Americas
In 2023, Allison Hale realized her mother could no longer live on her own. Though she was relatively young at 67, her recent retirement had exacerbated a longtime struggle with drinking. She declined quickly, culminating in a diagnosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a dementia-like condition caused by alcohol-induced brain damage. Suddenly,…
It looks like the worst of the airport chaos is coming to an end. Loading audio narration… Wait times at security checkpoints have plummeted at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which was one of the hardest hit by Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages.While last week it warned passengers of four-hour lines,…
I recently received a letter from my health insurance. They said they had sent me a $50 (paper) check and noticed I never cashed it. Had I not received it? I was excited. I had not received my check! How nice of them to make sure I’d get the money…
