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Put a lid on your 5 biggest retirement expenses 10/21/2014 12:00am • People tend to spend an average of about 20 percent less after they retire. We no longer have to pay Social Security payroll tax. We spend less for clothes, commuting and childcare. And we don't have to save for retirement or our kids' college education. Household expenses steadily decline with Brief profiles of a few ex-Nazis getting benefits 10/20/2014 06:34pm • The Associated Press Since 1979, at least 38 of 66 suspected Nazi war criminals and SS guards forced out of the United States collected millions of dollars in American Social Security payments, an Associated Press investigation has found.Brief profiles of seven of them:___MARTIN HARTMANNHartmann is White House: No benefits for suspected Nazis 10/20/2014 05:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) -- The White House says suspected Nazi war criminals and former SS guards should not be receiving millions of dollars in Social Security payments. It says the Social Security Administration and the Department of Justice work "within the confines of current law" to cut off benefits for c Oscar Pistorius to finally learn his sentence 10/20/2014 01:52pm • GERALD IMRAY Associated Press STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius will finally learn his fate Tuesday when a judge is expected to announce the Olympic runner's sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Pistorius could be sentenced to years in prison, or he could be given a suspe Body found in Nokesville school field ID'd as murder suspect 10/20/2014 09:18am • UPDATE: Monday - 10/20/2014, 1:02pm ET WASHINGTON - Police say they have identified the remains of a man found in a school field in Nokesville, and neighboring schools have lifted security alerts. Prince William County police say the remains are those of Edward Hale Jr., 35, of Glen Burnie, Mar Expelled Nazis paid millions in Social Security 10/20/2014 08:53am • DAVID RISING Associated Press OSIJEK, Croatia (AP) -- Dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals and SS guards collected millions of dollars in U.S. Social Security benefits after being forced out of the United States, an Associated Press investigation has found.The payments, underwritten by American ta Expelled Nazis paid millions in Social Security 10/20/2014 08:53am • DAVID RISING Associated Press OSIJEK, Croatia (AP) -- Dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals and SS guards collected millions of dollars in U.S. Social Security benefits after being forced out of the United States, an Associated Press investigation has found.The payments, underwritten by American ta 5 findings about Social Security for Nazi suspects 10/20/2014 02:40am • The Associated Press An Associated Press investigation found that dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals and SS guards collected millions of dollars in Social Security payments, through a loophole in U.S. law, after being forced out of the United States.Five things to know about the findings:DOZENS 5 Career Checkpoints on the Road to Retirement 10/20/2014 12:00am • It's National Save for Retirement Week, so you'll likely see a lot of information, tools and resources about saving for retirement through your workplace plan, like a 401(k) or 403(b). Although there are basic tips that apply to everyone, considering steps relevant to different stages of your caree Affordable Retirement in the Caribbean 10/20/2014 12:00am • Northern Belize is a remote region of tropical rivers, hardwood forests, traditional farms, sleepy rural villages and breezy Caribbean seashores. This is a refreshingly off-the-radar place where residents embrace a simple, friendly, by-the-sea lifestyle. It is also the best value destination in Bel Another year, another small Social Security bump 10/19/2014 09:10pm • STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the third straight year, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect historically small increases in their benefits come January.Preliminary figures suggest the annual cost-of-living adjustment, Mission Unaccomplished: Containing Ebola in Africa 10/19/2014 01:14pm • MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Looking back, the mistakes are easy to see: Waiting too long, spending too little, relying on the wrong people, thinking small when they needed to think big. Many people, governments and agencies share the blame for failing to contain Ebola when it emerged Rights group says Kuwait strips 33 of nationality 10/19/2014 01:00pm • KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- The Kuwaiti Cabinet stripped citizenship from 33 people this year, including at least three who were vocal critics of the government, Human Rights Watch said Sunday.The New York-based rights group said Kuwait announced the latest batch of 18 people who were stripped of their nati Obama announces plan to tighten card security 10/18/2014 04:12pm • MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Saying more must be done to stop data breaches affecting consumers, President Barack Obama announced on Friday a government plan to tighten security for the debit cards that transmit federal benefits like Social Security to millions of Americans.Cards Stocks rebound...Oil prices edge up... Hedge fund wants Family Dollar to reconsider offers 10/18/2014 01:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors are probably exhausted today after a really wild ride on Wall Street over the past week. The stock market had another turbulent session Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average soared 263 points, or 1.6 percent, to 16,380. The S&P 500 index rose 24 points, or 1.3 percent,