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Things to do in the DC area: Oktoberfest events, Fall Makers Market … and more! 09/12/2024 07:56am • Say "prost" to the annual German celebration, Oktoberfest, this year in the D.C. region with brunches, stein-holding competitions and oompah bands. 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. Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides 09/12/2024 06:00am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday. Vietnam's VNExpress newspaper reported that 199 people have died while more than 800 have been injured. Thailand's slumping economy is new leader Paetongtarn's focus in her first parliamentary speech 09/12/2024 01:18am • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed Thursday in her inaugural speech to Parliament to continue many of her predecessor’s plans to solve the country’s economic woes. Paetongtarn, the leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party and daughter of former Prime Minist Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate 09/11/2024 11:05pm • WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California's mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. At least a dozen people, mainly firefighters, were treated for injuries that were mostly heat-relate An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight 09/11/2024 09:13pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio. Its story of economic renewal and related growing pains has been thrust into the national conversation in a presidential election year — and maliciou Fixed- or Adjustable-Rate Mortgage: Which Is Better? 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Fixed-rate mortgages are a popular choice for home loan financing because they feature predictable housing payments over a long period of time. But ARMs offer lower payments in the first years, making them a valid option for those who plan on selling or refinancing in the near future. ARM mortgage r How to Save on Everyday Expenses 09/11/2024 08:00pm • When money is tight, building a budget can be difficult. At some point, trimming discretionary spending can only help so much. When your required bills and everyday expenses like food and gas outpace your earnings, you'll need to either find another source of income or get creative about savings. Th How Much Do CCRCs Cost? 09/11/2024 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 Requirements to Get a HELOC or Home Equity Loan 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Paying your mortgage every month can seem like a chore. But the good news is that as you do so, you're building equity in your home. Home equity refers to how much ownership you have in the home, measured by its full value minus what you still owe on the mortgage. As your home equity builds, you hav What Is Reverse Budgeting? 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Financial trends might come and go, but reverse budgeting is timeless. Even if you haven't heard of the term, you're probably familiar with the concept of "pay yourself first." "It's really cool idea," says Dawn-Marie Joseph, president of Estate Planning & Preservation, an estate planning firm i They were kids when 9/11 happened. Here's why they became firefighters 09/11/2024 04:51pm • Twenty-three years after almost 3,000 people were killed when terrorists hijacked passenger jets and purposefully crashed them in the worst attack on America in history, a growing number of firefighters reportedly weren't born before Sept. 11, 2001. At the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation' US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates 09/11/2024 04:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race. Wednes Pedestrian bridge project near Battlefield High School may be in jeopardy 09/11/2024 03:26pm • A safety improvement project that would add a pedestrian bridge along James Madison Highway near Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia, may be in jeopardy. At a Prince William County Board of Supervisors meeting last week, Supervisor Bob Weir, who represents the Gainesville district, sai Harris' suggestion that Poland could be next if Ukraine loses the war resonates with Poles 09/11/2024 01:55pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Wanda Kwiatkowska eagerly read reports on Wednesday morning about the U.S. presidential debate — and they convinced her that a second Trump presidency would be a grave threat to her home of Poland and the larger region. Former President Donald Trump twice refused to directl A man with brain damage has a murder conviction reversed after a 34-year fight 09/11/2024 10:07am • LONDON (AP) — A man who has brain damage and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a shopkeeper in London had his decades-old conviction quashed Wednesday by an appeals court troubled by the possibility police elicited a false confession from a mentally vulnerable man. Oliver Campbell,