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How to Save for Retirement Without a 401(k) 04/26/2015 08:00pm • A 401(k) plan makes it convenient to save for retirement. The money is automatically withheld from your paychecks before you ever get a chance to spend it. You immediately get a tax break on your traditional 401(k) contributions, and sometimes your employer contributes money to the account as well. NoVa decides where to put millions in highway funds 04/26/2015 09:42am • WASHINGTON -- This week a regional transportation panel tasked with improving roads and transit in Northern Virginia decided where hundreds of millions of dollars in funding will go. The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) approved its two-year (FY2015-16) $345.9 million plan t Md. woman convicted in 2nd house theft scheme 04/24/2015 02:20pm • WASHINGTON - A Maryland woman was convicted Thursday of stealing a Prince George's County home that she did not legally own for the second time. After a two-day jury trial, Qiana Johnson was found guilty of theft greater than $100,000 and conspiracy to commit theft for using forged documents to s Lynch to be sworn in as attorney general on Monday 04/24/2015 01:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As attorney general Loretta Lynch assumes a portfolio that includes fighting terrorism, preventing cyberattacks and dealing with police and race — issues strikingly similar to what she's dealt with as top federal prosecutor for much of New York City and its eastern suburbs. She New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's wife leaves Wall Street job 04/24/2015 12:55pm • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's wife has left her lucrative job at a Wall Street firm as her husband prepares for a potential run for the White House. A spokesman for Christie's office confirmed Friday that Mary Pat Christie recently resigned as managing director at Angelo, Go Update on the latest religion news 04/24/2015 03:30am • CARDINAL GEORGE-FUNERAL Catholics say final farewell to Chicago's Cardinal George CHICAGO (AP) — Top elected officials, clergy members and Chicago-area Catholics have attended the funeral for Cardinal Francis George, who was remembered as a vigorous defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy. About 1,20 Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment 04/24/2015 02:30am • SUSPECT DIES-BALTIMORE-THE LATEST Latest on Baltimore police-custody death: Police meet family BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts has met with members of Freddie Gray's family. The day Gray died, Batts said at a City Hall news conference that the family had declined at th 7 Things to Know About Divorcing During Your Senior Years 04/23/2015 08:00pm • Dubbed "gray divorce" by some, calling it quits during your senior years may no longer be a decision that raises eyebrows. The divorce rate for those ages 50 and older doubled between 1990 and 2010, according to a study by Bowling Green State University sociologists. While remarriages tend to have h Recall lawsuits, costs, probes still haunt General Motors 04/23/2015 02:19pm • Issues surrounding General Motors Co.'s recall of 36 million vehicles worldwide last year for safety issues continue to haunt the company. Here are by-the-numbers details of the recall problems, including new information filed Thursday in GM's first-quarter report to securities regulators: — 87: N Car buyers think big in 1Q, boosting profit at GM 04/23/2015 11:54am • DETROIT (AP) — Encouraged by lower gas prices, consumers in the U.S. spent big in the first quarter on vehicles that carry lots of passengers and cargo — and deliver hefty profit margins for General Motors. The shift to pickups and SUVs helped GM record $2.18 billion first-quarter profit in Nort AP-AM Prep-Kickers 04/23/2015 03:05am • MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP ------------------------ ! KICKERS ! ------------------------ MARIJUANA REFUND DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are asking voters for a do-over on legal pot. Not the selling of pot but the taxing of legal pot. Portfolio Analysis: a Subpar-Performing $850,613 Investment Account 04/22/2015 08:00pm • Your investment portfolio is nothing more than a reflection of who you are. In other words, it's a personal statement about how you approach financial risk, investment cost, diversification and taxes. If you're disorderly when it comes to these aspects of your investment plan, the unwelcome consequ Compare Credit Cards That Offer College Savings Rewards 04/21/2015 08:00pm • When his oldest daughter was still in diapers, Rob Diestel opened a credit card that funnels cash rewards at a rate of 2 percent of his purchases into a Fidelity-managed 529 college savings plan. Fifteen years later, the Norton, Massachusetts, dad of three says he's earned about $10,000 -- includi 8 Ways You Can Prepare Now for Next Year's Taxes 04/20/2015 08:00pm • Planning now will help next spring.April 15 has come and gone, and it might be tempting to not give taxes another thought until next spring. But, as you probably learned while completing your tax return this year, a little bit of extra planning will save you some hassle when it comes time to do it a New Grads: Avoid These 7 Student Loan Slipups 04/20/2015 08:00pm • As the class of 2015 looks ahead to graduation, many will have a grace period of six to nine months before they have to start repaying student loans. That may sound like plenty of time, but it's a busy period for most graduates as they settle into a new job, find an apartment and take on other adult