VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ willingness to work despite knee pain that has made walking nearly impossible shows other older adults that they have wisdom and experience to offer younger generations, a top Vatican cardinal said. Cardinal Kevin Farrell offered the assessment as he ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The call came from one of the many people Wanda Howard Battle considers a family member, whether they’re related or not. They were asking her to do something different: Lead tours of one of the nation’s most historic places, Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in ...

LANSING — Each day in Fishtown, a small fishing district in Leland, Amanda Holmes, the executive director of the Fishtown Preservation Society, receives a visit from a local elderly man who grew up in the area and likes to check preservation efforts. “He said to me, ‘It’s so easy for ...

DETROIT — Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73. The NBA said Lanier died after a short illness. The Hall of Famer had worked for the league as a global ambassador. ...

MARQUETTE — A survey by Oxford University found that 81% of U.S. respondents want their heirs to inherit their personal values. How do your heirs know what your personal values are? That’s where a legacy letter comes in. “I truly believe that it (legacy letter) provides an inheritance ...

MARQUETTE — Migraines and concussions are painful experiences. If you’ve had either of them, you know how terrible they can be. Both were topics of discussion during a presentation held on April 20 at Northern Michigan University. The presentation, hosted by the Northern Center for ...