Congress failed to take action and strike a deal on federally subsidized Stafford student loan rates, causing them to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. It’s possible for lawmakers to pass a bill that would undo the damage that’s been done. According to the Joint Economic Committee, students – if Congress fails to act […]
A CVS pharmacist discovered acetaminophen pills in a 120-pill bottle of baby aspirin, sparking an immediate nationwide aspirin recalls. More than 16,000 bottles of the pills are being voluntary recalled by Advance Pharmaceutical, Inc. They’re supposed to be filled with 81-mg aspirin pills. However, one bottle in the recalled lot had 500-mg acetaminophen pills. To […]
Microsoft is taking a page out of Apple’s book, and opening mini-stores in 500 Best Buy locations around the United States and 100 Best Buy and Future Shop sites around Canada. According to the companies, the Microsoft mini-stores will be between 1,500 and 2,200 square feet and have a number of Microsoft-related items for sale […]
Last month, Yahoo purchased Tumblr for $1.1 billion. And, the purchasing spree continues for the company with two more acquisitions – Rondee and GhostBird. Yahoo announced yesterday that it acquired GhostBird, an iOS-photo editing app developer, and Rondee, which is an initiative conference calling service. Rondee posted on its website that the company was joining […]
Four people – two men and two women – are dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a St. Louis business. According to police, the shooting happened after the four got into an argument. Police have recovered a semiautomatic handgun from the scene. The shooting took place around 1:45 CT along Cherokee Street, which is at […]
More than 75 people, in eight states, have become infected and sick with Hepatitis A that has been traced back to Oregon’s Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend frozen pomegranate and berry mix. Most of the sick are adults; however, one child has fallen ill because of the disease. Health officials were initially concerned children would […]
The “Storm Chasing” world lost an icon in Friday’s Oklahoma tornado outbreak. Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and Carl Young died doing what they loved while chasing the EF3 El Reno Tornado May 31. Many people did not want to believe this devastating news but Samaras, who regularly posts on his Facebook after every chase, […]
LinkedIn, a professional social networking website, is the latest Internet company to enact the two-step authentication process to ensure their websites and users are safe from cyberattacks. Its users can choose to add the two-step verification process to their accounts, giving them additional security in the sign-in process when they log in from a device […]
Google makes it easier for people searching to learn the nutritional content of over 1,000 meats, vegetables, fruits and other foods with its newest feature. The feature, which uses Google’s Knowledge Graph, allows people to learn what the calories, fat and carbohydrate grams are for their food – meals and snacks. The search results of […]
Starbucks has issued a No Smoking Within 25 Feet Ban that takes effect June 1 for all stores in the United States. Any smoker who wants to smoke will need to do so away from its stores. Miramar Starbucks Store Manager Cliff Elome said he’s been giving folks the heads-up about the company’s new policy. […]