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What to know about the 5 people charged in Matthew Perry’s death 08/15/2024 09:19pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. “These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doi How to Retire in France 08/15/2024 08:00pm • Two years ago, Amy Witherbee packed up her belongings and moved to France. "It was one of those pandemic moves," she says. "We really wanted something different." As a financial advisor and president of Sanderling Expat Advisors, she now helps others make the move. While she cautions that moving to Does Medicare Cover Acupuncture and Other Alternative Medicine? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • With a growing interest in natural remedies and a more holistic approach to health, many seniors are increasingly turning to acupuncture and other forms of alternative therapies to manage chronic pain and various health conditions. As Medicare is the primary health insurance source for older adults A look at college presidents who have resigned under pressure over their handling of Gaza protests 08/15/2024 05:02pm • Protests against the war in Gaza have put intense pressure on U.S. college leaders, who are charged with bridging bitter campus divides while balancing free speech rights with concern for safety on campus. On Tuesday, the president of Columbia University, Minouche Shafik, became the latest to resign Injured Ferguson officer shows 'small but significant' signs of progress in Missouri 08/15/2024 12:34pm • FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who was critically injured during a protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death is showing “small but significant signs of progress” from a severe brain injury, according to a post on a GoFundMe page set up to support the 88-year-old victim in Boar's Head deli meat outbreak underscores risks for those most vulnerable 08/15/2024 10:39am • A lifelong lover of liverwurst, Sue Fleming relished the smoked sausage her husband brought home every few weeks from the grocery store deli. Patrick Fleming always made sure to buy Boar’s Head braunschweiger, the type she liked best, even though it could be costlier than other brands. “My whol How a small group of nuns in rural Kansas vex big companies with their investment activism 08/15/2024 08:06am • ATCHISON, Kansas (AP) — Among corporate America’s most persistent shareholder activists are 80 nuns in a monastery outside Kansas City. Nestled amid rolling farmland, the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have taken on the likes of Google, Target and Citigroup — calling on major com Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says 08/15/2024 05:56am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say 08/15/2024 02:04am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing they wanted to seize her vehicle. Police had been ordered to impound her car, activists say, because of an Judge becomes fastest to reach 300 homers, Soto connects again as Yankees beat White Sox 10-2 08/15/2024 12:58am • CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Judge reached 300 home runs faster than any other player, going deep in the New York Yankees' 10-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Judge hit the mark in his 955th game and 3,431st at-bat with a three-run drive in the eighth inning.. The six-time All-Star and As fallout surges from Venezuela's election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus 08/15/2024 12:03am • LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro's contested claim of victory in last month's election not only threw Venezuela into uncertainty but also spread anxiety from neighboring Colombia to faraway Chile as the region braced for a new migration surge. Over the past decade since Maduro became pr Argentina's former President Fernández charged with committing violence against former first lady 08/14/2024 11:53pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal prosecutor on Wednesday formally charged Argentina's former President Alberto Fernández with committing violence against former first lady Fabiola Yáñez. Prosecutor Ramiro González charged Fernández with the crimes of “minor and serious injuries, dou Disney argues wrongful death suit should be tossed because plaintiff signed up for a Disney+ trial 08/14/2024 11:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Does signing up for Disney's popular streaming service mean you have agreed to never sue the entertainment giant over anything forever? That is what Disney argues in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a 42-year-old New York doctor whose family claims had a fatal allergic reaction a How Much Assisted Living Costs and How to Pay 08/14/2024 08:00pm • Aging isn't just hard on your health -- it can be hard on your wallet too. Genworth Financial's 2023 Cost of Care Survey reports that the median cost of assisted living facilities is $5,350 per month. Meanwhile, the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living report How to find a financial adviser if you're not rich 08/14/2024 08:00pm • Far too many people are embarrassed to seek out a professional financial advisor because they do not believe they have enough assets. Historically, it was difficult finding advisors willing to work with clients with fewer assets. Most financial advisory firms still have high minimum investable as