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4 Financial Strategies for Women During the Coronavirus Pandemic 11/03/2020 12:00am • The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a disproportionate financial blow to women, saddling them with a larger share of pandemic-related job losses and career-endangering child care responsibilities. For one thing, women's jobs are more vulnerable to the COVID-19 crisis than men's occupations. Women ma Howard U. researchers: Black voters getting flooded with election disinformation 11/02/2020 04:08am • Black voters are being flooded with targeted disinformation and racialized messages attempting to suppress the vote in the final days of the election, researchers from D.C.'s Howard University said. The Brookings Institution Governance studies, in partnership with the historically Black universit What Is Assisted Living? 11/02/2020 12:00am • For many older adults, advancing age means they'll face a time when living alone is no longer feasible. Certain aspects of daily living become more challenging, and if you find that you often need assistance to do things like caring for your home and yourself, it might be time to consider moving in Is Your Data Safe When Applying for Financial Aid? 11/02/2020 12:00am • Consumer confidence in the ability of companies to protect their users' private data is falling. Yet, while applying for college financial aid often requires families to submit an incredible amount of personal information online -- including tax details and Social Security numbers -- there are prot Scammers target Maryland voters for full Social Security numbers 10/30/2020 02:28pm • Voters in Maryland need to be careful about a recent scam that appears to be taking advantage of any confusion this election cycle. Some voters are getting calls from people that claim to be from the state's board of elections, but they're actually scammers, according to the consumer protection d How College Applicants Can Get Recommendations Letters Amid Coronavirus 10/30/2020 12:00am • With SAT or ACT test scores for first-year college applicants no longer required by many universities due to the coronavirus pandemic, students' attention is shifting to maximizing the effectiveness of their recommendation letters in order to stand out. While new challenges of remote learning and d Commentary: Crafting a U.S.-Iran Policy After the 2020 Election 10/29/2020 12:00am • With record numbers of Americans actively casting their ballots to decide who will assume the presidency of the United States and serve as their elected representatives in both of houses of Congress -- and with domestic concerns from COVID-19 to the economy and social unrest dominating headlines -- 'Not an anomaly': Montgomery County eyes uptick in coronavirus cases 10/28/2020 07:24pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases, which could put a pause on some activities related to reopening, and is preparing guidelines on how to celebrate upcoming holidays. “We are at levels of virus that, if this had been May or June and we are making decisions ab Pros and Cons to Buying Microsoft (MSFT) Stock 10/28/2020 12:00am • Twenty years ago, Microsoft Corp. (ticker: MSFT) was the most valuable company in the world. Microsoft is now worth around $1.6 trillion, and other tech titans like Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) and Facebook ( FB) are not too far behind. The company that brought you Windows may not be alone at the top an 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for November 10/28/2020 12:00am • One of the most chaotic years in decades is finally winding down -- but investors aren't out of the woods yet, and there's still an incredible amount of uncertainty packed into the final two months of 2020. In November, Wall Street's obsessive focus on the prospects for another stimulus package wil What to know about early voting in DC, holidays during pandemic 10/26/2020 02:21pm • Early voting in the District kicks off Tuesday, and D.C. offered guidance for those headed to the polls during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We want people to know that they should be wearing a mask when they go, and that they should have a plan," D.C. Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt said at a Monday At federal agencies, remote work may be here to stay 10/26/2020 08:56am • More than 280,000 people in the D.C. area work directly for the federal government, and like many other area professionals, where they are working has now changed. Most government agencies have shifted a good share of their workforces to remote work, and a new survey suggests that may be here to sta Using Google Docs Resume Templates 10/26/2020 12:00am • Getting started is often the hardest part of writing, which is why some job seekers gravitate toward Google Docs resume templates. It's a free tool that allows people looking for a new job to have a blueprint for writing a resume. It won't write the resume for you -- that's still up to you -- and so Little-Known Financial Benefits of Divorce 10/26/2020 12:00am • More than a third of partnered or wedded couples say money causes the most stress in their relationships, according to a 2018 survey of more than 1,400 Americans conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Ally Bank. For some, money woes could cause the couple to go from wedded bliss to divorce court. How to spot scammers running fake COVID-19 trials 10/25/2020 09:17pm • For those thinking of volunteering for a COVID-19 medical trial, the Federal Trade Commission warned not all trials have your best interest at heart. There are thousands of trials and studies underway with the goal of developing a treatment or vaccine for the coronavirus. But in a news release Fr