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The average Social Security benefit for a retired worker in February 2025 was $1,980 per month. That’s enough to help cover a few bills, but it’s far from what you may need for a comfortable retirement.

Many people dream of locking in the maximum Social Security benefit when they retire — and it’s easy to understand why. As the cost of ...Read more

During multiple tours in Afghanistan, Jeff Pharris conducted countless combat patrols and narrowly survived two bomb blasts. After 20 years of U.S. Army service as a communications specialist and combat advisor, he was honorably retired from active duty.

Soon after, he started substitute teaching at his local middle school and elementary school...Read more

When you’re in Washington, D.C., surrounded by fellow members of Congress, it’s probably easy to distance yourself from the human cost of your actions back home. So when the vote comes on a bill that will slash America’s largest anti-hunger program, you say yes.

In another era, it would have been a complete non-starter to go after a ...Read more

The National WWI Museum and Memorial has undergone some big changes over the last three years. The latest is a one-of-a-kind, immersive exhibit to its already loaded walls.

Encounters, the new exhibit, uses storytelling bolstered by state-of-the-art audio and video technology to share first-person narratives from individuals whose lives were ...Read more

MIAMI — Easing herself into the sofa in her Cutler Bay studio apartment, Alida Gonzalez said she’s been trying to relax recently. But, she continued, living in a daily state of “counting pennies,” particularly at the grocery store, takes its toll. And that’s even with the help of the roughly $100 she receives each month from the ...Read more

This is the little ship that could. And did so, beautifully.

Victory Cruise Lines’ Victory I made her much anticipated 2025 inaugural voyage in early April to the delight and enthusiasm of a large and loyal fanbase — many of whom were onboard for the voyage from Portland, Maine, to Toronto.

Leading up to this sailing, Victory I and sister ...Read more

Jim Johnson woke up at his usual time of roughly 6 a.m. Something, though, was different.

His right side felt numb.

He shifted onto his back, thinking that changing positions would make a difference. It didn't.

"This could be bad," he said to himself.

He managed to get out of bed but noticed his right leg was dragging.

Definitely bad, he ...Read more

A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting her father in his assisted living apartment in Roseville, California. An aide who was trying to induce him to do something — Smith no longer remembers exactly what — said, “Let me help you, sweetheart.”

“He just gave her The Look — under his bushy eyebrows — and said, ‘...Read more

PICO RIVERA, Calif. -- Infielder Eddie Castorena, 75, wore two braces under his Old Spice uniform, one for his knee and one for his back.

Big Red catcher Tony Spallino, 67, was moving pretty well behind the plate, hoping he won't need a second hip replacement.

His teammate Agustin Quezada, 83, limped through the dugout between innings, leaning...Read more

PICO RIVERA, Calif. -- Infielder Eddie Castorena, 75, wore two braces under his Old Spice uniform, one for his knee and one for his back.

Big Red catcher Tony Spallino, 67, was moving pretty well behind the plate, hoping he won't need a second hip replacement.

His teammate Agustin Quezada, 83, limped through the dugout between innings, leaning...Read more