Matt Sedensky, The Associated Press

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Older people in crosshairs as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loans

Older people in crosshairs as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loans

NEW YORK (AP) -- Christine Farro has cut back on the presents she sends her grandchildren on their birthdays, and she's put off taking two cats and a dog for their shots. All her clothes come from thrift stores and most of her vegetables come from her garden. At 73, she has cut her costs as much as she can...

Market turmoil has many afraid to check retirement savings

Market turmoil has many afraid to check retirement savings

NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Montgomery used to check the balance on his retirement account once a week and smile. But lately, not wanting to get upset and question if he could retire in a few years, there was only one solution.

DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that the government already found years ago

DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that the government already found years ago

NEW YORK (AP) -- The latest government waste touted by billionaire Elon Musk's cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency is hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims it purportedly uncovered.

DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that government already found

DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that government already found

NEW YORK (AP) -- The latest government waste touted by billionaire Elon Musk's cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency is hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims it purportedly uncovered.

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

NEW YORK (AP) -- Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing.

Fired federal workers hunt for new jobs but struggle to replace their old ones

Fired federal workers hunt for new jobs but struggle to replace their old ones

NEW YORK (AP) -- HIRING: Park ranger. SEEKING: Nuclear submarine engineer. WANTED: Sled dog musher.

Consumer watchdog agency called 'vicious' by Trump seen as a 'hero' to many it aided

Consumer watchdog agency called 'vicious' by Trump seen as a 'hero' to many it aided

NEW YORK (AP) -- To President Donald Trump, it's a hotbed of "waste, fraud and abuse" whose only purpose is to "destroy people" and whose staff amounts to a "vicious group."

Too old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step aside

Too old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step aside

NEW YORK (AP) -- A swath of Americans watching President Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and prime-time miscues: Themselves.