Many Americans enthusiastically partake in Dry January, but it is rarely pitched as fun. After the holiday stretch of office parties and family gatherings, Americans have come to use the start of every year to abstain from alcohol in the name of health and auspicious beginnings. It’s a time of discipline, of cleansing, of embodying...

The state health department update is ‘especially significant,’ advocates say, because Missouri has increased its patient count. 

New data reveals surging IRA and 401(k) balances powering historic growth in US retirement wealth. US retirement assets climbed to a historic peak of $48.1 trillion in the third quarter, marking another milestone in Americans’ long-term savings progress and reinforcing the central role retirement planning plays in household wealth. New figures from the Investment Company...