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Column: Should you tape over your webcam? 10/07/2016 10:12am • Q: Is it a good idea to put tape over my laptop’s webcam, or is there something else I should be doing? A: With the recent story about FBI Director James Comey admitting to having tape over his webcams at home, this question is making the rounds once again. Comey isn’t the only one. The in 4 boys charged with making online threats against Montgomery Co. schools 10/06/2016 06:10pm • WASHINGTON - Four Montgomery County 13-year-olds have been charged with juvenile offenses for making threats of mass violence against students at several county middle schools  - the latest in a series of threats against area schools this week. The boys' arrests come just days after two Prince G 'Clown Lives Matter' march planned in wake of scares across country 10/06/2016 08:35am • WASHINGTON — A legion of sad clowns is gathering, red shoes flopping and bright balloons bouncing, as they attempt to counteract a rash of scares involving their brethren across the country. Their message: Clown Lives Matter. "This is a peaceful way to show clowns are not psycho killers,†In Brighton Beach, a Contradictory Love For Trump 10/05/2016 08:00pm • BRIGHTON BEACH, New York -- As the clock strikes 7 o'clock in New York City, radio talk show host Victor Topaller, once dubbed the Russian Rush Limbaugh because of his conservative views, leans into his microphone and kicks off another evening of discussion on the topic that has glutted U.S. airwave Kaine attacks, Pence fights back in vigorous VP debate 10/04/2016 11:46pm • FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Democrat Tim Kaine aggressively challenged Republican Mike Pence over a long list of Donald Trump's controversial positions and statements Tuesday night, drawing a vigorous defense of Trump's tax history. But Pence sidestepped criticism of Trump's demeaning comments about wom Pr. George's police arrest 8th grader in connection with online school threat 10/04/2016 05:11pm • WASHINGTON — Prince George's County police made a second arrest in connection with a string of threats made against local schools that circulated around social media over the weekend and prompted extra security at several schools this week. Police said Tuesday they arrested an 8th grader from K Police: Va. teen asked clown on social media to kill her teacher 10/03/2016 05:42pm • HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- Authorities say a 13-year-old Hampton girl asked a person posing as a clown on social media to kill one of her teachers. Hampton police said in a news release Monday that the teenager asked the person running an online clown account to kill a teacher at Davis Middle School. Why There is No Retirement Crisis 10/02/2016 08:00pm • Recent articles have brought scary headlines about how people have no savings and Americans are woefully unprepared for retirement. A survey from Go Banking Rates, for example, said that over half of Americans have less than $10,000 in savings, and a survey from the Insured Retirement Institute foun Why China Should Be Part of a Long-Term Investment Portfolio 10/02/2016 08:00pm • Investing in China is a controversial topic, with China bulls and bears almost as far apart as supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Bulls and bears talk "at" each other, often with red faces and raised voices. Although the debate about China may be as polarized as the presidential debate, 5 Questions Every Chicago Seller Should Ask When Hiring a Real Estate Agent 09/30/2016 08:00pm • Finding the right real estate agent to sell your home -- especially in a market as competitive as Chicago -- is no easy task. The best person for the job should have experience selling homes like yours in your area, but you also want to find an agent who you connect with on a more personal level in Connecticut College Road Trip: University of Connecticut 09/29/2016 08:00pm • The University of Connecticut got its start in 1881 as Storrs Agricultural School. Today, the state's flagship public university is part of a bustling college town where undergraduates can choose from more than 100 majors, get involved in cutting-edge research, and cheer on the Division I Huskies, 6 Strategies to Avoid Working in Retirement 09/29/2016 08:00pm • Take it easy in retirement.Work is an expectation of life. Through school and part-time jobs, one figures out what she will do for a career, then it's time to pursue that profession through adulthood until it's finally time to sit back and relax. But has working in retirement become an expectation a 5 Big-League Mistakes of the Newly Retired 09/29/2016 08:00pm • For about two years now, a class-action lawsuit has been ongoing in court, with minor league baseball players trying to get back pay based on federal and state minimum wage and overtime laws. That's because most minor league baseball players earn well below the federal poverty line. That might be h 10 Ways to Prevent a Divorce From Ruining Your Finances 09/28/2016 08:00pm • Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie aren't the only people getting a divorce. Plenty of Americans go through the process each year of dissolving their marriages, splitting their assets and making custodial arrangements for their children. While every divorce situation is unique, separating spouses should d 8 Ways to Tell If You're in the Middle Class 09/28/2016 08:00pm • Are you considered part of the middle class?We hear a lot about America's shrinking middle class, as changes in the economy alter the rules of work. The Great Recession brought about by the real estate crash is over, but some have never regained their lost ground, and wages don't always keep up with