• How to care for your aging parents from a distance

    How to care for your aging parents from a distance

    Oct 09, 2014 09:21 PM EST

    ... home care, case management, etc.). Eldercare Locator at (800) 677-1116 can direct you to the Area Agency on Aging appropriate for your parent(s). FCA’s Family Care Navigator offers a state-by-state searchable database to help you locate help in your state. Taking care: Take care of ...

  • News Wrap: First U.S. Ebola case diagnosed in patient infected in Liberia

    News Wrap: First U.S. Ebola case diagnosed in patient infected in Liberia

    Oct 01, 2014 01:10 AM EST

    ... than 100 American cities already have such bans. A decision today by the Federal Communications Commission will be welcome news for many sports fans. The FCC voted to drop a decades-old rule that bans showing hometown games on TV if they're not sellouts. It was meant to protect ...

  • How to pick a long-term-care facility when your loved one can't live alone

    How to pick a long-term-care facility when your loved one can't live alone

    Sep 18, 2014 06:18 PM EST

    ong-term care centers to cater to Latino elders About Family Caregiver Alliance National Center on Caregiving 785 Market Street, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 434-3388 (800) 445-8106 Website: www.caregiver.org E-mail: info@caregiver.org Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) offers an extensive online library ...

  • David Pogue explains why consumers care so much about net neutrality

    David Pogue explains why consumers care so much about net neutrality

    Sep 15, 2014 11:19 PM EST

    ... net neutrality, here's the law. And a district court threw it out, not because they didn't believe in the principle, but because the FCC itself -- this is where it gets complicated, so I speak slowly. The FCC itself years before that had classified Internet providers like Verizon, not ...

  • Websites ‘slow down’ for net neutrality awareness

    Websites ‘slow down’ for net neutrality awareness

    Sep 10, 2014 05:24 PM EST

    ... without it, Internet service providers such as Comcast and Verizon could have economic incentives to charge content-providing websites for faster access, thus affecting consumers. More than one million comments have been sent to the FCC about the matter. Monday is the last day the public can share their opinion.

  • What is the best strategy for taking care of your aging parents at home?

    What is the best strategy for taking care of your aging parents at home?

    Sep 04, 2014 07:49 PM EST

    ... Street, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 434-3388 (800) 445-8106 Website: www.caregiver.org E-mail: info@caregiver.org Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) offers an extensive online library of free educational materials for caregivers. The publications, webinars and videos offer families the kind of straightforward, practical help ...

  • No, ‘Obamacare’ is (still) not dead

    No, ‘Obamacare’ is (still) not dead

    Jul 23, 2014 01:12 PM EST

    ... 11— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) July 22, 2014 Pres. Obama meets with Apollo 11 astronauts to mark 45th anniversary of the moon landing http://t.co/fcSJVLcHKt pic.twitter.com/dAkJPlPhDm— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) July 22, 2014 Pres Obama holds a baby as he works the crowd at Boeing Field ...

  • Comedian John Oliver makes fun of serious news

    Comedian John Oliver makes fun of serious news

    Jul 15, 2014 12:35 AM EST

    ... so-called net neutrality, is hardly standard comic fare. JOHN OLIVER: The point is, the Internet in its current state is not broken, and the FCC is currently taking steps to fix that. (LAUGHTER) JEFFREY BROWN: But it's just the kind of policy and political subject that John Oliver ...

  • For Brazil, it’s not just about winning World Cup, it’s winning with style
  • Your water cooler guide to the World Cup

    Your water cooler guide to the World Cup

    Jun 06, 2014 10:26 PM EST

    Are you an American struggling to understand the hype behind the World Cup? You’re not alone. In fact, a recent Reuters poll showed that 86 percent of all Americans said they know little to nothing about soccer’s biggest event, while two-thirds of all polled said they didn’t know it was being held in Brazil this...