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8 Things to Know Before You Invest in Gold 09/26/2023 08:00pm • Gold has been used as money for thousands of years. Over the centuries, as the metal took its place as one of the underpinnings of the global financial system, it evolved from simple coins to complex financial instruments traded around the world. Now, even though nations no longer tie their currenci How to Get a Mortgage 09/26/2023 08:00pm • The mortgage process can seem opaque, especially if it's your first time buying a home. But the loan officer you work with will guide you through the steps, and lenders usually let you track your progress online so you always know where you stand. "It's almost a completely electronic process, and it California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety 09/26/2023 06:59pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California will ban people from carrying firearms in most public places while doubling the taxes on guns and ammunition sold in the state under two new laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Tuesday that will test the limits of the U.S. Supreme Court's new standard for interpretin Oklahoma City Council sets vote on $900M arena to keep NBA's Thunder through 2050 09/26/2023 04:32pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� The Oklahoma City Council voted Tuesday to set a Dec. 12 citywide vote on a proposed 1% sales tax for six years that would fund a new $900 million downtown arena and keep the NBA's Thunder in the city through at least 2050. The council also voted 7-2 to approve a letter of int Not again. Federal workers who've weathered past government shutdowns brace for yet another ordeal 09/26/2023 04:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� John Hubert, an airport security officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recalls helping fellow Transportation Security Administration workers get essentials from food banks when they worked without pay during the last government shutdown. By the end of the 35-day ordeal, he needed Herschel Walker's wife is selling the Atlanta house listed as Republican's residence in Senate run 09/26/2023 04:04pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Herschel Walker's wife is seeking to sell the Atlanta house that the football great listed as his residence when he ran for U.S. Senate last year as a Republican. A real estate listin g shows the home, which has three bedrooms and almost 3,000 square feet of living space (280 square Mississippi announced incentives for company days after executive gave campaign money to governor 09/26/2023 02:33pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Mississippi announced financial incentives for a shipbuilder to expand in Gulfport in 2020, days after the president of the shipbuilder's parent company made a $10,000 campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, records show. Gulf Ship LLC, which received the state Greece is planning a major regularization program for migrants to cope with labor crunch 09/26/2023 02:32pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greece���s minister for migration said Tuesday that the government is planning a major regularization program for migrants to meet pressing demands in the labor market despite a recent increase in illegal arrivals. Dimitris Kairidis told state-run radio that the program would Justin Thomas cares more about winning the Ryder Cup than whether he should be on the US team 09/26/2023 02:22pm • GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) ��� Justin Thomas is too occupied with helping the Americans end three decades of losing the Ryder Cup on European soil to worry about any criticism of him being part of that effort. U.S. captain Zach Johnson had no second thoughts about using one of his six wild-card California Gov. Newsom signs law raising taxes on gun and ammunition sales to pay for school safety, violence prevention 09/26/2023 01:58pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Newsom signs law raising taxes on gun and ammunition sales to pay for school safety, violence prevention. Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and another lawyer over accessing and sharing of his personal data 09/26/2023 12:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and another attorney Tuesday, saying the two wrongly accessed and shared his personal data after obtaining it from the owner of a Delaware computer repair shop. The lawsuit was the latest in a new strategy by Hunter Biden to strike back against Re Prince William school system makes counterproposal on salaries 09/26/2023 10:28am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner��InsideNoVa.com��and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription��today. With an impasse in negotiations already declared by the Prince William Education Association, the two sides in the Prince William Count Official Rules ��� WTOP October 2023 Instagram Swag Giveaway 09/26/2023 10:21am • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING �� When to Enter: You may enter the WTOP ���Instagram Swag Sweepstakes��� (���Sweepstakes���) from 8:00 AM Eastern Time (���ET���) on October 16, 2023 through 5:00:00 PM ET on October 29, 2023 (���Sweepstakes Period���). How climate change could affect where and when people travel 09/26/2023 09:06am • Travelers encountered many weather surprises this summer, from wildfires in Europe to knee-deep mud at Burning Man. Indeed, it was the hottest summer on record around the globe, according to the European Union���s Copernicus Climate Change Service. ���The dog days of summer are not just barking, the Namibia chases elusive first win at Rugby World Cup against favored Uruguay 09/26/2023 08:15am • This is the one Uruguay and Namibia have been waiting for. The one Rugby World Cup matchup they truly believe they can win. Both teams are winless heading into the Pool A game on Wednesday in Lyon. This marks Namibia's last and only winnable game in a pool also including France, New Zealand and Ital