Seniors are going back to work in order to pay taxes. In Boulder County, Colo. , a tax work-off program that started in 1986 for residents over 60 now has about 250 applicants for fewer than 100 openings. The seniors do landscaping, gather climate data, clip newspapers and staff the courthouse information booths to make extra money to pay their taxes. Many stay as volunteers after paying off their taxes.

India has finally come of age and finally abolished a 93-year-old law banning women from tendering bars and entertaining guests. The Supreme Court of India on Thursday annulled the 1914 statute, giving women the equal opportunity to enter bartending, one of the more lucrative jobs in the India's thriving economy.

An explosion at an allegedly illegal fireworks workshop in southern Guangxi Zhuang, China has claimed three lives and critically injured 13 others. The incident occurred on Saturday while workers were rushing to keep up with the increasing demand for fireworks in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. The fatalities included the mother of the shop owner, while those injured were all local villagers employed in the factory.

A 42-year old Romanian lady who has worked for three years as a school cleaner, has been appointed as a substitute teacher after passing her competency exam. However, Rodica Sandu who is now a substitute teacher in a school in Teleg village, Neamt county, refused to give up her cleaning chores.

A 56-year-old single mom from Long Island hit the jackpot at a time when she was about to lose her home, New York lottery officials said Friday. Rosa Torres, a cashier who juggles two jobs, won $2,000 weekly for life after buying four lottery tickets with the $20 she luckily picked from the ground on the way to a 7-Eleven convenience store in New Hyde Park.