Older Australians struggling to find work before hitting the pension age
Sixty-five-year-old Kerry Forrest wants and needs a job. But during the three years she has been applying for…
Calls to reform Australia’s pension age as labourers consider early retirement due to injury
In Australia, the pension age was lifted from 65 to 67 in 2023. For some manual workers, it’s…
The audiobook business is booming. But wages remain low
For Mara Wilson, who played the plucky schoolgirl heroine in the 1996 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda,”…
L.A. child dies from complication of infant measles infection
A school-aged child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare complication of measles after contracting the…
My Grandma Did the Splits in Her 90s: Her Diet, Exercise Routine
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aliya Brooks, 25, about her grandmother, Mildred “Millie” Cruzat.…
UCSD takes detailed look at how space flight accelerates aging
The famous “Earthrise” photo taken by astronaut Bill Anders aboard Apollo 8 in 1968. (File photo courtesy NASA)…
Fitness world in mourning after sudden death of 27-year-old bodybuilder Erik Markov, the current Mr Olympia Amateur Spain
Friday, 5 September 2025, 15:28 The fitness world in Spain is mourning the sudden death of Erik Markov…
Why COVID keeps roaring back every summer, even as pandemic fades from public view
By many measures, the coronavirus is a thing of the past. Masks have been stored away. Social distancing…
COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new ‘Stratus’ variant
COVID-19 is once again climbing to troubling levels in California — a worrying trend as health officials attempt…
Shooting in a crowded New York club leaves 3 dead
NEW YORK — A club shooting in Brooklyn early Sunday morning has left three people dead and nine others wounded.…