Student loans: Secret debt trap waiting for parents
If you’re one of the millions of parents sending a son or daughter to college next year, you’re worried about financial aid’and you should be. There’s a…
Year: 2026
Investment Basics: Your 401(k): A Simple Guide to Retirement Savings
A 401(k) is a retirement savings plan offered by many U.S. employers. Think of it as a special piggy bank at work where you (and often your boss) put…
The prima donna of fruit
The most popular apple in America is a diva, one farmer told The Wall Street Journal. It’s the most finicky fruit around. The Honeycrisp apple has all the…
Queen of the San Diego Zoo passes peacefully
Gramma the Galapagos Tortoise has passed away at an estimated age of 141, after spending about 100 of those years at the San Diego Zoo. Gramma was the…
Dogs share wolf DNA
Your chihuahua is just a little bit wolfy. In fact, scientists at the Smithsonian and American Museum of Natural History, have found that the majority of…
Treasure in the attic
Three brothers from San Francisco decided to clean out the attic in a house belonging to their late mother. What they found was astounding. The men, whose…
Going, going, gone: Disappearing U.S. industries
The good news is that workers in the leisure and hospitality industry will probably always have a job. But the glory days are in the rearview mirror for…
Truck driving schools reviewed
The federal Transportation Department is cracking down on truck driving schools after a fatal crash killed three people. According to Transportation…
The man who invented the 401(k), revolutionizing retirement
In the 1970s, a man who grew up on a rural Pennsylvania farm did one thing that built fortunes, and security, for millions of people. He invented the…