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How Long Will My Retirement Savings Last? 09/17/2023 08:00pm • Retirement lasts longer today than it did almost 80 years ago when Social Security was instituted. In 1935, when the Social Security Act set the retirement age at 65, the average retiree could expect to live about five more years. Cut to 2023 and things have changed. Many retirees can reasonably exp Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren't done attacking each other 09/17/2023 07:19am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Newly acquitted of impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back on the job and getting back to the usual. Promises to keep dragging the Biden administration into court. Support from former President Donald Trump. And coming soon, a sit-down with former Fox N Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial 09/16/2023 06:56pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was fully acquitted Saturday of corruption charges in a historic impeachment trial, a resounding verdict that reaffirms the power of the GOP's hard right and puts an indicted incumbent who remains under FBI investigation back into o North Korean arms for Russia probably wouldn't make a big difference in the Ukraine war, Milley says 09/16/2023 03:03pm • OSLO, Norway (AP) — North Korea may be able to boost Russia's supply of artillery munitions for the war in Ukraine, but that is not likely to make a big difference, the top American military officer said as he arrived in Norway for NATO meetings that began Saturday and will focus in part on the co Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran 09/16/2023 01:59pm • LONDON (AP) — Hundreds gathered in central London on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country's conservative Islamic theocracy. Chanting “Women The Senate's bipartisan approach to government funding is putting pressure on a divided House 09/16/2023 10:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — On one side of the Capitol, two senators have steered the debate over government funding mostly clear of partisan fights, creating a path for bills to pass with bipartisan momentum. Steps away, on the House side of the building, things couldn’t be more different. House Re Poland is shaken by reports that consular officials took bribes to help migrants enter Europe and US 09/16/2023 03:47am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative governing party was hoping to make migration a key campaign theme ahead of the country’s national election. But not like this, with arrests, dismissals and an attempted suicide among its own ranks. The Law and Justice party is being rocked by reports The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial 09/15/2023 09:32pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved Friday into the hands of a Senate jury that was deciding whether the embattled Republican should be removed from office over corruption allegations that have shadowed him for years. The jury of mostly GOP senator Two Vegas casinos fell victim to cyberattacks, shattering the image of impenetrable casino security 09/15/2023 09:07pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A persistent error message greeted Dulce Martinez on Monday as she tried to access her casino rewards account to book accommodations for an upcoming business trip. That's odd, she thought, then toggled over to Facebook to search for clues about the issue on a group for MGM Resorts Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme 09/15/2023 07:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top U.S. ambassador was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine Friday for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser. Richard G. O A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why 09/15/2023 03:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of rioters have been charged, convicted and sentenced for joining the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. Unlike their cases, Samuel Lazar's appears to have been resolved in secret — kept under seal with no explanation, even after his release from prison. Lazar, 37, of Ep NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 09/15/2023 12:12pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ There is no connection between rising COVID cases TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules 09/15/2023 11:17am • LONDON (AP) — European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children's privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe's strict data privacy rules. Ireland's Data Protection Commission, the lead Both sides rest in Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, moving historic case closer to a verdict 09/14/2023 08:03pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved closer to a verdict Thursday as closing arguments were set in the historic case that has put the embattled Republican's career in jeopardy over accusations of corruption and bribery. Both sides were scheduled to What Is a Deferred Annuity? 09/14/2023 08:00pm • Annuities are an integral part of the retirement portfolios of investors who want a guaranteed stream of retirement income. A deferred annuity is a contract that provides the buyer with a steady stream of payments at a future date, compared with an immediate annuity that starts payments right away.