Today's Features
- Eminent Domain
- The 50-Plus Election
- 'Silver Surge'
- Retirement Security
Joe Raedle (left) & Scott Olson/Getty Images
- Eminent Domain
- The 50-Plus Election
- 'Silver Surge'
- Retirement Security
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BULLETIN BEATS
Deceiving the Grieving
The scammers reaching out to grieving Indiana families weren't calling to offer their condolences.
Time's Running Out
In Your Hands
Catalogs: No Thanks
Healthy Men
Pensions and Unions
Longevity
Super Size
About Long Walks
Multimedia Specials
They Made History
May 12, 1970
The Senate confirms conservative Harry Blackmun to the Supreme Court. Three years later, he writes the opinion in Roe v. Wade, legalizing abortion.
1960
Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra sing together on national television: Ol' Blue Eyes glides through Elvis's hit "Love Me Tender," and the King shakes and quivers through Sinatra's "Witchcraft."
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood premieres.
—By Bettmann/Corbis
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Today in the news
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It's Not Simply Easy Money
Pay attention to your 401(k) account. Mistakes could reduce your retirement payouts.
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Officials: Imported Heparin safe
But Chinese manufacturers of the blood thinner will receive more scrutiny.
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Catching the 'Silent Killer'
There's no way to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages, making it so deadly. But one scientist says he's close.
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More Money, More Problems
A couple in their 50s can't understand why it's still hard to get by with more income.
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The Political Age Card?
Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings.' McCain camp says Obama making issue of his age.
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Government goes after shady sales
New proposal would regulate tactics of private Medicare insurance plans. In the meantime, if pressured to buy, say no.
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A lesson in Power of Attorney
After his money was stolen, a government rule almost kept one man from collecting his retirement benefits.
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The Accidental Activist
Mildred Loving—who died Friday at 68—never intended to be a key figure in the civil rights movement. More>>
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