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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) regularly publishes data on the income and expenses of Americans by age group. For retirees, data is divided into two categories: ages 65 to 74, and ages 75+.

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Black adolescents with psychological distress are less likely to report using mental health care than their White counterparts, according to a new study of teenagers in Ontario. The disparity was ...

Add Tufts University to the growing number of selective institutions in Massachusetts waiving the cost of tuition for eligible U.S. undergraduate students. The school announced Tuesday it will cover ...

There’s no specific data source that lists exactly how much upper-class retirees spend monthly at age 70. However, using data from the consumer expenditures reports issued annually by the U.S. Bureau ...

NBC data analyst Steve Kornacki runs down a new poll on President Trump's approval rating, overall and on specific issues, general party numbers, and opinions on gerrymandering. STEVE KORNACKI: Our ...

The French government was thrown into fresh turmoil Monday as lawmakers fired the prime minister, the latest leader tossed out by a deeply divided legislature. Parliamentarians on the left and right ...

PHOENIX — Phoenix firefighters were called to three separate mountain rescues in less than an hour Sunday morning and early afternoon. The first call came out around 11:30 a.m. for a distressed hiker ...

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Total effective tax rates for the 400 wealthiest Americans have declined sharply in recent years, and they now pay a smaller percentage of their true income in taxes than the average American, ...