Tottenham Women on Friday, joining on loan from West Ham for the remainder of the season with an option to make the transfer permanent. The 32-year-old playmaker US contract signings to buy homes hits record for December 01/29/2021 10:40am • SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined slightly for the fourth straight month, but it was still a record high for December. The National Association of Realtors' index of pending home sales dipped 0.3% to 125.5 in December, an all-time high, ac Lingard, Rojo set to leave Man United this transfer window 01/29/2021 10:34am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jesse Lingard and Marcos Rojo are set to leave Manchester United before the end of the January transfer window, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Friday. Lingard is moving to fellow Premier League team West Ham on loan until the end of the season. Solskjaer added that Ro Indian economy shrinks 7.7% in fiscal 2020-21 amid pandemic 01/29/2021 09:45am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India's economy contracted by 7.7% in the 2020-21 financial year, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Friday. The government survey estimates the economy, previously one of the fastest growing among major economies, will bounce back, growing 11% i Md. senators consider sweeping climate bill — and more modest measures 01/29/2021 07:58am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. There are many ways to skin a cat and, in the General Assembly, there appear to be many ways to confront the climate crisis. On Thursday, Norwegian Air to get government loan in restructuring 01/29/2021 07:41am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s government said Friday it will give low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle a 1.5 billion kroner ($173 million) loan as long as the ailing company manages to raise at least 4.5 billion kroner ($520 million) from other investors. The government had put several c China finance official executed in bribery case 01/29/2021 06:52am • BEIJING (AP) — The former head of a Chinese state-owned asset management company was executed Friday on charges of taking bribes in an unusually severe penalty for a recent corruption case. Lai Xiaomin of China Huarong Asset Management Co., was among thousands of officials snared in a long-running Leesburg man pleads guilty to $2.5 million pandemic fraud 01/29/2021 05:55am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia man has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining $2.5 million in federal coronavirus loans and using the money to buy an airplane and luxury car. Didier Kindambu, 49, of Leesburg, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Alexandria to bank fraud. Pr Biden faces scrutiny over reliance on executive orders 01/29/2021 05:23am • President Joe Biden and aides are showing touches of prickliness over growing scrutiny of his heavy reliance on executive orders in his first days in office. The president in just over a week has already signed more than three dozen executive orders and directives aimed at addressing the coronavirus Why You Shouldn't Hire Your Parents' Financial Advisor 01/29/2021 12:00am • Millennials and Generation Xers who need advice on retirement and tax planning should conduct research before choosing a financial advisor and not hire the one who worked with their parents. The financial goals of Gen X and Gen Y do not always mirror what their parents faced, says Michael Solari, p Married Couples: Is It Better to File Taxes Jointly or Separately? 01/29/2021 12:00am • Married couples have a choice to make at tax time: They can file their income-tax returns jointly or separately. Most married people automatically file joint returns, but there are some situations where filing separately can be better. "Married filing separately is an uncommon filing status, howeve American forward Vassilev recalled by Villa from Burton 01/28/2021 09:29pm • American forward Indiana Vassilev's loan from Aston Villa of the Premier League to Burton Albion of third tier League One has been cut short. Vassilev had made 12 appearances for Burton, including eight starts, since what was announced as a season-long loan on Sept. 17. Aston Villa said Thursday the Brokerages limit trading in GameStop, sparking outcry 01/28/2021 07:53pm • Robinhood and other retail brokerages took steps to tamp down the speculative frenzy surrounding companies such as GameStop, but the actions only sparked more volatility in the market and an outcry from users of the platforms and some members of Congress who say small investors are being treated unf Biden faces scrutiny over reliance on executive orders 01/28/2021 07:23pm • President Joe Biden and aides showed touches of prickliness Thursday over growing scrutiny of the new president’s heavy reliance on executive orders in his first days in office. The president in just over a week has already signed more than three dozen executive orders and directives aimed at addr US long-term mortgage rates slip; 30-year at 2.73% 01/28/2021 05:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week as the economy remains burdened by the coronavirus pandemic. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate home loan eased to 2.73% from 2.77% last week. By contrast, the rat