Black Americans retiring earlier, with less savings
CNBC - A new study released Tuesday by Prudential finds African-Americans retire earlier than the general population on average, despite significantly lower retirement savings...
Police: Teens ask elderly woman for ride, lock her in trunk
NBC Philadelphia - Five teenagers have been charged in the carjacking and abduction of an 89-year-old woman from Lincoln, Del.
106-year-old US woman to get school diploma
LUCAS, Ohio (AP) - Reba Williams said she completed high school in Ohio but was denied her diploma because she refused to read a final book assigned by a teacher. She'd read it once and didn't want to read it again...
Texas woman's execution halted; DA won't appeal
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - State District Judge Larry Mitchell issued a reprieve for 51-year-old Kimberly McCarthy less than five hours before she could have been taken to the death chamber for the 1997 slaying of a neighbor...
103-year-old walks through mall daily
VIDEO - Mekey Yetashawork is a bit different than your typical mall walker. Yetashawork will turn 104 this year...
Elderly NYC residents in high rises are gifted with food and support
Flooding and reports of electricity losses have dominated coverage of Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath, but communities with elderly residents have recently added another dimension to the narrative.
Health aides arested for stealing $340,000 from elderly woman
MIAMI - Two home health aides were arrested after authorities said they stole close to $400,000 from an elderly woman who employed them...
2 men charged with beating, robbing 86-year-old man
CHiCAGO - Two men were charged Friday with the beating and robbery of an 86-year-old man in the lobby of his South Side apartment building...
Georgia grandmother gets 1st degree black belt
theGRIO REPORT - An energetic 69-year-old grandmother from Georgia has just earned a black belt in martial arts...
Who will tend to our growing elder population?
theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans are living longer and the number of individuals age 65 and older will triple by 2050. This population boom has deep implications for long-term medical care and the needs for aging elders...
