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Earth Day: 9 ways you can help the environment year-round 04/21/2018 09:56am • WASHINGTON — Earth Day is dedicated to thinking about the environment, but saving the planet takes more than 24 hours. Good things take effort all year, and professionals in the field of environmentalism shared some tips on how to do good locally. Easy day-to-day tips 1. Move away from plasti 5 Risks of Investing in Marijuana ETFs 04/19/2018 08:00pm • Very few industries reach $5 billion in annual spending and then go on to grow another 25 percent each year for the next five years. It happened to broadband internet in the early 2000s, and earlier, in the late 1980s, when basic TV cable subscriptions boomed. As an investor, you'd probably love to 10 Grocery Store Traps That Cause You to Spend More 04/19/2018 08:00pm • When it comes to budgeting, it's important to distinguish between needs and wants. Although food qualifies as a necessity, not every grocery item you buy is essential. In fact, millions of consumers end up wasting money and food when making impulse purchases at the grocery store. According to a 201 JPMorgan Chase to open 1st DC-area branches, hire 700 04/19/2018 12:30am • WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase will enter the area's retail banking business as part of its plans to expand to 15 to 20 new markets over the next five years. JPMorgan Chase has 5,130 Chase Bank branches in 23 states currently, but no retail branches in the D.C. area. While it hasn't specified a The College Student's Guide to Cheap TV 04/18/2018 08:00pm • Being a college student can be pricey. Between tuition, books, basic living expenses and trying to keep up some semblance of a social life, monthly expenses can really add up, especially considering college is many young adults' first foray into financial independence. If you're a student, you may 8 Great Stocks for Millennials to Buy 04/18/2018 08:00pm • Time is on this generation's side.Millennials are in a prime position to accumulate wealth. With the right stocks, a millennial portfolio has decades to grow. "The best investments are in something that is going to be around for a while, a company that's creating new things that people really need," How Do I Find the Best Ophthalmologist? 04/17/2018 08:00pm • They may be small, but the eyes, as the saying goes, are the window to the soul. They're also our window on the world and home to that critically important sense of sight. Not content with those big tasks, your eyes can help your doctor gauge your overall health, too. "When we look in the eyes, som The attendance number that MLB should worry about 04/17/2018 01:54am • WASHINGTON — It’s been a rough spring for baseball. Cold fronts and storms have pounded the east coast and Midwest, bringing unseasonably winter-like conditions to the first couple weeks of the baseball season. Unsurprisingly, people have not turned out at the ballpark in droves. That's certa BMW X1: An improved, more luxurious crossover 04/16/2018 12:07am • WASHINGTON — Small crossovers are big business for car manufacturers, and the luxury version of the pint-size rides seems to be the new entry level for luxury rides. The X1 was around for a while and the original version was more sport than utility, with not much space to be a family car. So la On 18th birthday, slain Fairfax Co. teen honored through volunteer work 04/14/2018 04:16pm • WASHINGTON — On what would have been her 18th birthday Saturday, family and friends of slain Muslim teen Nabra Hassanen remembered her life by giving to others. Hassanen, of Reston, Virginia, was brutally killed in June 2017 during the pre-dawn hours while the 17-year-old and her friends were w Students create ‘blessing bags’ to remember Nabra Hassanen, slain Muslim teen 04/12/2018 03:30pm •   As the one year mark of the tragic slaying of Nabra Hassanen approaches, local students are coming together to remember the South Lakes High School student. Hassanen, a Muslim, was killed near the All Dulles Area Muslim Society mosque in Sterling. Family and loved ones will gather on S Sub-Saharan Nations Lead Global Trend of Fewer Executions, Rights Group Says 04/11/2018 08:00pm • Sub-Saharan African countries made positive steps in 2017 to end the death penalty, leading a global trend of fewer executions compared to previous years, an international rights group says. Guinea became the 20th country in sub-Saharan Africa to abolish the death penalty, while other nearby count 10 Strategic Ways to Pay Less for College 04/10/2018 08:00pm • Families Should Explore Ways to Curb College CostsTuition and fees at four-year colleges range on average from more than $9,000 to attend a public institution as an in-state student to nearly $35,000 to attend a private institution. That's a hefty sum for most families and students to pay. While sch Md. Gov. Larry Hogan comments on 'aggressive agenda' 04/09/2018 09:41pm • ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan said his administration carved out an “aggressive agenda" on Monday, adding the 90-day session was among the most successful of his four years in office. With just hours to go before lawmakers finished their work on some of the more than 3,000 bills filed during t Why the Best Places to Live May Be in Middle America 04/09/2018 08:00pm • In previous years, metro areas considered small in comparison to the likes of New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco have fared well in the U.S. News Best Places to Live rankings. With affordability serving as a major factor for many people moving to a new place, smaller metro areas allow resi