U.s. | featured news

By Kate Ashford | NerdWallet
The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.
American workers expect to retire at a median age of 65, according to a 2023 survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). But the actual median age for retirement is 62, the survey found.

Phil Galewitz, Holly K. Hacker | (TNS) KFF Health News
Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on dealing with anxiety and her other health issues.
Lester credits the chats for keeping her out of the hospital and reducing the need for clinic visits to manage chronic conditions including depression, fibromyalgia, and hypertension.

While home prices continue to soar, the rental market may be cooling down in South Florida, providing renters much-needed relief.
The Miami-metropolitan area, which includes Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, saw the most significant decrease in the median cost of rent from the first part of 2023 to the first part of 2024, out of the 75 most populated metropolitan areas across the United States, according to a report by Forbes Advisor.

By Brett Kelman, KFF Health News, Anna Werner, CBS News (TNS)
A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw.
Another woman in California, desperate for relief, used a screwdriver to lengthen her jawbone daily, turning screws that protruded from her neck.
A third in New York had bone from her rib and fat from her belly grafted into her jaw joint, and twice a prosthetic eyeball was surgically inserted into the joint as a placeholder in the months it took to make metal hinges to implant into her jaw.

The state is embarking on a plan to widen the Sawgrass Expressway from north of Sample Road to west of State Road 7.
This stretch connects I-75 with Florida’s Turnpike and currently is six lanes overall. Under the plan, it will become 10 lanes along the stretch targeted for widening.
And although the construction duration hasn’t been projected yet, residents were told by state officials at a recent public meeting that comparable projects of this magnitude could take “five to six years to complete.”

Danielle Battaglia | (TNS) McClatchy Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — An Arizona grand jury has indicted Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff and a former congressman, over his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election using a fake slate of electors from the state.
He is among 18 people charged, though his name does not appear in the indictment. Trump is not charged.

Have you noticed the cute electric taxis traveling through South Florida’s streets? They’re part of a fast-paced new burst of free rides being offered by a growing number of cities as a way to reduce car traffic and attract visitors to central business districts.

By Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times
After five years of pandemic- and snowpack-related closures, Yosemite National Park has reopened “glamping” campsites where visitors will have access to showers, gourmet meals and a view of the park’s wild back country.
Camping hopefuls can now enter a lottery to experience three of the five available campsites at the High Sierra Camps from June to September.

David G. Savage | Los Angeles Times (TNS)
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard former President Trump’s claim that he is entirely immune from prosecution for all of his “official acts” during his time in the White House, including his effort to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.
Trump’s claim of absolute immunity has been derided by legal experts and rejected by a federal trial judge and the U.S. appeals court in Washington.
But the former president and his lawyers have been winning delays with their losing arguments.

Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much water