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Fourth-graders line up to shake hands with Dennis Cuddy, one of the volunteers with Grandpas United, in White Plains, N.Y.

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  • Health

'Grandpas' got together to help kids. Scientists say it boosts the elders' health, too

Older men can find themselves isolated after retirement. Volunteer groups like Grandpas United are good for both physical and mental health.

March 26, 2025
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  • Ashley Milne-Tyte
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  • Politics

Georgia senators consider cost of addressing teacher shortage

Georgia public schools were short 5,300 teachers as of December, an ongoing problem state lawmakers have been unable to fix. They have a new proposed solution, but it would take awhile to put in place: let more retired teachers return to the classroom with both pay and pensions.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Ty Tagami
A man enters the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York City on Friday.

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  • Business

What the debt ceiling standoff could mean for your retirement plans

Biden has warned that defaulting on the national debt "would devastate retirement accounts," among other things. The head of advice methodology at Vanguard wants people to remember the bigger picture.

May 15, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The end-of-year federal spending bill contains major changes to retirement savings in the U.S.

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  • Business

Big changes to retirement savings in new federal spending bill

From emergency savings accounts to assistance for student loan borrowers, the new federal spending bill aims to make it easier to save for retirement.

December 29, 2022
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani
Just before turning 55, Dean Hebert retired from his job at the University of Maryland after realizing he had plenty of savings to support himself in retirement.

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  • Business

Early retirement took off during the pandemic. An economic downturn could change that

Millions of workers left the labor force during the pandemic. Older workers have been slow to return, in part because many found themselves financially secure enough to retire.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Sue Bird reacts after Tuesday's game, the last of her career, at the 2022 WNBA Playoffs semifinals in Seattle, Wash.

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  • Sports

Basketball icon Sue Bird plays her last game after two legendary decades in the WNBA

The Seattle Storm lost its semifinal game on Tuesday, bringing a bittersweet end to what the 41-year-old had said would be her final season. She retires as the winningest WNBA player of all time.

September 07, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Mike Noel at the Heritage Plantation community, June 8, 2022. Noel retired and bought a home in the mobile home park and looked forward to fishing in the ocean 20 minutes away.  "I thought I was moving to paradise," he says.

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From floods to slime: Mobile home residents say landlords make millions, neglect them

Elderly homeowners in Florida are suing the billion dollar company that owns their mobile home park. Big companies are buying up parks around the country, but critics say residents pay the price.

August 21, 2022
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Robert Benincasa
Allyson Felix announced on Instagram that she would retire after the 2022 season. She said she'd run this season in honor of women, and "for a better future for my daughter."

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  • Sports

U.S. Olympian Allyson Felix says she'll retire after the 2022 season

Felix, the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history, announced her decision on Instagram. The 36-year-old has won 11 Olympic medals over the course of her career.

April 15, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Susan DeFrance retired two years ago and moved to a mobile home park on the ocean to cut expenses. Now with inflation, she's worried about outliving her savings.

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  • Economy

Inflation has many retirees worried about outliving their savings

The highest inflation since the 1980s has many retirees scared. Their retirement nest eggs will be in peril if it persists over the long term.

February 19, 2022
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  • Chris Arnold
Norma Jasso, 62, sped up retirement plans after her daughter asked for help with a new baby. She stands with a highchair her father had commissioned from a shop in Sinaloa, Mexico. Her daughters used it and now her grandson will too.

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  • Business

These Older Workers Hadn't Planned To Retire So Soon. The Pandemic Sped Things Up

Millions more people than expected joined the ranks of the retired in the pandemic. While some did so joyfully, others were reluctant or had no choice.

August 23, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
Anna Romero had to quit her part-time job during the coronavirus pandemic to care for her husband, Ivan, who has dementia.

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  • National

Some Seniors Face Shrinking Nest Eggs As They Care For Loved Ones During Pandemic

Many senior citizens entered their golden years with more debt than previous generations, and now they're struggling financially as they try to provide care for an ailing relative during the pandemic.

January 27, 2021
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By:
  • Sally Herships
The fastest growing group of workers in the United States is people age 65 and over.

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  • On Aging

NPR Investigates Reasons Why Boomers Are Deferring Retirement

An estimated 10,000 baby boomers reach retirement age each day. By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen. Yet fewer are retiring when...

October 02, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer

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  • News

On Second Thought For Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigative series has uncovered a chilling reality at some senior care facilities. Get the story from the AJC...

October 01, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
Joe Jackson started working for Delta Airlines in Miami in 1968 and continued his career in Atlanta in 1980.

Delta's First Black Flight Dispatcher Proves 'The Sky's The Limit'

When Joe Jackson started working for Delta Airlines in 1968, he didn't realize he would become the first black flight dispatcher in Atlanta. Jackson's...

February 08, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • On Aging

Why More Elderly Americans Opt To 'Age In Place'

Demographers call it a "silver tsunami." Ten-thousand baby boomers turn 65 each day, according to Pew Research, and 90 percent of homeowners of...

January 15, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
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