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DC launches interactive map featuring 300 historical sites in Black history 02/02/2024 05:09pm • Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. The nation's capital is home to key moments in Civil Rights history, and a new interactive map highlights the cultural, polit Exxon overcomes hefty charge and falling crude prices in fourth quarter to top profit expectations 02/02/2024 07:52am • Exxon Mobil's fourth-quarter revenue and profits declined along with the price of oil, and the energy giant was weighed down by a hefty impairment charge tied to regulatory issues in California. Still, it posted a healthy adjusted profit and the company raised its quarterly dividend. Shares rose 2% Amazon reports better-than-expected revenue, profits for the holiday shopping season 02/01/2024 05:48pm • Amazon on Thursday reported better-than-expected revenue and profits for the fourth quarter, driven by strong consumer spending during the holiday shopping season. The Seattle-based e-commerce company said it earned $170 billion in revenue and $10.6 billion in profits during the last three months o Things to do in the DC area: Ways to celebrate Black History Month … and more! 02/01/2024 06:14am • Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events w South Korean court convicts 23-year-old man in car-and-stabbing attack that killed 2 and injured 12 02/01/2024 04:59am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean judge convicted a man of murder Thursday for an unprovoked car-and-stabbing rampage that killed two people and injured 12 others in a city near Seoul last year. Prosecutors had sought a death penalty for 23-year-old Choi Won-jong, who was arrested in Augu Walmart to build or convert 150-plus stores in next 5 years. It hasn't opened new stores in 3 years 01/31/2024 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Wednesday it plans to build or convert more than 150 stores in the next five years, while remodeling existing stores. The plan marks a big change for the discounter. In 2016, Walmart said it was slowing new store openings and instead investing in its online efforts, t Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments 01/31/2024 10:33am • BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — The hotel on the outskirts of town looks a lot like lodging one can find on any American highway. Over the years it has been a Holiday Inn and a Days Inn. The sign outside now bears the brand of a new, growing chain. One that promises a lot more than a good night’s sleep. At t What Does It Mean to Be Unbanked? 01/30/2024 07:00pm • Using traditional banking services is crucial to navigate today's world. Still, millions of U.S. households are unbanked, lacking a checking account with a bank or credit union. If you want a bank account and don't have one, underserved banking programs are available, along with financial literacy e Amazon says Prime deliveries reached their fastest speeds ever last year 01/30/2024 11:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon delivered packages to its Prime customers at the fastest speeds ever in 2023, the retailer said Tuesday, thanks to better inventory placement, a new regionalization model for shipments and more same-day warehouses. The company had indicated in public announcements and corpor Ukraine's strikes on targets inside Russia hurt Putin's efforts to show the war isn't hitting home 01/30/2024 12:03am • The wail of air raid sirens is commonplace in Belgorod, a Russian border city whose residents are on edge following a Ukrainian missile attack on a New Year's holiday weekend that left dozens of people dead and injured. A spectacular explosion rocked a huge fuel export terminal on the Baltic Sea What to Do When Your Medical Bills Are Out of Control 01/29/2024 07:00pm • Medical bills -- whether the result of a high-deductible health plan, billing errors, out-of-network fees or uncovered expenses -- burden millions of American adults. According to the Commonwealth Fund 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey, 30% of people who have employer health coverage had medical How Much Would $10,000 Invested in Amazon Stock 20 Years Ago Be Worth Today? 01/29/2024 07:00pm • After struggling through a difficult year in 2022 -- perhaps "difficult" is putting it lightly, as its share price was cut in half -- Amazon.com Inc. (ticker: AMZN) stock has been on a vicious rally in the year-plus since. Through Jan. 29, AMZN stock is up 92% from its price at the end of 2022, more Small biz owners scale back their office space or go remote altogether. Some move to the suburbs 01/29/2024 07:01am • NEW YORK (AP) — After 46 years, Steve Replin has decided to give up his office space. Replin, who has a law practice and acts as an alternative lender in Denver, is adapting to the changing preferences of clients, who would rather conduct business online, or in a less professional setting like a c Is It Cheaper to Live in Connecticut and Commute to New York City? 01/28/2024 07:00pm • Living in New York City, especially in Manhattan and in some parts of Brooklyn, is expensive. In fact, it is often ranked as the most expensive real estate in the country -- and the world. People who live in New York City frequently wonder how much money they would save if they lived outside the cit Gunmen kill 9 people in Iran near border with Pakistan 01/27/2024 08:16am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Unknown gunmen on Saturday shot to death nine people in the southeastern part of Iran that borders Pakistan, media reports said. A report by the semiofficial Mehr news agency said the shooting took place in a home near the town of Saravan, in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan pro