内容摘要：Waste picker Rajdin, 17, looks for recyclable material during a heat wave at a garbage dump on outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Waste picker Rajdin, 17, looks for recyclable material during a heat wave at a garbage dump on outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Workers gather in the morning at a boat terminal waiting to cross the Mongla river in Mongla, Bangladesh, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Workers gather in the morning at a boat terminal waiting to cross the Mongla river in Mongla, Bangladesh, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations. See more about AP’s climate initiativeThe AP is solely responsible for all content.NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Montgomery used to check the balance on his retirement account once a week and smile. But lately, not wanting to get upset and question if he could retire in a few years, there was only one solution.

“I’m not looking,” says the 66-year-old professor from Huntington Woods, Michigan.As the White House simultaneously

and dismisses fears of a downturn, retired and near-retired Americans are anxiously looking on, worried about outliving their savings or having to put off entries on their bucket lists.

Keeping logged off his account has made Montgomery’s days less worrisome. He and his wife adjusted their portfolio after Election Day, including moving more money into bonds. But he’s not sure what more he can do if the entire world economy can be affected by Washington’s decisions.Meagan Good poses for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)

Meagan Good poses for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)“People have tried to pigeonhole her in a certain area that now she’s breaking free. I always tell her that this is her phoenix moment ... the ashes actually being a metaphor for people’s expectations of her,” said Johnson. “About 75% of my favorite movies that shaped my upbringing have Meagan Good in them ... I’ve learned so much about transitioning into womanhood and adulthood through the characters that she’s played.”

Good, however, stresses her focus is not on recognition or major awards, but reaching the hearts of people. She circles back to gratitude for a career that has defied Hollywood odds.“To have any appreciation is a gift,” said Good. “I feel like my best is yet to come. And I feel like even now, I’m kind of just getting started.”