The former Los Angeles home of Marilyn Monroe has been named a historic cultural monument, saving it from destruction by its current owners. The L.A. City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the designation, in opposition to the owners, who live next door and want to expand their estate by knocking it down. Monroe lived in […]
After a failed euthanasia request from his past owners, an 8-year-old pit bull/terrier mix received a second chance at life. Now, Gus has a new home and is ready to share his loving personality with a new family. Southeast Missouri Pets, an animal rescue in Cape Girardeau, said in a June 24 Facebook post that […]
Fifty-five-year-old Americans have a median retirement savings of less than $50,000. That’s bleak news for older Gen Xers who are only about a decade out from retiring — and a far cry from the target of having eight times your annual income saved by this age. “A lot of folks are behind, and that has […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The United States Coast Guard, along with area agencies, saved five people from a sinking boat in San Diego Bay Tuesday morning. A Coast Guard boatcrew was deployed at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday to a 34-foot recreational boat after the Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center received a […]
Gen X is entering the home stretch toward retirement, with roughly five to 15 years left until age 65. But a growing body of research shows it could be an uphill battle for many of them to retire comfortably. A new survey from Prudential of Americans 55 and older finds that Gen X is falling […]
One man drowned Sunday afternoon at Skaggs Bridge Park. Deputies responded to the park, located near Highway 145, of reports of a drowning after four men entered the water just before 4 p.m. Deputies and EMS arrived and found one man on the shore in need of medical attention. He was rushed to the hospital […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the general election nears, Democrats are keen to remind union voters in Pennsylvania that pensions for many workers have been preserved as part of a coronavirus pandemic-era aid package that keeps on giving. As of Friday, the White House said, more than 1 million union workers and retirees’ pensions will have […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Renee Jent was up early on that chilly, crisp, dark January morning. It was barely 4:30 a.m. and she was worried about Michael, her 16-year-old son, who was already up, too, getting ready for his 5:30 a.m. swim practice. He seemed tired and groggy, which didn’t really surprise Renee. Michael had just been […]
Hamas’s surprise October 7 attacks stunned Israel. But not everyone was caught unaware. When he learned the news, Dr. Yuval Bitton says he felt it was coming – and knew immediately who was behind it. “I know the person who planned and conceived and initiated this criminal attack,” Bitton told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “I have […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock. Spencer Warren, who works for the outdoor tourism company Destination Alaska Adventure Co., […]
The captain of an aid ship has described the moment his crew used axes and hammers to rescue migrants trapped in the cargo hold of a sinking wooden boat off the coast of Italy. Ingo Veert, captain of a RESQSHIP aid vessel, told the BBC’s Today programme that his crew initially saved 50 migrants stuck […]
Financial advisor and columnist Brandon Renfro I’m 50 and my husband is 57. We paid off all debts and have $1 million in our 401(k) and IRA. We also own $1 million in rental properties that give us a $5,000 net profit monthly. We hope to keep the rental homes for another 15 years for […]