How to avoid the annuity trap

Those about to retire have had to choose between rock-bottom annuity rates and complex drawdown plans. Not any more

Volusia offers Edgewater, Ponce Inlet option to run ambulances

Volusia County is offering Ponce Inlet and Edgewater the option to run their own ambulances -- part of a six-month "pilot program" to test how municipalities can fit into the countywide emergency transport system Volusia took over last year.

LA Kings beat Phoenix, move to brink of Cup final

LOS ANGELES (AP) When Daymond Langkow beat Jonathan Quick on a breakaway and celebrated Phoenix's first lead in the Western Conference finals, captain Dustin Brown was almost curious how his Los Angeles Kings would respond to the first serious adversity they've faced in weeks.

Can global leaders help Europe contain crisis?

When leaders from eight of the world's biggest economies meet this weekend outside Washington, the focus will be on how to prevent Europe's debt crisis from spiraling out of control.

How to Build a Better Lithium Ion Battery

DOWNERS GROVE TOWNSHIP, Ill. -- With current battery systems reaching their performance limits, researchers are scrutinizing every component of lithium-ion cells in order to develop energy storage mechanisms that can make electric vehicles better competitors to fossil-fueled engines. [More]