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How Much Do CCRCs Cost? 09/11/2024 08:00pm • As more people age and begin to explore their retirement living options, one question keeps coming up: Can you afford to live in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)? It's a common concern for people who are potentially interested in living in these communities because the true cost of seni Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting 09/11/2024 06:48pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn't fixed persiste Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets 09/11/2024 06:16pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has promoted throughout his campaigns. There is no evide Speaker Johnson postpones vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown 09/11/2024 06:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Speaker Mike Johnson postponed a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as opposition from both parties thwarted his first attempt at avoiding a partial government shutdown in three weeks. The legislation to Singer's lawsuit adds to growing claims against Sean 'Diddy' Combs 09/11/2024 05:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A singer who achieved success in bands put together by Sean ���Diddy��� Combs has sued the music producer, describing years of psychological and physical abuse, including groping, that she says she suffered as he helped launch her career. With her lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan Omaha school shooting began with a fight between 2 boys, court documents say 09/11/2024 05:40pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� The shooting that critically injured a 15-year-old at an Omaha high school Tuesday began with a physical fight between two boys before one used a gun hidden inside his hoodie to shoot the other in the stomach, according to court documents. The 14-year-old suspect appeared in cou What to know about Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris 09/11/2024 05:06pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Music superstar Taylor Swift has officially launched her Kamala Harris era. Shortly after the Democratic nominee and former President Donald Trump finished their first, and likely only, presidential debate Tuesday evening, Swift, who is nearing the end of her ���Eras Tour,� Trump closing in on being able to sell his shares of Truth Social's parent company. But will he? 09/11/2024 04:11pm • Shares of Trump Media & Technology fell more than 10% Wednesday following last night���s debate between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The former president can start selling shares of Truth Social's parent company next week starting on Sept. 19 when a lockup provision ends, if h Editorial Roundup: United States 09/11/2024 01:08pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 6 The Washington Post on Chinese subterfuge in the U.S. Evidence ��� including a bombshell indictment this week of a senior New York political figure ��� is mounting that China is not content to run a police state just at ho The Hungarian leader Trump cites as a supporter champions 'illiberal democracy' 09/11/2024 12:58pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump made room during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris to express the mutual admiration he shares with Viktor Orb��n, the autocratic leader of Hungary who has cozied up with Russia and China and became a thorn in the side of his allies. The UK will hold an inquiry into a notorious slaying during Northern Ireland's Troubles 09/11/2024 11:10am • LONDON (AP) ��� The British government said Wednesday it will hold a public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane, a lawyer whose 1989 slaying raised questions of collusion between U.K. security forces and Loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland. Finucane, who had acted for Irish Republican A The Latest: The debate between Trump and Harris in Philadelphia has come to an end 09/11/2024 12:23am • The first, and possibly only, debate between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the 2024 election has come to an end. Tuesday���s event in Philadelphia gave Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that���s dramatically changed since the last debate in June. In rapid f What Is a Solo 401(k) Plan? 09/10/2024 08:00pm • Also known as the individual or self-employed plan, the solo 401(k) dates back to the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, passed in 1974. ERISA established bedrock standards for employer-sponsored health and retirement plans. The idea of a self-employed retirement plan took flight when the Ec What Will the Social Security COLA Raise Be for 2025? 09/10/2024 08:00pm • According to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation continues to fall. The August 2024 Consumer Price Index report shows a 2.5% increase in average prices over the last 12 months, down from 2.9% in July. That's the smallest 12-month increase since February 2021. The Social Secu 9 of the Biggest Financial Fraud Cases in Recent History 09/10/2024 08:00pm • The famous ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles once said he'd rather "fail in honor rather than succeed by fraud." Sophocles might be irked, if he were alive today, by the many criminal opportunists who fail to see fraud in that way -- especially in tough economic times. From stock swindling to crypto