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Back-to-School College Shopping: What to Buy and What to Skip 08/27/2014 12:00am • Back-to-school sales are taking center stage at your favorite big-box store and will continue through most of September. If you're college bound or shopping for a college student, make sure you're getting the best deals on dorm room furniture, electronics and supplies. Take advantage of sales tax h 10 smart money-saving tips for time-strapped people 08/27/2014 12:00am • Many times saving money equates to trading time. If you take time to research the best deal, you can find it. If you take the time to make meals from scratch, it will usually cost you less than eating out. We all know these tips work, but many people don't have time to implement these strategies Raiders hope rebuild pays immediate dividends 08/26/2014 08:20pm • JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The time for excuses for the Oakland Raiders is over.After spending two years tearing apart a struggling team beset by bad draft picks and out-of-whack contracts, general manager Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen finally got the chance to buil White House honor comes as vet's business totters 08/26/2014 06:40pm • EMERY P. DALESIO Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- After a decade of being fired or quitting jobs in his struggle to adjust to civilian life, former Marine Corps sniper Matt Victoriano started his own coffee shop, vowing to employ struggling vets like himself.But even as he headed to Washington Morning Notes 08/26/2014 09:25am • Potomac Residents File Court Complaint Against Pepco – A group of Potomac Crest residents have asked a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge to stop Pepco from removing 100-year-old trees on their properties. Pepco says it’s allowed to move the trees because the trees are within 75 Oldest US gay bookstore to reopen in Philadelphia 08/25/2014 05:49pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The nation's oldest gay bookstore will reopen next month in Philadelphia after closing three months ago due to financial problems.Philly AIDS Thrift says it's taking over the shop called Giovanni's Room. It had closed in May after 41 years, citing competition from online outlets New York tea business relocates to D.C., looks to open tea room 08/25/2014 02:55pm • Jennifer Jackson of the Harlem-based company Not Just Tea has decided to take her chances on D.C. Not Just Tea has been around since 2006, selling loose-leaf teas, along with gifts, tea tumblers and other accessories, through an online shop and providing teas wholesale to other businesses. The entre Life easing back to normal in NY Amish community 08/22/2014 04:34pm • MICHAEL VIRTANEN Associated Press OSWEGATCHIE, N.Y. (AP) -- Life among the Amish in this northern New York community is easing back into a sense of normalcy a week after two young sisters were abducted from their family farm and as more detailed allegations emerge about their day in captivity.Smilin Deals only a click away for back-to-school season 08/22/2014 01:48am • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- It's mid-August, and parents are scrambling to outfit their kids with backpacks, gadgets and jeans as the clock winds down toward the first day of school.But don't fret. This season, stores are offering new services and apps to cater to time-starve B&N, Samsung unveil reading-focused Nook tablet 08/21/2014 05:06pm • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Barnes & Noble and Samsung unveiled a new reading-focused tablet that will replace the bookseller's own Nook tablets.The 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook will sell for $179, the same entry price of the non-branded Samsung Galaxy Tab 4.The move had b Sears 2Q loss widens on sluggish sales 08/21/2014 12:54pm • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) -- Sears Holdings Inc. recorded a hefty second-quarter loss Thursday on another sales slump, raising more concerns about the future of a company that once was a staple of American shopping.The company, which operates Sears and Kmart, s What people really do during conference calls 08/20/2014 09:43am • WASHINGTON -- If you're reading this while on a conference call, it appears you're not alone. A new survey found many people don't shy away from multi-tasking while on a conference call. Conference call company, InterCall, surveyed more than 500 outside, full-time employees and found that whil 6 Ways to Save on Dorm Room Purchases 08/20/2014 12:00am • The big move-in date is right around the corner, and you may still have shopping to do to get that dorm room in order. The average college student will spend over $915 on apparel, dorm furniture, school supplies, electronics and other essentials this year, according to the National Retail Federation Patient advocates say insurers avoiding the sick 08/19/2014 03:18pm • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ending insurance discrimination against the sick was a central goal of the nation's health care overhaul, but leading patient groups say that promise is being undermined by new barriers from insurers.The insurance industry responds that cri Is it worth it to shop at Costco? 08/19/2014 10:23am • WASHINGTON -- Warehouse stores such as Costco can offer great deals for shoppers, but many people are left wondering whether shopping there is worth their money. Scott Gamm, a personal finance contributor to TheStreet.com, says there are some pros and cons with shopping at warehouse club stores