SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new…
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People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a…
France’s budget battle: Why the government’s plan to plug the deficit is sparking an outcry
PARIS — France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major…
Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees
WASHINGTON — Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living…
New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
WASHINGTON — No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out…
Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once…
Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s…
Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in…
Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm’s closure of Massachusetts hospitals, staff say
AYER, Mass. — When Christina Hernon was 5, her throat swelled shut from an infection and…