Search

7 Best Vanguard Funds to Buy and Hold 04/02/2024 08:00pm • No matter how established, large or reputable a blue-chip stock may appear, it's essential to remember that it is still vulnerable to company-specific risks and can face a downfall unexpectedly or due to prolonged decline and mismanagement. Consider the sudden collapse of giants like Washington Mutu The women's NCAA Tournament had center stage. The stars, and the games, delivered in a big way 04/02/2024 06:02pm • There were plenty of people at a movie theater in central Iowa on Monday night, though very few of them were watching an actual movie. They were there to see Caitlin Clark. And they weren't alone. Not even close. Millions of people — 12.3 million, the most to ever watch a women's basketball game, Only on WTOP: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says state is still mourning 1 week after Baltimore bridge collapse 04/02/2024 05:00pm • Tuesday marks one week since tragedy forever changed the landscape in Baltimore and Maryland. In the overnight hours last Tuesday, a huge container ship hit the Key Bridge causing most of it to fall like a deck of cards into the Patapsco River. Six construction workers were killed in the colla Unique grocery store in Northern Virginia aims for 'zero waste' from customers 04/02/2024 05:00pm • A zero waste store in Vienna, Virginia, is a shining example of how small businesses can make a big difference in building a more sustainable future. Through its innovative approach, Trace — The Zero Waste Store, at 140 Church St. Northwest, inspires customers to embrace a lifestyle that is not Ukrainians file online compensation claims as register opens of damage to homes caused by war 04/02/2024 01:32pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A register for Ukrainians to seek compensation for damage to their homes as a result of Russia's invasion opened Tuesday and more than 100 people filed online claims, ministers attending a conference on justice for Ukraine said. “It’s a sign of how high the demand Budget compromise languishes as Md. House, Senate debate revenues 04/02/2024 10:01am • House and Senate leaders ended a second round of budget talks Monday with terse exchanges and no resolution on a $1.2 billion revenue package and no agreement on when they will meet next. Senate Budget and Taxation Chair Guy Guzzone (D-Howard) signaled a willingness to compromise on several iss Millennial Money: Why adding a child as an authorized user might not help their credit 04/02/2024 08:43am • As parents, we want the best for our children: health, happiness — and hardy credit. Having a strong credit profile can determine whether your kid gets approved for a loan or how much they’ll pay for car insurance when they’re grown. But establishing credit for someone with no credit history i The Pittsburgh Pirates see significance in being 5-0 for the first time in 41 years 04/01/2024 08:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Let other folks downplay the way the Pittsburgh Pirates have begun 2024. Manager Derek Shelton is thrilled that his club is 5-0 for the first time in 41 years — and has scored at least a half-dozen runs each time out this deep into a season for the first time in at least 124 y 5 Sectors Disrupted by AI as a Service 04/01/2024 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence has shown its potential to help people become more productive and access relevant information faster, igniting the technology's adoption across many industries. Some sectors have been changed forever because of artificial intelligence, while others are experiencing gradual sh 7 of the Best Growth Funds to Buy and Hold 04/01/2024 08:00pm • Finding growth stocks involves more than just looking at which companies have performed well recently, a strategy more closely aligned with momentum investing. Momentum investing focuses on stocks that have shown significant price increases over a certain period, betting that they will continue to c A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing 04/01/2024 10:00am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — and a racially biased organ test was to blame. As upsetting as that notification was, it also was This Northern Virginia soldier is training to win an elite Army combat title 04/01/2024 05:35am • When the U.S. Army needs to figure out how to move soldiers, it calls in the sappers — an elite group of combat engineers who know how to do anything the Army asks of them. And one Fairfax County, Virginia, soldier is training to clinch the Army’s top combat engineer title in the 17th Annual 2024's 10 Best-Performing Stocks 03/31/2024 08:00pm • The S&P 500's 2024 rally continued in March as encouraging economic data and solid fourth-quarter earnings numbers boosted investor sentiment. After a strong 2023 performance, the S&P 500 has started the year up 10.2% through the end of March, and the index even made a string of new all-time What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse 03/30/2024 10:46pm • A cargo ship rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the span to collapse and presumably killing six construction workers. On Wednesday, a day after the early-morning crash, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board boarded the ship and planned to recover informatio Construction workers honor Key Bridge collapse victims at CASA worker center 03/29/2024 05:58pm • While holding flowers and wearing construction hats and yellow or orange vests, Maryland construction workers on Friday honored their peers who died when Baltimore's Key Bridge collapsed this week. After praying for healing and safety, the community workers, some of whom are members of the immigr