A version of this story appears in the September 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Philadelphia detected its first case of a deadly, fast-spreading strain of influenza on September 17, 1918.

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has ...

Should pregnant Australian women be worried? Australia’s system of maternity care has a great deal in common with the British National Health Service. Could ideology be putting expectant mothers – and ...

The months after the release of the June 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update have offered a glimpse of how difficult rekindling economic activity will be while the pandemic surges. During May and ...

Starting RMDs at age 73 is mandatory for traditional IRAs to ensure that you pay taxes on your savings. Missing your full RMD triggers a 25% penalty, which can be ...