Dear Moneyist, I live with my 65-year-old widowed mother and my two adolescent daughters, who are 11 and 13 years old. My father gave me half of the ownership of the house when he died. My mom is dating a 75-year-old man who lives nearby at a retirement home. My youngest daughter told me that […]
The number of coronavirus infections — and fatalities — has jumped in recent days. The mysterious pneumonia-causing illness that infects the respiratory tract was responsible for at least 56 deaths in China, and more than 1,975 cases, with approximately 1,000 new cases identified by Chinese health officials. On Saturday, China also said that it would […]
One of the House impeachment managers said Sunday she wasn’t sure that the goal of convincing the Senate to subpoena new witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump had been achieved this week. Democrats, who hold 47 seats in the Senate, need to convince four Republicans to compel witnesses, assuming all of the […]
Welcome to the coronavirus marketplace. Amid rising infection cases and deaths from the new coronavirus, protective gear like face masks and at least one game related to disease outbreak have surged in sales. Meanwhile, some sellers have sought to capitalize on the growing alarm. Cases of the new coronavirus were first detected in Wuhan, China […]
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office charged Salvador Escobar, 48, with felony human trafficking: Randolph County Sheriff’s Office A man has been charged with human trafficking after he allegedly kept a sex slave for five years. Salvador Espinoza Escobar, 48, is accused of “withholding basic needs in exchange for forced sexual acts” with the woman since January […]
Mississippi postal worker Sherry Ingold died on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 after being shot. This photo is from Facebook group Sherry’s Fight, where people rallied to support the postal worker. JACKSON, Miss. – A Mississippi postal worker who was shot while delivering mail last week has died. Sherry Ingold died at the University of Mississippi […]
A few years ago, I left my career as a physical therapist at age 41. I decided to pursue a completely different financially independent, retired early (FIRE) lifestyle. Around the same time, my parents asked me to go over their finances with them. They were preparing for traditional retirement in their 60s. After years of […]
It’s been a brutal month for baseball. The Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal has rocked the league, causing unprecedented punishment and three managers to lose their jobs. But this week, baseball fans can take a break from the scandal and focus on something more positive: the Hall of Fame. Major League Baseball announced its 2020 Hall […]
Dear Moneyist, I live with my 65-year-old widowed mother and my two adolescent daughters, who are 11 and 13 years old. My father gave me half of the ownership of the house when he died. My mom is dating a 75-year-old man who lives nearby at a retirement home. My youngest daughter told me that […]
U.S. equity markets have experienced downbeat trade this past week as investors kept one eye trained on a deadly flu outbreak in China. However, gauged by the market’s performance during the onset of other infectious diseases, including SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, Ebola and avian flu, Wall Street investors may have little to fear […]