A recent Reddit thread on retirement savings offered valuable insights into the diverse financial landscapes and planning strategies people face at various stages of life. The original poster, a single 48-year-old with $504,000 in their 401(k) (75% Roth, 25% traditional), sparked a vibrant discussion by sharing their own savings and sparking curiosity about others’ experiences. […]
A 70-year-old widow, who lives in Long Island, New York, faced a complex financial situation after her husband’s unexpected passing. She reached out to Reddit, seeking advice from the online community. Her circumstances involved a paid-off $650,000 home, $200,000 in money market accounts, a $45,000 IRA with early withdrawal penalties and $30,000 in life insurance […]
For the past week, several 20-something women have posted TikTok videos alleging that a stranger punched them while they were walking around the Union Square neighborhood in New York City. The videos have almost taken on a life of their own — surpassing social media conversations and local news coverage. Three videos from the past […]
Contrary to what people are saying on Facebook and TikTok, Apple doesn’t want to share your journal entries with strangers. After Apple rolled out its most recent iOS software update in late February, users noticed the update automatically downloaded Journal, the new app Apple announced in December 2023. The app is designed to be like […]
EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly sexually abused a man sleeping on a train in Manhattan on Saturday, according to the NYPD. A man, 25, was asleep on a northbound No. 6 train while it entered the Astor Place station around 2 a.m. Police said the man woke […]
PEOPLE asked a travel expert to weigh in on a TikTok video of the incident, which has more than 16 million views A video in which a plane passenger expresses irritation over a child’s insistence on trying to shut her window shade has gone viral, igniting a debate online. TikTok user vmaymah posted the clip […]
Dogs jumped into a stranger’s car — and unexpectedly took over the front seats, Florida photos show. Facebook user Keke Keke said she was dropping her child off at day care and left her driver’s side doors open. That’s when the three German shepherds slipped inside. A picture posted Feb. 20 shows two of the […]
Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl” plays as you drive south out of Tel Aviv in a heavy rain. It’s incongruous with what you are driving toward, a visit with the family of Ahmad Abu Latif, the Bedouin soldier killed, along with 20 other members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), when the buildings on the Gaza […]
Two stalwarts of Passaic County over the past 20 years are expected soon to join the county’s improvement authority. This week, county commissioners are due to appoint former County Administrator Anthony DeNova and current Wanaque Police Chief Keith Spillane to the authority’s board of commissioners effective March 1. DeNova retired from his post in December […]
An Austrian heiress is giving away much of her $27.1 million fortune — and she’s recruiting 50 people to tell her where it should go. Marlene Engelhorn, 31, was bequeathed the vast sum by her grandmother, Traudl Engelhorn-Vechiatto, who died in September 2022 at age 95. But with no need for all the money, the […]
A Kentucky man accused of breaking into apartments and assaulting officers tried to bribe children into not giving up his whereabouts, the Christian County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan 2. Facebook post. Officers responded to a call Dec. 30 about a man trespassing at a Hopkinsville residence, deputies said. The 34-year-old suspect, who had […]
Detroit — In a duplex on Detroit’s west side, downstairs renter Colin McConnell said the new neighbors above him had been disrupting his peace below. “I thought it was the Detroit Lions practicing up there some nights, you know?” McConnell told CBS News. In actuality, it was 3 pee-wee running backs, sprinting back and forth […]