George Bridges

To relieve stress for the more than 826,000 family caregivers in Mississippi, AARP is building support networks in person and by phone.

As part of its efforts to improve retirement security for Iowans, AARP is sponsoring several events during Money Smart Week, April 18-25.

AARP Oklahoma, state Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak (R) and KJRH-TV, an NBC affiliate, are hosting a shredding event April 15 to help prevent identity theft.

To celebrate the state launch of the Fraud Watch Network, AARP Hawaii is hosting a tele-town hall on April 18 at 9 a.m. Experts leading the event will reveal top scams in the islands, as reported to the Better Business Bureau, and will unveil new research findings about behaviors that leave consumers in Hawaii vulnerable to fraud.

AARP Idaho members will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their views with U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo (R) in a tele-town hall on April 28 at 11 a.m.

The long stretch of old mills lining the Merrimack River in Manchester makes it clear something big went on here. But did you know these mills, started in the 1830s, became one of the world’s largest textile manufacturing plants? Or that Native Americans fished upriver 11,000 years ago?

By Cynthia Pasquale

By Vanessa Ho

Virgin Islanders pay as much as five times the average U.S. rate for electricity, but the price is on its way down, providing relief for people on fixed incomes. Some older residents have been using candles at night to save on energy costs.

About 22 percent of Kentuckians lacked the resources at some point in the past year to put enough food on the table. More than 700,000 do not always know where they will get their next meal.