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AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court; no ruling yet 11/24/2025 10:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and the Trump administration renewed their argument Monday over a president's ability to limit media access to journalists he disagrees with, resuming a courtroom dispute with potential First Amendment implications that began last winter when the president an 5 Best Health Care REITs for a Retirement Portfolio 11/20/2025 07:00pm • For most working Americans, retirement savings are concentrated in workplace 401(k) plans, where investment options are typically limited to a lineup of mutual funds. However, with self-directed accounts such as a Roth IRA or taxable brokerage account, investors can purchase individual stocks. For t 9 of the Best-Performing 401(k) Funds 11/19/2025 07:00pm • Choosing funds for a 401(k) shouldn't feel like spinning the roulette wheel, but many investors may as well be relying on blind luck. When making decisions in this do-it-yourself process, it's easy to gravitate toward funds that performed well in some recent time frame, such as one year or five year 8 Best Emerging-Market ETFs to Buy for 2026 11/17/2025 07:00pm • Warren Buffett famously said to "never bet against America," and that advice has held up for more than a decade. Investors who avoided U.S. stocks during that period likely trailed the broad market. Those who actively bet against them outside of brief downturns in 2008 or 2022 did even worse. Even s IRS boosts contribution limits for 401(k) retirement plan savers 11/13/2025 02:22pm • Americans will be allowed to contribute more of their money to 401(k) and similar retirement saving plans next year. The IRS said Thursday the maximum contribution that an individual can make in 2026 to a 401(k), 403(b) and most 457 plans will be $24,500. That’s up from $23,500 this year. People a Help and assistance programs for furloughed federal workers in the DC region 11/11/2025 11:21am • We want to know your thoughts on the government shutdown. How are you and your family affected? Share your story — Send us a message or a voice note through the WTOP News app on Apple or Android. Click the “Feedback” button in the app’s navigation bar. Some companies and local governments Poker's NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from 'Ocean's' to 'Rounders' 10/25/2025 09:04am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever cheating schemes. The federal indictment of a big-money poker ring involving NBA figures on Thursday, in which unsuspecting rich players were allegedly enticed to join then cheated of their money, echoed decades o 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 10/21/2025 08:00pm • Found the dream fund you plan on holding for the long term? Before buying it across all your accounts, make sure you understand how it's taxed. Take the Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares (ticker: VWELX) as an example. This active fund has been around since 1929 and has earned a reputation for 7 Money Apps to Keep Your Retirement Planning on Track 10/19/2025 08:00pm • Financial apps have changed the way many people manage their money. It's no longer necessary to pay a professional to monitor a portfolio or explain how the market works. "Apps ... not only give you insights into your situation in real time with modern and simplified dashboards, reports and breakdow Rare October storm in Southern California prompts evacuations and causes freeway accidents 10/14/2025 09:49pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare October storm pummeled Southern California with several inches of rain on Tuesday, swelling rivers, causing freeway accidents and prompting evacuations in wildfire-scarred neighborhoods where the threat of mudslides was high. The National Weather Service issued flash flo 7 Best International Stock Funds to Buy for 2025 10/14/2025 08:00pm • Investment analysts use a variety of fundamental metrics to gauge whether the U.S. stock market is overvalued. One of the most widely cited is the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE) ratio, also known as the Shiller P/E, named after Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller. The CAPE rat Today in History: October 10, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns 10/10/2025 04:10am • Today is Friday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2025. There are 82 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, resigned his office and pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion. President Richard Nixon soon a How Much Do CCRCs Cost? 10/08/2025 08:00pm • As more people age and begin to explore their retirement living options, one question keeps coming up: Can you afford to live in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)? It's a common concern for people who are potentially interested in living in these communities because the true cost of seni Can a Taxable Account Beat a 401(k)? 10/07/2025 06:00am • Being advised to max out your 401(k)is Personal Finance 101. But is that universally solid guidance? Tax-sheltered retirement plans offer the convenience of automatic investments and tax breaks—pretax contributions and tax-deferred compounding for traditional 401(k)s and tax-free compounding and w Czech author and anti-communist dissident Ivan Klíma dies at 94 10/04/2025 04:44am • PRAGUE (AP) — Ivan Klíma, a Czech author and anti-communist dissident whose work and life were shaped by Europe’s 20th-century totalitarian regimes, has died. His son Michal told the Czech ČTK news agency that Klíma died on Saturday morning at home after battling a long illness. He was 94.