Two Elderly Women Rescued From Hot Tub in Remote Cabin—Authorities
The Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team (WCSART) reported that its members had to recently rescue two elderly women from a hot tub who were vacationing at a cabin in the Red River Gorge area of Kentucky. Why It Matters In a post on Facebook, WCSART said it was posting about the story as “a […]
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Elderly Americans Lose $745M to Scams in 2025 So Far
Americans age 60 and older have lost more than $745 million to scams in the first three months of 2025, nearly $200 million more than at the same point last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Newsweek has reached out to the FTC for comment via email on Saturday. Why It Matters Scams […]
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Rescuer’s Message for Owner Who Threw Elderly Cat out of Car—and Drove Away
A California resident who witnessed a woman discarding her elderly cat out of a car has a message for anyone who thinks pets are simply disposable. Jessica Estrada, 42, was hiking the Two Trees Trail in Riverside on June 4 when she witnessed the unthinkable. As she turned back along the trail, she watched as […]
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Missing Elderly Man With Dementia Found Alive After Seven Days
A 67-year-old Mississippi man, Marvin “Jeff” Jaggers, who had been missing for a week was found “alive and well” on Saturday, Pontotoc County fire services coordinator Adam Patton told Newsweek. His daughter, Molly Jaggers, has said her father suffers from dementia. Newsweek has reached out to the Pontotoc Sheriff’s Department for comment via email on […]
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Elderly Americans Face Crisis Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown
President Donald Trump‘s crackdown on immigration is deepening a crisis in America’s caregiving system, straining the already limited workforce that supports the country’s rapidly aging population, experts have warned. Trump pledged to remove millions of undocumented migrants as part of his aggressive immigration agenda. Yet immigrants are integral to the U.S. care workforce, accounting for […]
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