With a majority of Americans preferring to live in their own homes as long as possible, experts stress the importance of modifications to keep dwellings safe and accessible. Here’s a summary of tips from the National Institute on Aging and AARP, which offers a free room-by-room guide with practical suggestions for older adults living independently. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the vulnerable into giving up their life savings. Losses from scams reported by Americans over the age of 60 last year […]
A report from earlier this year gave an interesting glimpse at streaming audiences’ viewing habits. According to the report, which came from Nielsen, the vast majority of viewers’ streaming time in 2023 was spent watching older shows that debuted, in most cases, years prior. Apparently, audiences prefer the classics to anything Hollywood is producing today. […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida police are seeking the public’s help in finding a car stolen from an older couple who were found shot to death in their home. Fort Lauderdale Police on Thursday reissued an all-points bulletin for a red 2014 Ford Fusion that belonged to Major Melvin, 89, and his 87-year-old wife, Claudette, […]
If you’re a parent with young children in 2024, you may or may not be familiar with Moonbug Entertainment. Whether you are or not, however, there’s a very good chance that you’re familiar with any number of intellectual properties owned by the media titan. Shows that fall under Moonbug include ubiquitous children’s programming like “Cocomelon,” […]
NEW YORK — Health officials are investigating whether there’s a link between two new RSV vaccines and cases of a rare nervous system disorder in older U.S. adults. The inquiry is based on fewer than two dozen cases seen among more than 9.5 million vaccine recipients, health officials said Thursday. And the available information is […]
With the deployment of airborne laser sensors as well as more traditional excavation techniques, archeologists have discovered evidence of a massive and sophisticated lost city in the dense Amazon rain forest region of eastern Ecuador in the Andes foothills. Lead researcher Stephen Rostain of the National Center for Scientific Research in France told the BBC, […]
If you have children in the American public school system, it’s time to take them out. Regular readers of The Western Journal are already well aware of that truth, given our repeated coverage of the systemic problems endemic to public schooling and the complete lack of interest on the part of government officials to address […]
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