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New Sleep-Aid Medication Carries Risk of Drowsy Driving and Suicidal Thoughts
Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck has worrisome side effects — especially when taken in high doses. Read
Nonsmoking Hotel Rooms Still Contain Smoke
A new study finds that nicotine residue and other chemical traces end up in hallways and other rooms, including smoke-free rooms. Read
Study: Recession Will Haunt Us Into Retirement
Surprisingly, older boomers may be the last demographic to retire with enough savings to live comfortably. Younger boomers and Gen-Xers will be the first two generations not to do better than the ones before. Read
Low-Salt Diet May Be Unhealthy for People 50+
For years we've been warned to cut our sodium consumption to protect against strokes, heart attacks and high blood pressure. New research finds that not getting enough salt can actually increase one's risk. Read
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Can Young and Teen Kids of Age-60+ Dads Get Social Security Benefits?
Learn more about eligibility requirements for dependent children and grandchildren. Read
Ask Ms. Medicare
Who Pays the Part-D Higher Income Surcharge?
Drug coverage in a retiree plan may not exempt you. Read
Financially Speaking
Choosing the Safest Investment Path
Three ways to help you afford your essential retirement expenses. Read
Scam Alert
Protecting the Dead From Identity Theft
How you can safeguard your deceased loved ones — and yourself, too. Read
Editor's Letter
We Need a New Social Security Yardstick
The budget proposal now being considered in Washington could cut your benefits, on average, by 2.9 percent over 10 years and 8.4 percent over 30 years. Read
Where We Stand
Meeting the Needs of All Generations
AARP's CEO says we need to focus on helping people of all ages attain long-term health and financial security.Read
President's Corner
How the Health Care Law Helps You
AARP's president explains how the Affordable Care Act protects consumers from discriminatory insurance practices and strengthens coverage for people who are on Medicare. Find out more. Read
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MAY 22
1843: The first massive group of westbound settlers departs from Independence, Mo., bound for the Oregon Territory. The wagon train, consisting of more than 1,000 people and 1,000 head of cattle, would take five months to complete the Oregon Trail.
1849: Abraham Lincoln, a former Mississippi River deck hand and future president, receives a patent for "A Device for Buoying Vessels Over Shoals" — a method for buoying boats in shallow water by using inflated tubes.
2003: Golfer Annika Sorenstam becomes the first woman in nearly 58 years (Babe Didrikson was her predecessor in 1945) to play on the PGA tour alongside her male counterparts. She shoots a 71 and a 74 on her first two days at the Bank of America Colonial golf tournament in Forth Worth, Texas, missing the cut to advance to the championship by four strokes.
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