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Does Medicare Cover Mental Health Treatment? 08/13/2025 08:00pm • If you're over 65 years old, there is a 1 in 4 chance you are navigating a mental health condition, according to the National Council on Aging, and an even higher chance you're enrolled in Medicare. But, does Medicare cover mental health treatment? While mental health care is necessary, understandin How to Choose a Financial Advisor 08/13/2025 08:00pm • If there ever was a time that Americans needed the services of financial advisors, it is now. Half of Americans don't feel ready for retirement or prepared for unexpected expenses, according to a survey by Discover. Similarly, 66% of Americans face moderate to high financial anxiety, and 44% of them CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren't surprised 08/13/2025 07:31pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccinations is the latest attack directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic. Some publ Rising seas could put Easter Island's moai at risk by 2080, study warns 08/13/2025 04:28pm • By the end of the century, rising sea levels could push powerful seasonal waves into Easter Island’s 15 iconic moai statues, according to a new study published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage. About 50 other cultural sites in the area are also at risk from flooding. “Sea level rise is real,� Increasing the danger: Journalist killing in Gaza sends a chilling message 08/13/2025 02:26pm • Israel's targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was noteworthy even for a conflict remarkably blood-soaked for journalists, leaving some experts to marvel that any news at all emerges from the territory. An Al Jazeera executive said Monday that it won't back down fr Easy does it: 'Fast flexibility' trend can lead to muscle, joint injuries 08/13/2025 08:50am • On social media you've probably seen some very flexible people twisting their bodies into what looks like some very uncomfortable positions — but a local sports medicine physician says when it comes to stretching, easy does it. Aggressive or assisted stretching can lead to muscle and joint inju Mortar kills 2 children and their mother in northwest Pakistan where troops are targeting militants 08/13/2025 06:34am • KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A mortar struck a home and killed two children and their mother in a northwestern Pakistani region where security forces are carrying out a “targeted operation ” against the Pakistani Taliban, residents and a hospital official said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader placed on 15-day injured list with shoulder strain 08/12/2025 08:49pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a strained left shoulder. The move, retroactive to Monday, comes after the left-hander reported shoulder discomfort before Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox. “It's (a) punch in th Assisted Living Categories and Levels, Explained 08/12/2025 08:00pm • People who turned 65 in 2020 have a 70% chance of needing long-term care in their remaining years, according to the Administration of Community Living. For many, that will mean home health care. For others, moving to an assisted living facility may be the best option. If you or a loved one is consid 5 Best Robotics Stocks to Buy Right Now 08/12/2025 08:00pm • Previous generations thought of robots as pure science fiction. Today, robots are a ubiquitous reality, and robotics is a thriving and fast-growing industry. Modern robots are not necessarily the humanoid machines that baby boomers saw on TV and at the movies -- although Boston Scientific Corp. (tic CFP Exam 101: Everything You Need to Know to Pass the CFP Test 08/12/2025 08:00pm • The CFP exam is for the financial industry what the bar is for the legal industry. Being a certified financial planner, or CFP, is largely considered the gold standard in financial planning. Of the approximately 321,000 financial advisors in the U.S., the CFP Board says only 104,808 are CFPs. In a w VA hospitals are finding it harder to fill jobs, watchdog says 08/12/2025 06:15pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Government-run medical centers serving the nation's veterans have reported an increase in severe staffing shortages, with many hospitals having trouble filling jobs for doctors, nurses and psychologists, according to an independent watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affair Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on 'What's Happening!!,' dies at 60 08/12/2025 05:17pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What's Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who became a veterinarian later in life, died Monday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a yearslong battle with canc Torrential rains shut down flights at Mexico City airport for second day 08/12/2025 03:08pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Torrential rains forced Mexico City's main airport to shut down flights for hours on a second consecutive day Tuesday, causing chaos in one of Latin America's busiest travel hubs. The Mexican capital is seeing one of its heaviest rainy seasons in years, leading to constant flood Tennis star Monica Seles reveals her diagnosis with myasthenia gravis 08/12/2025 07:47am • Monica Seles first noticed the symptoms of myasthenia gravis — a neuromuscular autoimmune disease she discussed during a recent interview with The Associated Press — while she was swinging a racket the way she'd done so many times during, and after, a career that included nine Grand Slam titles