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Retailers use police-like investigation centers to fight theft. Shoppers pay the price 05/23/2024 07:00am • (CNN) — When SWAT officers swarmed a house in a sleepy San Jose, California neighborhood last month, they found what could best be described as a make-shift hardware store inside: Shelves lined with boxes of brand-new tools, bathroom fixtures and spools of industrial wiring.It resembled a mini Things to do in the DC area: Post punk flea market, Pixar Putt, cat meditation … and more! 05/23/2024 05:53am • 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 worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. For lovers of all things dark and spooky, the Post Punk Flea Market is set What To Do if You Lose Your Homeowners Insurance 05/22/2024 08:00pm • Everybody knows how important homeowners insurance is -- that's why it can be rattling to be told by your insurer that you've just lost it. Due to extreme weather events and natural disasters, insurers are losing money, even in states with low hurricane and wildfire risk. As of May 8, there have bee What Is a Medigap Supplemental Plan and Who Needs One? 05/22/2024 08:00pm • The overwhelming number of choices that Medicare provides can be an annual headache for 65 million beneficiaries choosing their health insurance for the upcoming year. For the roughly 34 million beneficiaries enrolled in original Medicare, another decision to make is whether or not to add a Medicare 10 Types of Annoying Co-Workers and How to Deal With Them 05/22/2024 08:00pm • Being distracted by annoying co-workers can throw you off your game by making it nearly impossible to stay focused on your actual job. This is why it's so important to learn how to deal with annoying co-workers. Depending on your personal triggers, you may be able to dismiss certain types and get ba Buy now, pay later companies must adhere to credit card standards, consumer agency says 05/22/2024 06:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Buy now, pay later companies must provide consumers with the same legal rights and protections as credit card lenders do, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday in a new rule. That includes the right to demand a refund and to dispute transactions. The agency began Average US vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer 05/22/2024 05:15pm • DETROIT (AP) — Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much. S&P Global Mobility, which tracks state vehicle registration data nationwide, said Wednesday that t Virginia man charged in fatal shooting during 'car meet' at Prince George's Co. shopping center 05/22/2024 05:09pm • A Stafford, Virginia, man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting that happened during a “car meet” in District Heights, Maryland, on Sunday. Raheem Adams, 22, was arrested Wednesday morning at his Virginia home and is being held in that state, pending Cybersecurity labeling for smart devices aims to help people choose items less likely to be hacked 05/22/2024 12:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer labels designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking could begin appearing on products before the holiday shopping season, federal officials said Wednesday. Under the new U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Initiative, manufacturers can affix the la For some digital detox, look to the latest in craft kits 05/22/2024 10:38am • Digital diversions may have us tethered to tech, but screen fatigue is real. Even my digitally-native, young-millennial kids prefer printed books these days. And a recent weekend together at home had us busting out some craft kits. There might have been Netflix in the background, but everybody’s h Target sales decline to start the year, but it sees improvement 05/22/2024 10:07am • NEW YORK (AP) — Target on Wednesday posted a decline in quarterly revenue as still higher prices on essentials cut into shopper spending. The Minneapolis retailer also delivered profit results that were below analyst expectations and issued a muted profit outlook. It posted its fourth straight qua Iran's supreme leader and proxy militias pray for late president and others dead in helicopter crash 05/22/2024 09:30am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader and representatives of militia groups he backs in the Middle East prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country's late president, foreign minister and other officials killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Hundreds of thousands o Watchdog report: Metro skipping some steps while inspecting railcars 05/22/2024 07:23am • An independent agency that oversees safety on Metro released an audit Tuesday that found the D.C. transit system has skipped some safety checks, including railcar inspections and precautions to protect personnel. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission conducted interviews, site visits and dat How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war 05/22/2024 03:20am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Chaim Otmazgin had tended to dozens of shot, burned or mutilated bodies before he reached the home that would put him at the center of a global clash. Working in a kibbutz that was ravaged by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Otmazgin — a volunteer commander with ZAKA, an Israeli search a From London to Los Angeles, many Iranians overseas cheer, and fear, after president's death 05/22/2024 03:11am • LONDON (AP) — Among Iranian communities from London to Los Angeles, few tears are being shed over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a weekend helicopter crash. But there are not always loud cheers, either. While some hope the demise of a powerful figure in Iran’s authoritarian Isla