MIAMI — Martin Hochheiser was overjoyed when nurses told him he was going home to his North Miami Beach condo after a brief hospital stay — until the medical van began veering west toward Hialeah.

His dread turned to panic when Hochheiser, 79, was unloaded at Villa Rosa III, a 48-bed assisted living home with peeling paint, burglar bars, ...Read more

MIAMI — Martin Hochheiser was overjoyed when nurses told him he was going home to his North Miami Beach condo after a brief hospital stay — until the medical van began veering west toward Hialeah.

His dread turned to panic when Hochheiser, 79, was unloaded at Villa Rosa III, a 48-bed assisted living home with peeling paint, burglar bars, ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Bill Roberts, 78 and disabled, rarely leaves his home. One of his most meaningful sources of interaction comes twice a week, when his favorite Meals on Wheels driver delivers lunch – bonus points if it’s his favorite Hawaiian comfort food, loco moco.

On a recent Thursday morning, he greeted a driver at his front door, ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As players in the San Jose Sharks Masters League streak across the ice, Ed Asato trails behind the play, stick ready.

At 87, he still skates in the league’s over-60 division.

Though he isn’t as quick as he was when he first picked up the sport decades ago, his enthusiasm hasn’t faded.

“I’m having fun, and I’m ...Read more

With their hugging posture and ever-present smile, sloths embody Costa Rica’s pura vida lifestyle like no other creature. As the national symbol of this conservation-minded destination, sloths represent Costa Rica’s commitment to biodiversity and protecting the environment: the pure life.

“You know about pura vida?” asks our tour guide,...Read more

MIAMI — Historian and activist Marvin Dunn’s job is to bring Florida’s Black history to life — whether through his Teach the Truth Tours, the under the Black history tree at Florida International University, speaking at schools about racism and discrimination, or through the many protests he’s held to fight injustices.

Now, Dunn, an ...Read more

The latest Bankrate Financial Fraud Survey reveals that about 1 in 3 U.S. adults (34 percent) have experienced financial fraud or a scam in the past 12 months, since January 2024. Among them, nearly 2 in 5 (37 percent) lost money.

“Financial scams today come in all shapes and sizes, advancing far beyond the typo-ridden text messages that so ...Read more

FRANKFURT, Germany — Wega carefully places her hooves on the dark laminate floor. Step by step, the small-statured Haflinger mare ventures into the foyer of the nursing home in Bückeburg in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The clacking of the horseshoes draws the first curious glances. "Come closer, she's very careful," calls out Nele Plassmeier to ...Read more

The first call came just before Thanksgiving last year. She didn’t recognize the phone number, but she answered anyway.

“The person said he was an officer of the Department of Criminal Investigations looking into drug trafficking and money laundering,” the woman recalled. He seemed to know a lot about her: the states where she and her ...Read more

The first call came just before Thanksgiving last year. She didn’t recognize the phone number, but she answered anyway.

“The person said he was an officer of the Department of Criminal Investigations looking into drug trafficking and money laundering,” the woman recalled. He seemed to know a lot about her: the states where she and her ...Read more