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The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6% 12/16/2025 11:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% last month, highest since 2021. The November j Looking back: How the Commanders’ RFK stadium deal came together in 2025 12/16/2025 12:22am • This story is part of WTOP’s series “Five stories that defined the DC-area in 2025.” You can hear it on air all this week and read it online. This year brought a touchdown for Washington Commanders fans hoping to see the team return to the nation’s capital. The scoring drive began Americans like artificial Christmas trees even though few are made in US and prices are up 12/16/2025 12:08am • On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, churning out strands of bright silver tinsel along its 35-foot (10-meter) length. Latino is the CEO of Sabres fire general manager Kevyn Adams and promote Jarmo Kekalainen to replace him 12/15/2025 03:08pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Kevyn Adams on Monday in a move made 2 1/2 months into his sixth season, with the team sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and already in jeopardy of extending its NHL-record playoff drought to a 15th year. The dec US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases 12/15/2025 12:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Ah Louis Store in San Luis Obispo, California, turns into a winter wonderland every holiday season. Green garlands, giant nutcrackers, baubles and bows go up in early November on the historic downtown building that houses the gift shop. Inside, customers can choose from over 50 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 12/14/2025 07:00pm • With 2025 ending, savvy savers should start penciling in a few items on their personal finance to-do lists. One of the most important is planning for 2026 Roth IRA contributions. This account was designed for everyday Americans as a tax-sheltered investing option that complements a workplace 401(k) 5 Best S&P 500 Index Funds to Buy for 2026 12/14/2025 07:00pm • Much has been made of S&P 500 performance being driven by a handful of Big Tech stocks, including Nvidia Corp. (ticker: NVDA), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Although index concentration is at a high level, S&P 500 performa Nursing Home Costs and How to Pay 12/14/2025 07:00pm • While one-third of older adults may never need long-term care services, many people do need the extra support, including care in a nursing home. According to a report from the Urban Institute, the average 65-year-old has an almost 70% chance of needing some type of long-term care at some point, and 2024 Major League Baseball Luxury Tax Payrolls List 12/12/2025 05:39pm • Revised final 2024 payrolls for the 30 major league teams for purposes of the luxury tax, as defined by baseball’s collective bargaining agreement and sent to clubs by the commissioner’s office. Kansas City has been revised to $165,062,995 from $160,062,995 and Washington to $140,571,758 from $1 A new federal report scrutinizes Puerto Rico's tax incentives luring wealthy Americans 12/12/2025 05:36pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico tax incentives that have lured thousands of rich Americans to the U.S. territory for over a decade are under scrutiny after federal legislators released a new report on Friday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The report found that the island's The Latest: Senate rejects legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits 12/11/2025 07:41pm • The Senate on Thursday rejected two partisan health bills on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year. The failed Democratic bill would have extended the COVID-era subsidies for three years 10 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2026 12/11/2025 07:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual. Instead, investors can buy shares of diversified real estate i Moving Your Senior Parents Into Your Home: What to Consider 12/11/2025 07:00pm • Multigenerational households are not as common here in the U.S. as they are in some other parts of the world, but the idea is gaining steam, according to Pew Research Center analysis of Census data. According to their analysis, in 2021, about 18% of the U.S. population lived in a multigenerational h Oklahoma Black Lives Matter leader indicted for fraud, money laundering 12/11/2025 06:19pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted the leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Oklahoma City over allegations that millions of dollars in grant funds were improperly spent on international trips, groceries and personal real estate, prosecutors announced Thursday. Tashella Sher In stunning reversal for Europe, Greek finance minister elected as Eurogroup president 12/11/2025 02:31pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis was elected Thursday as president of the Eurogroup — a move that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago when the country was in the throes of a deep financial crisis that almost saw it tossed out of the eurozone altogether.