More Americans are working into old age
A growing swath of seniors are working beyond 65, with many needing to supplement their paltry retirement savings.
Retirement
How gig economy workers can save for retirement
Several types of plans are available, but figuring out which one is right for you can be confusing, so here's some help
When delaying your Social Security benefits pays off
The impact of your age when you begin collecting benefits can be more financially significant than you think
Claiming Social Security too early costs Americans $3.4 trillion
Only 4% of retirees claim the benefit at the optimal time. Everyone else is losing out on $111,000 per household
Hardship withdrawals from your company's 401(k)
The rules for hardship withdrawals are strict and the costs of taking money from your future retirement can be sky-high
What to do in your 20s and 30s to be set in your 60s and 70s
Millennials take note: The key to retiring on time is starting to save money early. Follow this advice from experts
How companies are also flunking retirement planning
Few employers offer phased-retirement plans, which can help both workers and companies plan for retirement
A tricky IRA trap that retirees need to avoid
The rules for annual required minimum distributions can hit you with investment losses if you aren't careful
What to do about a falling 401(k) account
It really depends on how old you are and whether you've got a strategy in place for inevitable market drops
A "do-over" chance for Medicare open enrollment
You have until March 31 to change your choice of Medicare Advantage plan or switch to original Medicare
How older workers and retirees can stop worrying about falling stocks
You'll need to keep a historical perspective and have a strategy that protects against inevitable market crashes
5 New Year’s resolutions for working boomers
Here are critical steps that will improve your retirement prospects and -- best part -- can be easy to achieve
An IRS rule that can aid your retirement income strategy
The agency's "required minimum distribution" after age 70½ can work as a withdrawal plan, with some big caveats
What retirees and older workers can do about stock market volatility
Don’t worry about stock market crashes -- but do take simple steps to safeguard your retirement savings
10 years after Great Recession, retirement savings remain scant
Today's workers report being more confident, but too many really have no clear idea about how much savings they need
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Biden accuses Sanders campaign of sharing "doctored" video of him attacking Social Security
Sanders staffers and supporters recently shared a short clip of a 2018 speech that made it appear that Biden was agreeing with Paul Ryan about privatizing Social Security.
Harry and Meghan no longer "working members" of royal family
Buckingham Palace confirms the couple will give up their official His and Her Royal Highness titles.
Texas woman convicted in husband's murder: "He wasn't supposed to die"
In her first TV interview, the Texas woman at the center of a case prosecutors say was all about "sex, lies, money, and murder" tells "48 Hours" what happened the night of the murder.
Puerto Rico governor fires emergency director
Some of the aid has allegedly been sitting in the warehouse since Hurricane Maria struck in 2017.
Odell Beckham Jr. arrest warrant rescinded
Beckham was facing a charge of simple battery after video appeared to show the wide receiver slapping the rear of a security guard.
Impeachment managers say Trump is a danger to national security
The president's legal team argues the articles of impeachment themselves are "constitutionally invalid on their face."
Impeachment managers, Trump lawyers to debate rules on Tuesday
The White House defense team and House managers will argue the resolution laying down the rules for the trial, not senators.
SpaceX readies Falcon 9 for second shot at emergency escape test
The test is the last major hurdle before the Crew Dragon blasts off with astronauts aboard
National Archives apologizes for editing Women's March photo
"We made a mistake," the Archives said in a press release.
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Puerto Rico governor fires emergency director
Some of the aid has allegedly been sitting in the warehouse since Hurricane Maria struck in 2017.
Harry and Meghan no longer "working members" of royal family
Buckingham Palace confirms the couple will give up their official His and Her Royal Highness titles.
Painting found in Italian gallery wall confirmed to be long-lost Klimt
One of the art world's biggest mysteries has been solved.
Drivers in Australia can be fined up to $11,000 for tossing a lit cigarette
Officials in New South Wales are enforcing harsher penalties amid unprecedented destruction from wildfires.
Australia's fires push as many as 100 threatened species closer to extinction
"The worry is that with so much lost, there won't be a pool of rare animals and plants to later repopulate burnt areas."
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SpaceX readies Falcon 9 for second shot at emergency escape test
The test is the last major hurdle before the Crew Dragon blasts off with astronauts aboard
Biden accuses Sanders campaign of sharing "doctored" video of him attacking Social Security
Sanders staffers and supporters recently shared a short clip of a 2018 speech that made it appear that Biden was agreeing with Paul Ryan about privatizing Social Security.
Texas woman convicted in husband's murder: "He wasn't supposed to die"
In her first TV interview, the Texas woman at the center of a case prosecutors say was all about "sex, lies, money, and murder" tells "48 Hours" what happened the night of the murder.
Odell Beckham Jr. arrest warrant rescinded
Beckham was facing a charge of simple battery after video appeared to show the wide receiver slapping the rear of a security guard.
Woman convicted in suicide texting case to be released from jail
Inside the groundbreaking case of a crime of the digital age — a young woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter because she used text messages to encourage a friend to take his own life.
Politics
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Biden accuses Sanders campaign of sharing "doctored" video of him attacking Social Security
Sanders staffers and supporters recently shared a short clip of a 2018 speech that made it appear that Biden was agreeing with Paul Ryan about privatizing Social Security.
Impeachment managers say Trump is a danger to national security
The president's legal team argues the articles of impeachment themselves are "constitutionally invalid on their face."
Impeachment managers, Trump lawyers to debate rules on Tuesday
The White House defense team and House managers will argue the resolution laying down the rules for the trial, not senators.
Who's on Trump's impeachment legal team? Here's the list.
"President Trump has done nothing wrong and is confident that this team will defend him, the voters, and our democracy from this baseless, illegitimate impeachment," the White House said.
House Democrats release more materials from Lev Parnas
Democrats released texts exchanged between Parnas and Rudy Giuliani and another set between Parnas and a staffer for Representative Devin Nunes.
Entertainment
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Odell Beckham Jr. arrest warrant rescinded
Beckham was facing a charge of simple battery after video appeared to show the wide receiver slapping the rear of a security guard.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle stripped of titles
Queen Elizabeth formally addressed weeks of controversy surrounding Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle. The young couple wil receive no public funds for royal duties and have been stripped of their HRH titles. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Harry and Meghan no longer "working members" of royal family
Buckingham Palace confirms the couple will give up their official His and Her Royal Highness titles.
Inside Miami's new Museum of Graffiti
For the first time, illegal street art that emerged 50 years ago now has a home, an example of how the controversial art movement has gone mainstream
Saturday Sessions: Son Little performs "Suffer"
Born to a preacher-father, Son Little first started playing music on the basement piano in his family's church. He found his expression in R&B and soul, and won a Grammy for producing a Mavis Staples album, as his own recording career took off. As he begins a world tour, he'll release his latest studio album, "Aloha," later this month. Son Little visited "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to perform "Suffer."
Technology
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Kidnapped 14-year-old girl alerted friends of her location on Snapchat
"Where am I?" the girl messaged friends.
Lawsuit demands Zuckerberg give up control of Facebook
Anti-trust suit by stalled rivals calls Facebook "one of the largest unlawful monopolies ever seen in the United States."
Google parent Alphabet joins $1 trillion club
Investors still high on Big Tech despite mounting political concerns about the industry's size and influence.
Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint since 1975
Company promises to cut its emissions via reforestation, soil management and, eventually, high-tech carbon capture.
Twitter suspends Grindr over privacy concerns
Dating apps gave advertisers data about user "personalities, predispositions and secret desires," privacy group claims.
Science
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Turning an ocean menace into a meal
As kelp forests off America's West Coast are being decimated by voracious urchins, threatening other species' survival, a unique partnership between scientists and a seafood company hopes to turn a menace into a delicacy
SpaceX delays dramatic Crew Dragon abort test
Dramatic SpaceX in-flight abort test is intended to clear the way to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
Court tosses out kids' climate-change lawsuit
Three-judge panel rules that the questions brought up in the case are best dealt with by legislators, not courts.
As Australia burns, it's Murdoch vs. Murdoch on climate change
Media mogul's son is the latest to accuse him of downplaying the role of global warming in the lethal blazes.
Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint since 1975
Company promises to cut its emissions via reforestation, soil management and, eventually, high-tech carbon capture.
Health
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Teen suicide: Risk factors, warning signs and prevention
Resources for teens and parents offering important information and support
Four teachers sue Delta Air Lines over California fuel dump
At a news conference, the teachers described the fuel as drizzling down like raindrops with "overwhelming" fumes.
CDC screening airport passengers for mysterious new virus
The rare pneumonia-like virus has caused at least two deaths, and has spread from China to other countries in Asia.
J&J Risperdal damages slashed from $8 billion to $6.8 million
Original settlement stemmed from the case of a man who said taking the drug as a boy caused him to grow breasts.
Supreme Court to hear Obamacare birth control case
The high court will review whether the Trump administration was on solid ground when it gave religious employers and universities broader religious and moral exemptions to the Obamacare contraception mandate, which requires health care plans to offer free birth control.
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Trump finds campaign foe in "Mini" Mike Bloomberg
Despite his seeming long-shot chances for the presidency, Bloomberg has become a favorite target for President Trump on Twitter
U.S. Treasury to soon begin selling 20-year bonds
The new offering between 10-year and 30-year bonds could help finance U.S.'s enormous $1 trillion annual deficits.
Why wine sales are falling for the first time in 25 years
Wine consumption in the U.S. slowed for the first time in 25 years, thanks in part to young adults' changing tastes.
Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas
Coffee chain plans to open or remodel 85 "community stores" by 2025 in rural and urban neighborhoods across the U.S.
Small Irish island hiring two to run a coffee shop
The job description is for a "couple or two friends," who would get free food and accommodations for their work.
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Texas woman convicted in husband's murder: "He wasn't supposed to die"
In her first TV interview, the Texas woman at the center of a case prosecutors say was all about "sex, lies, money, and murder" tells "48 Hours" what happened the night of the murder.
Woman convicted in suicide texting case to be released from jail
Inside the groundbreaking case of a crime of the digital age — a young woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter because she used text messages to encourage a friend to take his own life.
Kidnapped 14-year-old girl alerted friends of her location on Snapchat
"Where am I?" the girl messaged friends.
Drivers in Australia can be fined up to $11,000 for tossing a lit cigarette
Officials in New South Wales are enforcing harsher penalties amid unprecedented destruction from wildfires.
Former Congressman Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months
Collins, who had represented Buffalo since 2013, was the first member of Congress to back President Trump.
Space
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SpaceX delays dramatic Crew Dragon abort test
Dramatic SpaceX in-flight abort test is intended to clear the way to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
Mysterious objects found orbiting supermassive black hole: study
Are they just gas, or are they stars? Astronomers now believe the unusual objects may be a hybrid of both.
Second all-female spacewalk devoted to space station battery replacements
NASA resumes battery replacement work aboard the International Space Station with the second all-female spacewalk.
Ex-Navy SEAL is NASA's first Korean-American astronaut
Kim is a first-generation Korean-American whose parents came to the U.S. in the 1980s to provide a better life for their children.
Teen discovers rare new planet 3 days into NASA internship
NASA's planet hunter satellite TESS has discovered an exoplanet orbiting two stars instead of one — and it was identified by a high school intern.
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Surprising stars who have never won an Oscar
No thanks to the Academy.
Animals doing people things
A gorilla looking at iPhone photos, an elk drinking red wine... the line between human activity and animal behavior is furrier than one might think
Animals in the wrong place at the wrong time
A hippo at a Swatch store, a squirrel in the Phillies dugout — you won't believe where these animals have popped up ...
Meghan Markle's style, from "Suits" to the royal family
Whatever's next for the the Duchess of Sussex, she's sure to do it in royal fashion.
Britain's royal line of succession
Does the announcement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex change anything?
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Group hopes to spark debate on homelessness
On Saturday, a group of mothers went to the extreme to spotlight the homeless crisis in California. An estimated 151 thousand people are homeless in the Golden State. Carter Evans reports.
Trump admin. to change school lunch policy
The Trump administration is proposing sweeping new changes to an Obama-era school lunch policy. The changes would loosen rules concerning fruits and vegetables, which could lead to more pizzas and burgers on the menu. Natalie Brand reports.
New cases of Coronavirus confirmed in China
China is confirming new cases of the deadly Coronavirus. With the virus now spreading across Southeast Asia, federal agencies in the U.S. are on high alert at airports nationwide. Danya Bacchus reports.
Trump's lawyers to respond to summons
The historic Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is set to begin in less than 72 hours. The president's new legal team and congressional impeachment managers both faced critical deadlines on Saturday. Nikole Killion reports.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle stripped of titles
Queen Elizabeth formally addressed weeks of controversy surrounding Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle. The young couple wil receive no public funds for royal duties and have been stripped of their HRH titles. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.
