Amber is a proud native San Franciscan who grew up in the Mission neighborhood. She speaks fluent Cantonese thanks to her parents who immigrated to the U.S. from China and Hong Kong. Amber ...

Social Security's "full retirement age" is set to increase next year, meaning that those nearing retirement will have to hold off a little longer before they can claim a larger benefit.

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The girl’s alleged abduction from the facility saw a statewide amber alert issued on Thursday. Police allege the man was known to the girl. The eight-year-old was located “safe and well” at ...

Earlier, Queensland Police Service (QPS) issued an amber alert after the child was taken from a facility on Beach Road, Maroochydore, about 10:45am on Thursday. She was found at Eerwah Vale at 6pm ...

A new year, a new number for Social Security and the benefit program's full retirement age. Most people associate the age of 65 with retirement – although there's data suggesting the average ...

A small, silver amulet found by a skeleton in a nearly 2000-year-old grave in Frankfurt, Germany may offer new insights into the early spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

A silver amulet, dating between 230-270 A.D., unearthed in Frankfurt, contains the oldest known Christian inscription north of the Alps. Deciphered using advanced imaging, the inscription reveals ...

Researchers have deciphered a mysterious inscription hidden within an ancient amulet, uncovering fascinating new insights into the early history of Christianity. The small, silver amulet was ...

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found ...

The Bahra 1 site, where the statues were found, has been a focal point for research on ancient Stone Age societies in Arabia since 2009. Excavations at the site have given insights into the Ubaid ...