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No luck involved in God’s work

This is not my usual “Back in the Day” column. It is, however, about something many of you from my era may recall; a...

Healthy seniors tested in bid to block Alzheimer's

WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer's disease, a major study got underway Monday to see if...

Valentine bliss outpaces dread, according to poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — The state of the union is blissful. A new Associated Press-WE tv survey finds 66 percent of paired-off adults say their relationships...

IRS warns of new phone scam

by Blake EllisFor New Pittsburgh CourierCNNMoney.com—Taxpayers, beware: Fraudsters impersonating IRS agents are calling people across the country demanding they pay taxes that they don't even owe. The IRS warned of this "pervasive" scam on Thursday, saying it has been identified in nearly every state. Innocent taxpayers—often immigrants—are answering their phones only to be informed they owe money to the IRS and need to pay it immediately by either loading money on a prepaid card or sending it via a wire transfer. If they argue or refuse to pay, scammers will threaten to arrest or deport them, or suspend their business or driver’s license.

Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plans

Graphic designer Tom Sadowski, 65, who delayed his retirement, works from home in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) by Matt SedenskyAssociated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Stung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, older Americans appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that comes later in life and no longer represents a complete exit from the workforce. Some 82 percent of working Americans over 50 say it is at least somewhat likely they will work for pay in retirement, according to a poll released Monday by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Fixing up seniors’ homes to help them age in place

Occupational therapist Ally Evelyn-Gustave, right, speaks with Alberta Hough, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, in Hough's home in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)  ...

75-year old man arrested for running prostitution ring at senior home in NJ

What is the world coming to? James Parham, an elderly man in Englewood, New Jersey, is being accused of running a prostitution ring out of a senior home living facility. According to police, the operation employed both older residents who lived at the facility, and younger women who did not.

Lottery losers: Despite increase in lottery revenue, PA seniors get fewer community services

by Leah Samuel | PublicSource | When Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane ruled that Gov. Tom Corbett’s contract for private management of the state lottery was illegal, proponents of privatization shot back that Kane’s decision meant a loss of an additional $50 million for senior services.

Census: Whites no longer a majority in U.S. by 2043

by Hope YenAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining long-held notions of race.

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