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How to put a ring on it and save for a house, too 12/13/2023 08:47am • Planning a wedding and buying a home are two expensive milestones in adult life. Couples with both of these goals may wonder just how they’ll pay for it all. While some couples may be fine keeping the wedding small (or skipping it altogether) in order to save for a house, others have their hearts The Cheapest Ways to Ship Packages 12/12/2023 07:00pm • Emails, texts and online messaging may have largely replaced physical letters, but there is only so much you can send over the internet. Shipping carriers will continue to do brisk business as long as there are online auction items to deliver and long-distance gifts to be mailed. The three main ship Three gun dealers sued by New Jersey attorney general, who says they violated state law 12/12/2023 04:02pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's attorney general sued three firearms dealers Tuesday, alleging one illegally stored firearms that were visible from outside a store and that the two others tried to sell “ghost guns.” The suits mark the first complaints filed under a 2022 law passed last year. What to Know About Amazon's 'Buy With Prime' for Holiday Shopping 12/11/2023 07:00pm • With the holidays right around the corner, online shopping is in full swing. With time to order gifts dwindling, the need for a quick checkout process is high. Luckily, adding to your cart and sending your order on its way is easier than ever nowadays, thanks in part to tools like PayPal checkout th Imprisoned accomplice in shooting of then-NFL player's girlfriend dies 12/11/2023 11:08am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A man who had spent two decades in prison for firing the shots in a plot by then-Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth to kill Carruth's pregnant girlfriend has died. Van Brett Watkins died on Dec. 3 at age 63, according to online prisoner records from the state Department of DC man arrested on child porn charges after soliciting minor on Snapchat, police say 12/10/2023 10:12am • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have arrested a D.C. man who is accused of producing child pornography and soliciting a minor over Snapchat. Now, detectives are looking for possible additional victims. The incident was first reported when parents told police their child was speaking with a ma With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceries 12/08/2023 08:44pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In this seaside resort, where $5 billion worth of in-person and online gambling gets done each year, there still is not a supermarket. People who live in Atlantic City must either drive off the island to a mainland store, take public transportation — whose cost eats aw Amazon asks federal judge to dismiss the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against the company 12/08/2023 08:25pm • Attorneys for Amazon on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant, arguing the agency is attacking policies that benefit consumers and competition. Amazon’s response came more than two months after the FTC — joined by New York can enforce laws banning guns from 'sensitive locations' for now, U.S. appeals court rules 12/08/2023 04:26pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York can continue to enforce laws banning firearms in certain “sensitive” locations and require that handgun owners be of “good moral character,” a federal appeals court ruled Friday in its first broad review of a host of new gun rules passed in the state after a la Ho, ho, ho! Gift ideas for stargazers in 2023 12/08/2023 03:30pm • OK, so you have someone on your holiday gift list that loves the stars. What to do, what to do… Don’t despair, here’s my annual WTOP "Gift Ideas For Stargazers." Internet shopping and quick shipping can get that star-minded someone their gift fairly quickly with very little hassle -- even i FTC warns social media giveaways may be fake 12/07/2023 09:30pm • It's the holiday season and if you're shopping on social media, be careful with giveaways claiming you'll win a prize. The Federal Trade Commission says it's likely a scam and many people are becoming victims. One in four people who reported losing money to fraud since 2021 said it started when a A list of mass killings in the United States since January 12/06/2023 02:54pm • Another mass killing happened in the United States on Tuesday after authorities say one man killed six people and wounded three in a trail of attacks that stretched 80 miles (129 kilometers) between Austin and the San Antonio area. Texas authorities charged a man with capital murder Wednesday in the 0% credit card offers can provide holiday relief — if used wisely 12/06/2023 07:00am • It’s hard to say what kills the holiday buzz more: Putting away the festive decorations or a mountain of credit card debt that swells with every interest charge. But not all credit cards charge interest, at least for a time. If you lack cash on hand to buy all the holiday things, a 0% annual perce How to Get Preapproved for a Mortgage 12/05/2023 07:00pm • 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 7 Recent and Upcoming IPOs to Watch in 2024 12/05/2023 07:00pm • Initial public offerings haven't exactly lit the world -- or the financial markets -- on fire in 2023. But as the old saying goes, a new year breeds new opportunities. With 2024 right around the corner, investors certainly hope that's the case with the IPO market. While there are a few more weeks to