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Why Staying in Your Home Might Be the Best Retirement Choice

Filed under: How To, Lifestyle Getty Images/Blend Images By Tom Sightings The typical retirement dream involves riding off into the Sun Belt, golf clubs and beach umbrella in hand. However, the reality is that the majority of retirees never leave home. Most people opt to age in place, or if they do move, they find a smaller house near their old neighborhood. Only about 7 percent of older Americans move

Many preschoolers own tablets and smartphones

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many children under age five own their own smartphones and tablets, and they often use the devices without any supervision or help from their parents, a small U.S. study suggests. While the results – based on surveys of parents in 350 households in Philadelphia – aren’t nationally representative and the study didn’t measure the impact of heavy technology use on the children, the findings

Many preschoolers own tablets and smartphones

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many children under age five own their own smartphones and tablets, and they often use the devices without any supervision or help from their parents, a small U.S. study suggests. While the results – based on surveys of parents in 350 households in Philadelphia – aren’t nationally representative and the study didn’t measure the impact of heavy technology use on the children, the findings

Gunman in Colorado Springs rampage was ex-alcoholic: newspaper

A gunman who killed three people in Colorado Springs before dying during a shootout with police was a former alcoholic who wrote online about religion, his family, and “mind control,” the Colorado Springs Gazette reported on Monday. Citing the late shooter’s neighbors, the Gazette named him as Noah Harpham, a 33-year-old licensed insurance agent who lived alone, and said he described himself on an online dating site as a Christian