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Spring cleaning: Dust off your shelves, summer clothes and paper savings bonds
Too much clutter in your life? As you clean and organize your home, don't forget to tidy up your financial affairs as well. Within those old files and shelves you may even find a hidden treasure - unredeemed savings bonds.
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Financial steps millennials to baby boomers need to know to prepare for disability
Whether a severe disability progresses slowly or occurs suddenly, most people are not financially prepared for a health crisis that forces them to stop working. The results can be financially devastating, both to sidelined workers and their families.
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Kerry: US, allies ready to aid Syria rebels

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a joint a news conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)Unless President Assad engages in peace talks, the U.S. will help rebels "fight for the freedom of their country."


Wed May 22 13:02:30 UTC 2013
Police recover backpacks of two kidnapped girls

This photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Authorities said Tuesday, May 21, 2013, a man suspected of abducting Shepard and a 12-year-old girl from a bus stop in central Iowa has been found dead, but a search continues for Shepard. Authorities said the 12-year-old girl was able to escape and ran to a nearby rural residence for help. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Public Safety)Investigators continue to search for a 15-year-old Iowa girl abducted this week.


Wed May 22 12:06:27 UTC 2013
House subcommittee moves to curb military sexual assaults

FILE - In this June 2, 2012 file photo, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass. speaks in Springfield, Mass. Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)The panel considers a change that may encourage more victims to step forward.


Wed May 22 11:31:00 UTC 2013