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Christmas, New Year's airport travel rush starts this weekend 12/19/2019 05:00am • With the Thanksgiving rush down, and Christmas and New Year’s still to go, D.C.-area airport officials are asking flyers to plan ahead for traffic, construction and future airport changes. The Christmas and New Year’s travel rush is less compressed than Thanksgiving, but the weekend before Ch Best modern Christmas movies 12/18/2019 12:54am • We all know that “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946), “Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), “A Christmas Story” (1983) and “Christmas Vacation” (1989) are holiday classics. But if we capped it at the 1990s and beyond, what would the list look like? Let the countdown begin: Best Mo Look out for new return policies this holiday season 12/17/2019 03:00pm • If you’re done with your holiday shopping or still have a few more gifts to check off, you’ll want to make sure it’s a gift that special someone will really love. Some big retailers have changed their return policies this year; that includes Macy's, where an unlimited return policy years ag Feeling like Santa's elf this year? Here's one way to help out 12/17/2019 01:59pm • Have you ever wondered how Santa can read letters from every child out there? Truth is, he needs help. The U.S. Postal Service is hoping you can pick up some of the slack this year. Through Operation Santa, you can be one of Santa’s elves, adopt a letter from a child or family in need, or help Lidl opening its 6th location in Md. 12/17/2019 11:33am • Lidl is set to open its sixth Maryland store Wednesday in Waldorf. The grocer's grand opening at 3461 Promenade Place "will kick off a weekend of get-them-while-you-can special offers, giveaways, and prizes for shoppers," the company said in a statement. The first 100 customers will get gift c Best hostess gift ideas 12/17/2019 09:00am • During the holiday season, many Americans will accept invitations from friends and family to participate in their celebrations. And with those invitations comes a desire to not arrive empty-handed. Bringing a small gift for the host or hostess is considered polite, particularly when you're showing u 2 injured in Fairfax County after car crashes into pole 12/17/2019 05:50am • Two people are injured after a crash involving a vehicle running into a pole on Monday evening in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Virginia. Fairfax County police responded to a car which crashed into a transmission pole at the intersection of Telegraph and Hayfield roads, near the Hayfi Fantastic experience gifts to give 12/16/2019 11:30am • Holiday gifts can often turn into unwanted items stuffed into a closet. Because of that, many people choose to give experience gifts, which are items that take up little or no space because they're meant to provide an experience or activity. Experience gifts are often a good option because they d Your tipping and gift guide during the holidays 12/16/2019 10:40am • The holidays are a great time to show appreciation to those who make your life easier. But this time of year is tough on many budgets, and it can be difficult to balance giving gifts, traveling, paying bills and coming up with money for everyday expenses. With some creativity and this guide, lear Why are catalogs still a thing in 2019? 'Because they work' 12/16/2019 06:21am • The Pointer family's catalog haul has topped 20 for the holiday season, and that's light compared with previous years. About 7.5 billion business-to-consumer “books” are mailed to consumers a year, estimates Hamilton Davison, president and executive director of the American Catalog Mailers Asso 2019 car deals hit the market as 2020 models arrive 12/16/2019 05:31am • As 2019 comes to a close, it's out with the old and in with the new for many car dealerships making room for newer models. Jamie Page Deaton, executive editor of US News & World Report's best cars team, said 2019 models still have all the bells and whistles, making many deals worth checking o High demand for Marine Toys for Tots donations 12/13/2019 11:08pm • Officials with Marine Toys for Tots, a campaign that collects toys and books for kids who are less fortunate, say demand is higher than expected this year. “Considering the economic turnaround that we, that you and I, have encountered, unfortunately, there are many families out there that have Data Doctors: Demystifying new TV jargon 12/13/2019 06:34pm • Q: Can you help me understand what to look for when buying a new TV? The technology that’s currently available in TVs is incredible, but what used to be a fairly straightforward process has become a minefield of technical jargon and acronyms. The good news is that once you understand a few o Things to do around DC this weekend: Dec. 13–15 12/13/2019 03:45pm • Step Afrika! – photo / Edward C. Jones; Emmy Lou Harris – photo / AP; Slim Jim Phantom – photo / Getty - Paul Kane All Weekend Seventh Annual Kris Kringle Christmas Market at the Charles County Fairgrounds this weekend will have music, shopping, crafts and crafters, kids activities, lights, Man charged with murder after shooting at Waldorf, Md. shopping center 12/13/2019 09:46am • A man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after a fatal shooting at a shopping center in Waldorf, Maryland. Fred Odell Scott Sr., 55, of Waldorf was taken into custody on Thursday after he allegedly shot and killed 54-year-old John Ercell Staton of Newburg outside a restaurant