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A surprising bullying battleground: Senior centers

SAN FRANCISCO – The unwanted were turned away from cafeteria tables. Fistfights broke out at karaoke. Dances became breeding grounds for gossip and cruelty. It became clear this p...

DATE: May 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Q&A: How is the U.S. opioid crisis affecting children?

NEW YORK – Public attention to the historic wave of opioid addiction gripping the U.S. has focused mostly on its effect on adults and the thousands who have died of overdoses. Missed by much...

DATE: Dec 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Worried about getting old?

Poll sees optimism grow with age

DATE: Mar 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

As incivility hits new depths, many are working to combat it

NEW YORK – In state capitals, lawmakers attend workshops on how to avoid demonizing their opponents. On a college campus, students re-enact hard-fought debates that led to great compromises ...

DATE: Mar 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nursing homes turn to eviction to drop difficult patients

NEW YORK – Nursing homes are increasingly evicting their most challenging residents, advocates for the aged and disabled say, testing protections for some of society’s most vulnerable. ...

DATE: May 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report urges end-of-life planning

Dying patients often don’t get medical care they want

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Achtung! Faith-healer coming to save U.S.

This German pastor previously caused stampedes in Africa

DATE: Aug 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Review: An insightful look at digital-age clutter

The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection (Current), by Michael Harris I fall asleep to the glow of Netflix and, when I awake, begin the dig...

DATE: Aug 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Cap tossing OK; selfies, not so much

TAMPA, Fla. – Toss your cap. Turn your tassel. Just don’t snap that selfie. Graduates at the University of South Florida and Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, have be...

DATE: May 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Are you tired of your job?

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Not happy with your job? Just wait. A study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 9 in 10 workers who are age 50 or older s...

DATE: Oct 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Workers putting off plans to retire

CHICAGO – Older Americans, stung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Harmony pushed for workers of all ages

CHICAGO – There’s a sense of urgency to the quest for workplace harmony, as baby boomers delay retirement and work side-by-side with people young enough to be their children – or grandchildr...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World