With holiday shopping now in full swing, an advocacy group is warning about some toys you should not buy for the youngsters in your life. World Against Toys Causing Harm — better known as W.A.T.C.H. — has released a list of the 10 worst toys of 2022, as well as a comment from the organization … Read more

Lacing up your sneakers and taking a stroll each day is good for your heart, lungs and — a recent study suggests — brain. People between the ages of 40 and 79 who took 9,826 steps each day were 50% less likely to develop dementia over the following seven years, according to a study published … Read more

Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Everyone dreams of the day they can stop working for good. But worries about finances can cloud the sunniest visions of retirement. How will you cover daily expenses when you no longer can count on a regular paycheck? Fortunately, some costs shrink significantly — or even disappear — once you … Read more

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on ConsumerWorld.org. Hunting for the best Black Friday deals this year is going to be a month-long challenge for shoppers because of inflation and sales being spread out over weeks rather than being concentrated around Thanksgiving. “To be honest, retailers are taking the fun out of the mad frenzy … Read more

All good things must come to an end, including a lot of the stuff filling your home. While stocking up can seem like a smart move, not everything can be stored indefinitely. Following are some items that might be about to go bad — or worse — in your stockpile. 1. At-home COVID-19 tests Photoroyalty … Read more

Some Medicare Advantage health insurance plans have a history of overbilling the federal government, at an average of more than $1,000 per patient annually, according to federal audit data. The newly released data also reveals other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage plans, according to a report published by Kaiser Health News. KHN obtained the … Read more

metamorworks / Shutterstock.com It seems unlikely anybody enjoys sitting in traffic, but some of us suffer much longer and more often than others. Drivers in Chicago lost 104 hours sitting in 2021’s traffic jams, according to a recent report from delivery service Circuit. But it’s not even the worst overall city for drivers, based on … Read more

If you have used a popular software program to complete your tax return, it is possible details of your income have been shared with Facebook, according to a new report. The Markup reports that H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer are among the tax-filing companies that have sent personal and financial information to Facebook, including: Names … Read more

pikselstock / Shutterstock.com Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, causes more deaths each year in the United States than all types of cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease combined, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). And stroke is responsible for one out of every 19 deaths in the U.S., according to the same … Read more

Felix Mizioznikov / Shutterstock.com As memories of Hurricane Ian remain fresh in our minds, some Americans are probably grateful that they don’t live in Florida. But as it turns out, the Sunshine State is not a bad place to be if you are trying to avoid natural disasters. For starters, it’s not necessarily true that … Read more