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Which debts are surviving family members responsible for when someone dies?
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (445+ words) June 24, 2026 / 12: 51 PM EDT / CBS News Some obligations are paid through the deceased person's estate, but in certain cases, surviving family members may become responsible for payment instead. Understanding where those lines are drawn, then, can help avoid costly mistakes. So,…...
Can Social Security recipients file for bankruptcy?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (336+ words) June 23, 2026 / 12: 28 PM EDT / CBS News When debt becomes unmanageable, some retirees start looking at options they never expected to consider, including filing for bankruptcy. Yet many people receiving Social Security benefits aren't sure whether they're eligible to file for this…...
Which debts are forgiven when someone dies?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (294+ words) June 23, 2026 / 10: 36 AM EDT / CBS News The answer, however, isn't always straightforward. Some debts are extinguished upon death, while others may be paid from the deceased's estate. So, which types of debts are actually forgiven after a person dies? That's what…...
Medicare's AI push snarls patients and doctors in errors and delays
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1277+ words) June 23, 2026 / 5: 00 AM EDT / KFF Health News Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land in rural Oklahoma once owned by his father and generations before him. Each quarter, for several years, he has made the 2-hour drive to Oklahoma City…...
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan | 60 Minutes Archive
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (59+ words) Alan Greenspan was one of the longest-serving Federal Reserve chairs in U. S. history, steering the organization for 18 years under four presidents. Lesley Stahl spoke with Greenspan in 2007, more than a year after he retired. The former Fed chair died today at…...
Growing U. S. inequality is worsening Social Security's financial crunch, group says
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (755+ words) June 22, 2026 / 10: 00 AM EDT / CBS News Social Security's'looming funding crisis'is usually blamed on demographics, with an aging U. S. population and declining birth rates leaving fewer workers to support retirees. But another force is also draining the program's finances: widening income inequality. In…...
A strange symptom during his daily commute led to a man's Stage IV cancer diagnosis
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (684+ words) June 20, 2026 / 8: 00 AM EDT / CBS News Joe Gillette's morning commute hadn't changed in years " until the three-lane highway became four lanes one day. He realized he was seeing double out of one eye. He thought it might be a side effect…...
Bigelow Boulevard had one of the nation's first gas stations
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (22+ words) CBS News Bigelow Boulevard had one of the nation's first gas stations...
Raising awareness on skin cancer
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (31+ words) CBS News - The 5: 33 | Legacy of the LIRR Massacre - On The Dot with David Schechter: Wildfires & Climate Change Raising awareness on skin cancer...
One-tank road trips to try across Northern California this summer. See the list.
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1222+ words) Updated on: June 19, 2026 / 11: 32 AM PDT / CBS Sacramento As summer road trip season arrives and gas prices continue to swing, travelers do not have to burn through a full vacation budget to get out of town. June 18 is recognized as National…...