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Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures.
But they can still be thrust back to their days of wanderlust and thrill-seeking whenever caretakers at the community in ... (full story)
What if I can’t pay my taxes?
Q. What happens if I can't pay my taxes this year? -- N.C., Cleveland, Ohio
A. First, understand that filing your tax return and paying your taxes are two different things. Regardless of your ability to pay, you still need to file your return on time. There are penalties both for failing to file and failing to pay, and in the fi ... (full story)
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. It's asking what's next?
BAC NINH, Vietnam (AP) — The transformation of Vietnam's Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops and the spicy Chinese and Korean dishes on its tables.
Once known for its rice fields and the love duets of its centuries-old Quan Ho folk songs, the city just north of Hanoi has become one of Vietnam's busiest factory ... (full story)
Local
Voters shrug off scandals, paying a price in lost trust
(THE CONVERSATION) Donald Trump joked in 2016 that he could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" and not lose support. In 2024, after two impeachments and 34 felony convictions, he has more or less proved the point. He not only returned to the White House, he turned his mug shot into décor, hangi ... (full story)
Return-to-office critics warned of mass resignations. So far, they haven't happened in Vermont
When Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced that state workers would need to return to offices at least three days per week starting Dec. 1, the state employees' union warned the initiative could cause a mass exodus of top staff.
So far, that doesn't appear to be the case.
Comparing mid-September to mid-December of 2025 to the sa ... (full story)
State
Gavin Newsom's legacy: Can he deliver on unmet promises in his final year as governor?
It's Gavin Newsom's final year in office as California governor — and his last chance to use his role as governor to audition for the national stage.
The governor, who will address the Legislature and present his budget proposal this week, has spent the past seven years pushing an ambitious agenda. Now in his final year, n ... (full story)
Trump administration's capture of Maduro raises unease about the international legal framework
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — From the smoldering wreckage of two catastrophic world wars in the last century, nations came together to build an edifice of international rules and laws. The goal was to prevent such sprawling conflicts in the future.
Now that world order — centered at the United Nations headquarters i ... (full story)