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How to Get Preapproved for a Mortgage 10/12/2025 08:00pm • When you're serious about buying a home, one of the first steps you should take is getting a mortgage preapproval. It's a relatively quick process that involves a lender pulling your credit and reviewing your financial situation to determine whether you qualify for a home loan and how much house you How a family-owned costume shop is keeping tariffs from making Halloween a nightmare 10/10/2025 10:02am • NEW YORK (AP) — With Halloween on the horizon, Chicago Costume is stuffed. Packaged costumes, including superheros and Japanese animation characters in both kid and adult sizes, dangle near colorful wigs and bottles of fake blood. Downstairs, vintage clothes from the 1970s beg for one more boogie A grim list: Some notable attacks on houses of worship around the world in recent years 10/10/2025 07:08am • Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the number of people killed in attacks on individual houses of worship in any given year is generally less than a few hundred. Yet high-profile deadly attacks in recent Amid 'uncertainty and chaos,' Montgomery County examines the health of retail 10/09/2025 10:57pm • Carrie McCarthy, a division chief at Montgomery County's Planning Board, described the current retail climate as "stable but softening." McCarthy told the Montgomery County Council Economic Development Committee on Thursday that while there are some weak spots, the county's reputation as a wealth What's the Difference Between Medicare and Medigap? 10/09/2025 08:00pm • When it's time to sign up for Medicare, you might find the process daunting due to all of the different options. Navigating through the sea of information is crucial, however, especially when distinguishing between original Medicare and Medigap. Parts of MedicareMedicare consists of four parts that 9 Steps to Plan Ahead for Long-Term Care 10/09/2025 08:00pm • Are you prepared for the possibility of needing long-term care in the future? This may include care in a nursing home, an assisted living facility or home health care. According to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, more than half of women over age 65 will require some form of lo When's the Right Time to Move Into a Continuing Care Retirement Community? 10/09/2025 08:00pm • Many older adults need some form of support as they age -- whether it's help with daily tasks or more intensive medical care. There's a spectrum of senior living options available to meet these needs, with independent living facilities, assisted living communities and nursing homes being the most fa 7 Loan Apps That Let You Borrow Money Fast 10/08/2025 08:00pm • If you ever find yourself in a financial bind and need instant access to cash to cover an unexpected expense, there's an app for that. Whether you call them loan apps, borrow-money apps, cash advance apps or payday advance apps, these online lenders can provide financial lifelines to people in a pen AI is being used to virtually stage homes for listings, DC-area realtor says 10/08/2025 04:24pm • You may have already seen it — an empty condo transformed into a sleek, modern space with designer furniture. But when you show up for a tour, it’s just bare walls. Some realtors are now using artificial intelligence not just to write descriptions, but to virtually stage homes. It’s a cost Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers 10/08/2025 11:02am • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions. Within nine months, he had filled those vacancies with Filipino teachers, the majority of whom arrived on the H-1B, Maryland Renaissance Festival organizers turn on the heat against illegal ticket sales 10/06/2025 10:13am • Organizers of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are cracking down on ticket scalpers, as the event continues on Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19. Organizers said they are beginning legal action against those buying and reselling tickets, saying scalpers are harming its reputation and overcharging loyal Data Doctors: Why 'Do Not Track' isn't working 10/03/2025 12:38pm • Q: What exactly does turning on the “Do Not Track” in my browser actually do? A: It’s no secret that we’re all being tracked relentlessly online, so the “Do Not Track” setting in your browser sounded promising. Flip a switch, and websites stop following you around the internet, right? How to Test Whether You're Aging Well 10/02/2025 08:00pm • Have you ever met someone in their 60s who looks 42? Or, maybe that person is you. Some people maintain great health well into their later years of life. This can be a result of genetics, lifestyle factors or socioeconomic factors that enable someone to have a lower "biological age" than chronologic OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startup 10/02/2025 04:13pm • OpenAI could now be the world's most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk's SpaceX and TikTok's parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker. Current and former OpenAI employees sold $6.6 billion in shares to a group of investors, pushing t Medicare Fall Open Enrollment: When It Is and How to Prepare 09/30/2025 08:00pm • Every fall, Medicare beneficiaries can review and adjust their selections for the coming year to ensure their plan still fits their health care needs. That's because Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans can change their pricing and benefits from year to year, explains