On Wednesday, the U.S. Congress passed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 which lowers student loan rates by tying them to market conditions. President Obama has expressed that he will sign the bill as soon as it reaches him. The overwhelming vote in Congress was 392 for and 31 against. It resolves a […]
Go into any Starbucks coffee shop and you’ll get a consistent menu and free Wi-Fi. However, the popular coffee shop chain is looking to bring more to its customers – it’s just reached a deal with Google to give its customers a quicker Wi-Fi connection. How much faster? Google’s Wi-Fi connection will be 10 times […]
The Conference Board announced Tuesday that the consumer confidence index dropped in July to 80.3. The drop comes amidst a rise in home prices on the U.S. market. It is a slight drop compared to May’s index of 82.1 and still reflects the second-highest level since January of 2008. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home […]
Two stars of the Bravo reality show have been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly exaggerating their income while they applied for loans before the pair debuted on the show in 2009. Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, 43, and, his wife Teresa Giudice, 41, have been charged with 39 different counts that include conspiracy to commit […]
On Monday, Dr. Virginia Moyer, Chairwoman for the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, made a recommendation that heavy smokers get checked for lung cancer through a CT scan procedure. By heavy smokers following this recommendation, it is estimated that annual lung cancer-related deaths could be decreased by 20,000. CT scans would allow for early detection […]
An Ohio bank admits it accidentally foreclosed on the wrong home, with its foreclosure cleaning crew cleaning the homeowner’s belongings out and changing her locks. However, when homeowner Katie Barnett asked for $18,000 to replace all her stuff, First National Bank of Wellston balked at the idea and offered her a lower price. Katie Barnett […]
The Baltimore Ravens lost Dennis Pitta to injury on Saturday during day 3 at the team’s training camp. He was carted off the field with a hip fracture and more than likely will be out for the entire 2013-14 NFL season. It is a major upset for the current Super Bowl champs. The Ravens must […]
The best place to shop in Europe is Britain. That’s according to information from the most recent EuroTrack survey from YouGov. The survey keeps tabs on public opinion from the following countries: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the UK. The survey’s results come on the heels of the official figures that showed Britain […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on Friday regarding the dietary supplement Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First B-50. The B-50 product is promoted as a vitamin B dietary supplement. U.S. Health regulators made this announcement in response to 29 reports of issues related to use of the product. It was […]
The last film “Enough Said” that the late Gandolfini starred in will be in theaters September 20. The premiere will be shown earlier in the same month at the Toronto International Film Festival. The announcement was made Friday by the film’s distribution company, Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film is a romantic comedy that also stars […]