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Why are there 17 pairs of Army boots lined up outside the White House? The answer has to do with PTSD ��� and psychedelic drugs 07/26/2024 05:00am • In Lafayette Park, just steps away from the White House, 17 pairs of boots sit side by side. They symbolize a grim statistic from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: On average, 17 military veterans die by suicide each day. The art installation is part of a push by two groups ��� Healing Bre 2024 Election Latest: Harris decries suffering in Gaza, calls for cease-fire to free hostages 07/25/2024 07:18pm • Likely Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters that she is ���ready��� to debate Donald Trump and accused her Republican rival of ���backpedaling��� on their faceoff. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a long-awaited White House visit to meet with President 2024 Election Latest: Biden says democracy lies in the hands of voters during solemn address 07/24/2024 09:28pm • President Joe Biden made his first address since his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is holding a rally in Charlotte and Vice President Kamala Harris asked for support from women of color during an address at a historically Black sorority. Earlier today, t How to Pay for a Nursing Home With No Money 07/24/2024 08:00pm • Paying for a nursing home with no money to spare is a predicament many people eventually face. With an average U.S. life span of more than 76 years, however, you should think about how to prepare. Sorting out the pros and cons of possible payment strategies can be a painstaking process. If you're on Eluned Morgan will be Wales' first female leader as she takes over a troubled governing party 07/24/2024 01:01pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Wales is set to get its first female leader after Eluned Morgan was chosen Wednesday to lead the governing Welsh Labour Party as it tries to emerge from scandal and division. Morgan succeeds First Minister Vaughan Gething, who stepped down last week as party leader amid acrimony and Montgomery County's rent stabilization law now in effect, caps rent hikes 07/24/2024 11:14am • For any renter, being advised of an upcoming large rent increase can be a gut punch. Montgomery County, Maryland's new rent stabilization law is now in effect. Tuesday, the County Council adopted the regulations that allow Bill 15-23, which was approved a year ago, to be implemented. Under the An Alaska veteran is finally getting his benefits ��� 78 years after the 103-year-old was discharged 07/24/2024 12:13am • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ��� A 103-year-old World War II veteran who���s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. Louis Gigliotti���s caretaker says the former U.S. Army medical technician has a card from the Veteran 2024 Election Latest: Kamala Harris kicks off campaign for president with a rally in Wisconsin 07/23/2024 08:59pm • In her first rally as a presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris Harris framed the race with Donald Trump as a choice between ���freedom��� and ���chaos.��� Democratic leaders Charles Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Harris on Tuesday, capping off their party���s swift embrace of her Best Places to Retire Overseas in 2024 07/23/2024 08:00pm • Retirement brings with it the possibility of a new beginning. People who are no longer bound to a specific area by work may begin to dream of life somewhere else. If that somewhere else should lead them abroad, expat experts say certain countries rise to the top for U.S. retirees. "(U.S. retirees) l Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium 07/23/2024 04:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Comedian Jon Stewart is pressing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a massive veterans aid bill that left out some of the first U.S. troops who responded after the Sept. 11 attacks and got sick after deploying to a base contaminated with dangerous levels of uranium. S 2024 Election Latest: Harris says she's looking forward to accepting Democratic Party's nomination 07/23/2024 12:26am • Vice President Kamala Harris had a busy 24 hours after being endorsed as the Democratic presidential candidate by President Joe Biden. She has secured enough delegates to earn the party���s nomination and raised more than $81 million, a record sum for the 2024 political cycle. Harris also spoke Mond Biden aims for more achievements despite the bane of lame-duck presidents: diminished relevance 07/23/2024 12:15am • REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden says he's ���determined to get as much done" as he possibly can in his final six months in the White House as he tries to beat back a defining force that his lame-duck predecessors struggled to vanquish: diminished relevance. Biden hopes to keep the How Siblings Can Coordinate Care for Elderly Parents 07/22/2024 08:00pm • When aging parents require more help, their children naturally come together and assume the mantle of caregivers. But that rosy picture of family unity is often more idealistic than realistic. Denise M. Brown, author of "The Caregiving Guide" and founder of CaringOurWay.com, expected her siblings to How to Prepare for End of Life: Medical Planning and Paperwork 07/22/2024 08:00pm • Many people feel unprepared for death -- and that's natural. While it's hard to prepare for something you've never experienced, planning for death can help ensure you and your loved ones' needs are met at the end of your life. It's never too early to start this process, and the sooner you begin, the How to Retire on a Cruise Ship 07/18/2024 08:00pm • If you're planning to retire soon, you'll have to decide what kind of lifestyle you want. One option that some retirees consider is living on a cruise ship. While it may sound like a fun, exciting adventure, there are some factors to consider before climbing aboard. Costs of Retiring on a Cruise Shi