Why your credit cards shouldn't retire when you do
Retirees risk damaging their credit scores in retirement by reducing or eliminating their use of credit cards
Eye on America: Retirement
Back to school: College towns woo retirees
As baby boomers leave the workforce and decide where to live, more retirement communities are springing up near colleges and universities
Back to the future technology spurs adults to save for retirement
An algorithm that visualizes your older self has been proven to motivate people to put away more money for the future
Don't use your 401(k) as a piggybank
Americans are increasingly using their retirement funds as a source for emergency cash -- big mistake
Data shows retirees better off today than 1950
For retirees, the "good old days" weren't nearly as golden as many seem to believe
Three mistakes to avoid with your 401(k)
Simply contributing to your 401(k) won’t guarantee you a secure retirement
Biggest 401(k) mistakes and how to avoid them
Simply joining your 401(k) plan at work and contributing regularly won't ensure a secure retirement
Record cutbacks at Social Security as retirement claims surge
New report finds Social Security offices closing and services being slashed even as the system juggles more beneficiaries than ever before
Will you need long-term care insurance?
As we live longer, more people will need costly help later on, but it doesn't necessarily mean you should buy a policy for that
Finding a job when you're over 50
It's not easy, but by avoiding certain pitfalls and targeting the right opportunities, you can improve your chances
Successful retirees: The teacher and the jeweler
Plenty of savings is just one ingredient for a happy retirement, this California couple shows
Why all IRA choices aren't created equal
Should you go for a Roth or a traditional plan? Depending on your age and income, there may be a clear winner
Most Americans struggle to save for retirement
Anxiety is on the rise, as many find it hard to put money away while keeping up with the bills, CBS News poll finds
Reverse mortgages may be ready for a revival
After they took a hit during the recession, seniors are once again considering them; some new protections are available, as well
Could Social Security go bankrupt?
Program is cornerstone of retirement for millions of Americans; what's down the road for it?
The crisis in state pension plans
The fiscal health of state pension plans is terrible -- and getting worse
How making your own rules can change your view of retirement
Maria Gamb quit her corporate gig to start her own business, and now sees retirement in a whole new light
It's not your father's retirement anymore
The definition of retirement is changing as the dream of leisure-filled "golden years" moves beyond the reach of most Americans
Self-employed cobbler walks difficult path to retirement
Like many entrepreneurs, shoe-repair shop owner Giovanni Perrupato has found it difficult to save money for retirement while juggling family and business costs
Top 10 beach towns for retirees
See 10 of the best places to retire to if living by the beach is your dream
5 dangerous scams targeting seniors
Good manners and social media can make seniors susceptible to a range of financial rip-offs -- here's how to avoid getting burned
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Think twice before taking a loan from your 401(k)
It's tempting for cash-strapped investors to borrow against their retirement savings, but that's a dangerous move for most folks
How to retire in your thirties without winning the lottery
Marc Hardekopf retired in 2013 at the age of 36. Here's how he pulled it off
How fees and employer tinkering eat away your 401(k)
Saving for retirement is hard enough, so workers must make sure they don't lose precious dollars to not-so-obvious costs
Planning for retirement in your 60s
Now's the time to draw up a thorough -- and honest -- plan that covers the essentials, like where you'll live and medical costs
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Coronavirus updates: Trump extends shutdown, Fauci warns 200,000 could die
President says U.S. likely still 2 weeks from COVID-19 "peak" as New York governor warns it's spreading "like fire through dry grass" in nursing homes.
Florida church jammed for Sunday service despite pandemic
Sheriff tells leaders of The River at Tampa Bay Church they violated local "safer-at-home" order.
Hanukkah stabbings victim dies 3 months after affatck
Josef Neumann, 72, died Sunday night, the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council said in a tweet.
Phoenix police commander shot dead and two other officers wounded
All were called to a domestic violence scene. The other two are expected to live. The suspect was shot by police who got into the home, where he'd hole up.
Coronavirus updates from March 29, 2020
They'll now be in place until at least April 30. The number of U.S. cases has passed 142,000 and the death toll is nearing 2,500.
California got "broken ventilators" from nat'l stockpile, governor says
The Golden State has been hit hard by the coronavirus — with health officials predicting Los Angeles could face a crisis on-par with the country's COVID-19 epicenter, New York.
Already struggling farmers hit hard by coronavirus
Daron Babcock started a small urban farm in Texas, but his business has been stunted during the deadly pandemic.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to appear in CBS special
The special will air on Wednesday, April 1 at 9 p.m. ET.
Coronavirus outbreak hits Maryland nursing home
One man in his 90s with underlying health problems died Saturday evening at the nursing home, health officials said.
Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
Remembering Maria Mercader, CBS News journalist for three decades
Maria was 54 and died from the Covid-19 coronavirus in a New York hospital. She had been on medical leave for an unrelated matter since the last week in February.
Trump says he expects peak in coronavirus deaths will be in 2 weeks
"The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end," Mr. Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden.
Gottlieb says coronavirus restrictions should continue
Gottlieb seemed to split from President Trump, who wants to reopen the U.S. economy, as early as April 12, and said it's "too early" to lift restrictions.
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Mnuchin says checks from coronavirus bill coming "within 3 weeks"
As part of the stimulus package passed by Congress last week, Americans who make up to $75,000 will receive $1,200 checks, plus $500 per child.
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Coronavirus updates: Trump extends shutdown, Fauci warns 200,000 could die
President says U.S. likely still 2 weeks from COVID-19 "peak" as New York governor warns it's spreading "like fire through dry grass" in nursing homes.
Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
Italian hospital turns scuba masks into ventilators
Doctors at the Maggiore Hospital in Parma are using a 3D printer to modify the masks so they connect to oxygen.
Coronavirus updates from March 28, 2020
The total number of cases in the U.S. increased to more than 116,000, with more than 1,900 deaths, including an infant in Illinois.
North Korea fires two projectiles into sea
South Korea called the suspected missile launches "very inappropriate."
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Coronavirus updates: Trump extends shutdown, Fauci warns 200,000 could die
President says U.S. likely still 2 weeks from COVID-19 "peak" as New York governor warns it's spreading "like fire through dry grass" in nursing homes.
Florida church jammed for Sunday service despite pandemic
Sheriff tells leaders of The River at Tampa Bay Church they violated local "safer-at-home" order.
Hanukkah stabbings victim dies 3 months after affatck
Josef Neumann, 72, died Sunday night, the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council said in a tweet.
Phoenix police commander shot dead and two other officers wounded
All were called to a domestic violence scene. The other two are expected to live. The suspect was shot by police who got into the home, where he'd hole up.
Coronavirus updates from March 29, 2020
They'll now be in place until at least April 30. The number of U.S. cases has passed 142,000 and the death toll is nearing 2,500.
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Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
Trump says he expects peak in coronavirus deaths will be in 2 weeks
"The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end," Mr. Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden.
Transcript: Gianrico Farrugia on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with Mayo Clinic CEO Gianrico Farrugia that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Gottlieb says coronavirus restrictions should continue
Gottlieb seemed to split from President Trump, who wants to reopen the U.S. economy, as early as April 12, and said it's "too early" to lift restrictions.
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to appear in CBS special
The special will air on Wednesday, April 1 at 9 p.m. ET.
Garth Brooks wants your song requests
Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood want your song requests. Their online concert last week went so well, they're doing it again for the next few Mondays. Sunday night on PBS, Brooks will be honored with the Gershwin Prize by the Library of Congress. Norah O'Donnell reports.
Passage: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers several illustrious figures who left us this past week: the Harlem Globetrotters’ Fred “Curly” Neal; Cameroonian jazz and funk saxophonist Manu Dibango; four-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally; and civil rights leader Joseph Lowery.
Books for the housebound
Socially distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic? Washington Post book critic Ron Charles offers some suggestions for these challenging, cloistered times.
Piecing together the history of jigsaw puzzles
Many people shut in to help stem the coronavirus pandemic are turning to jigsaw puzzles to pass the time. Mo Rocca reports on their history and popularity.
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The 2020 Census: How our nation in counting on us
The once-in-a-decade enumeration of everyone in America has been launched – and pandemic or not, the work of the Census Bureau will go on
How to live AND work at home without going stir crazy
David Pogue offers advice on maintaining productivity and social relationships while observing social-distancing protocols (and yes, cats are allowed!)
U.S. Space Force launches billion-dollar military comms satellite
The flight was the first national security space launch under authority of the newly established U.S. Space Force — and completed during a deadly pandemic.
Extremists are using the coronavirus to recruit online
"People in desperate times embrace all sorts of ideas maybe they normally wouldn't ... and that's what extremists are providing: somebody to blame."
WeWork refuses to close, claiming office-sharing "essential"
Provider of co-working space is offering bonuses of $100 per day to workers who commute to its locations.
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SpaceX wins NASA moon program contract
SpaceX's Dragon XL cargo ships will support NASA's Artemis moonwalkers and allow extended research.
Great Barrier Reef suffers another mass bleaching
This is the third mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in just five years.
Australian bushfire smoke killed more people than fires: Study
Smoke from the fires caused 417 deaths and more than 4,400 hospitalizations.
Air pollution clearing due to coronavirus lockdowns
Satellite images show strict lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus are also having an impact on the environment.
Nature up close: Allowing nature to tend to our souls
"Sunday Morning" contributing videographer Judy Lehmberg offers a break from the virus
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Coronavirus updates: Trump extends shutdown, Fauci warns 200,000 could die
President says U.S. likely still 2 weeks from COVID-19 "peak" as New York governor warns it's spreading "like fire through dry grass" in nursing homes.
California got "broken ventilators" from nat'l stockpile, governor says
The Golden State has been hit hard by the coronavirus — with health officials predicting Los Angeles could face a crisis on-par with the country's COVID-19 epicenter, New York.
Already struggling farmers hit hard by coronavirus
Daron Babcock started a small urban farm in Texas, but his business has been stunted during the deadly pandemic.
Coronavirus outbreak hits Maryland nursing home
One man in his 90s with underlying health problems died Saturday evening at the nursing home, health officials said.
Italian hospital turns scuba masks into ventilators
Doctors at the Maggiore Hospital in Parma are using a 3D printer to modify the masks so they connect to oxygen.
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Already struggling farmers hit hard by coronavirus
Daron Babcock started a small urban farm in Texas, but his business has been stunted during the deadly pandemic.
Help wanted: Coronavirus and job prospects for U.S. workers
Jobless claims have skyrocketed in the face of an unprecedented health crisis, but there are job openings at firms accommodating a nation undergoing a pandemic
How Purell cleaned up
After years of losses, a family-owned company saw their product that no one wanted – hand sanitizer – turn into a necessity
A world of difference in what waiters earn across the U.S.
Tipped workers' wages have been frozen at the federal level for nearly 30 years. States have responded by setting their own.
Texas attorney general says gun stores are "essential"
Texas has not declared a statewide stay-at-home order, but many local jurisdictions have issued them.
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Hanukkah stabbings victim dies 3 months after affatck
Josef Neumann, 72, died Sunday night, the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council said in a tweet.
Phoenix police commander shot dead and two other officers wounded
All were called to a domestic violence scene. The other two are expected to live. The suspect was shot by police who got into the home, where he'd hole up.
Was Lizzie Borden a notorious killer or wrongly accused?
Despite being acquitted of double murder, time and popular culture have forever cast Lizzie Borden as one of America's most notorious killers. Did she do it or not? "48 Hours" re-examines the case.
"Lizzie Borden took an axe ..." but the ending is not what you think
In her "my Life of Crime" podcast, "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty re-examines of one of the most famous and sensational murder cases of all time
NYPD absences spike amid coronavirus pandemic
The NYPD on Thursday announced its first coronavirus death, a custodian who was "on the front lines" disinfecting police headquarters.
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SpaceX wins NASA moon program contract
SpaceX's Dragon XL cargo ships will support NASA's Artemis moonwalkers and allow extended research.
U.S. Space Force launches billion-dollar military comms satellite
The flight was the first national security space launch under authority of the newly established U.S. Space Force — and completed during a deadly pandemic.
Astronaut who spent 665 days in space has advice on isolation
By social distancing and quarantining, people are "saving lives," retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson said.
Coronavirus to stop astronaut's family from attending launch
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is dealing with some unexpected changes as he prepares for launch next month.
Early spring equinox brings planetary entertainment
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and a crescent moon will be clustered together in the southeastern sky just before daybreak.
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The worst movies of 2020
Some of the worst films of the year star big-name actors, including Mark Wahlberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Kristen Stewart.
Lizzie Borden case: Images from the notorious crime scene
Over 100 years ago Lizzie Borden was arrested and charged with the brutal murder of her father and stepmother. See what police found at the scene and what transpired at her trial.
Awkward Easter Bunny photos
Children love the Easter Bunny – until they meet him
America's most conservative colleges in 2020, ranked
Brigham Young, Notre Dame, Bob Jones -- which university is No. 1?
America's most liberal colleges in 2020, ranked
From small colleges to big-city universities, here are the schools that students rate as the furthest to the left.
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Sole survivor of Chino Hills massacre describes what happened
Doug and Peggy Ryen, their daughter, Jessica, and neighbor Christopher Hughes were brutally murdered inside the Ryen family’s home on June 4, 1983. Josh Ryen was the only survivor. A year-and-a-half later, the 10-year-old answered D.A. Dennis Kottemeier’s questions about that horrific night – with his grandmother by his side.
The Epicenter, Brené Brown, The African Basketball Trail
Doctors treating coronavirus say they're doing their best, "but it feels like wartime”; Then, Brené Brown on vulnerability and courage; And, false promises for African basketball players
False promises for African basketball players
Some African basketball players are being drawn to the U.S. with promises of education and opportunity, only to have the rug pulled out from under them when they step off the plane. Jon Wertheim investigates.
Brené Brown: The 60 Minutes Interview
The popular lecturer, author and podcast host tells 60 Minutes why people shouldn't associate vulnerability with weakness, why she wishes her work would not be called “self-help,” and how her own struggles help her connect with others. Bill Whitaker reports.
Coronavirus and doctors on the frontline
Scott Pelley reports from hospitals in New York City, the new epicenter for COVID-19. Doctors describe how some patients with the disease can deteriorate suddenly and require lifesaving intensive care.
