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6 ways to save money on school lunches 08/28/2014 12:00am • The school year is starting, and if you already finished your back-to- school shopping you probably thought the hard part was over. That is, until you remember the daily question you ask yourself all school year: What to pack for school lunches? Luckily, this doesn't need to be a struggle, and wi 10-step checklist for Labor Day car shopping 08/28/2014 12:00am • Labor Day is a federally-recognized holiday which celebrates hardworking Americans with a day off from work. Unofficially, this day also marks the end of summer and is considered one of the best times to buy a new car. TrueCar.com estimated that Labor Day weekend last year would boast 1.13 milli What shoppers are buying from eBay by state 08/27/2014 03:54pm • WASHINGTON - What do men's footwear, luggage and patio and gardening supplies have in common? They're the most-purchased items on eBay by shoppers in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia respectively, according to Mashable.com. (WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath must have a lot of fans in Virginia.) Sho 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