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20 Things You Need to Know Before Buying an Annuity 08/20/2025 08:00pm • Retirement and uncertainty go together about as well as mustard and chocolate. Which is to say, when you have the chance to reduce the variability of your income streams in retirement, it's worth considering. Enter: the annuity. Annuities are among the most commonly misunderstood and misused financi 1 killed, 1 wounded in Prince George's Co. shooting 08/20/2025 05:10pm • One person has been killed and at least one more was wounded in a shooting near the Eastover Shopping Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, police said. It happened Wednesday around 2 p.m. in the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway Service Road, police said. Both of the people who were shot are male, p The guy who wrote the best episode of ‘The Bear’ made a movie about celebrity. It’s great 08/20/2025 03:44pm • Fandom is a funny thing in the age of social media. Spend enough time scrolling and it’s easy to feel like you really know a celebrity, and all their friends. The new film “Lurker,” a Sundance breakout in theaters Friday, explores the question of what might happen if a certain type of fan got Target CEO to step down amid company struggles 08/20/2025 02:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target named an insider as its next chief executive officer Wednesday, a decision that comes as the discount retailer tries to reverse a persistent sales malaise and to revive its reputation as the place to go for affordable but stylish products. Minneapolis-based Target said CEO Paris residents fight overtourism and ‘Disneyfication' of beloved Montmartre neighborhood 08/20/2025 11:00am • PARIS (AP) — When Olivier Baroin moved into an apartment in Montmartre about 15 years ago, it felt like he was living in a village in the heart of Paris. Not anymore. Stores for residents are disappearing, along with the friendly atmosphere, he says. In their place are hordes of people taking self Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don't let Democrats out of sight after walkout 08/20/2025 01:35am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the Texas state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won't leave, and fellow Democrats are joining her protest. Collier was among dozens of Democrats who left the state for the Democratic havens of California, Illinois, Massach What to Do When Your Doctor Stops Accepting Medicare 08/19/2025 08:00pm • Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed to cover people age 65 and older (and some younger individuals with qualifying disabilities), provides health insurance for many American seniors. The vast majority of doctors and hospitals accept Medicare, but they're not required to, and the When is the Best Time of Year to Buy a Computer? 08/19/2025 08:00pm • If you need to buy a computer, your money may not go as far as it used to. The Consumer Technology Association, which hosts the popular Consumer Electronics Show, suggests that tariffs on technology products may lead to a $90 to $143 billion decline in U.S. consumer purchasing power. So, if you're t As out-of-state Guard troops arrive, Trump's federal crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods 08/19/2025 06:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The main drag in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. On Tuesday, though, things felt different: The white tents that bulge with food and merchandise were scarcer than usual. “Everythi Rory McIlroy loves signing Masters flags more than wearing the green jacket 08/19/2025 04:51pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy didn't leave Augusta National as the Masters champion without one last purchase from the gift shop. He said there were 1,100 pin flags remaining in the Masters Shop. “And we took all 1,100,” McIlroy said Tuesday ahead of the Tour Championship, the end of a PGA Tour Ditching friends for bots? AI is now guiding most back-to-school buys, report finds 08/19/2025 04:40pm • As kids and adults across the D.C. region finish up their back-to-school shopping ahead of the first day of class, many of them may be turning to artificial intelligence rather than their friends for opinions. The latest Bloomreach survey data suggests 60% of consumers are using AI for shopping d Home Depot's sales improve as customers stay focused on smaller projects 08/19/2025 02:07pm • Home Depot's sales improved during its fiscal second quarter as consumers remained focused on smaller projects amid cost concerns and economic uncertainty, but its performance missed Wall Street's expectations. The Atlanta-based company also said shoppers should expect modest price increases in some Wine lovers restaurant Sixty Vines brings its wine on tap to Gaithersburg 08/19/2025 01:59pm • Dallas-based wine focused restaurant Sixty Vines is bringing its wine pairing menus and dozens of wines served on tap from kegs to its third D.C.-area location this fall in Gaithersburg, Maryland's Downtown Crown shopping center. Beer comes in kegs, but wine? Sixty Vines says wine tapped from PHOTO ESSAY: Life on Santa Rosa Island, a meeting point of three nations along the Amazon River 08/19/2025 12:52pm • SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) — Santa Rosa is a small island in the middle of the Amazon River. It has just one paved road, no running water and a health post ill-equipped for emergencies. Despite its limitations, residents maintain a fluid and highly interconnected triple-border life, regularly crossing Bolivia gears up for first-ever presidential runoff, ending years of 1-party rule 08/19/2025 12:58am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A day after the left-wing party that has governed Bolivia for 20 years lost a first-round presidential vote, the race was on Monday to see who will succeed it. Sen. Rodrigo Paz, a center-right lawmaker from a prominent political family who scored a surprise first-place finis