“The Emerald City” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica in collaboration with Joan Boice needed help. Lots of it. Her physician had tallied the damage: Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis,…
At J.C. Penney stores around the country workers have been busy for months boosting the prices of all their merchandise by as much as 100 percent. Why? So they can then give their shoppers discounts…
The U.S. Department of Transportation has fined Southwest Airlines $200,000 for advertising cheap rates that it failed to provide. The fine, according, involved its “Luv A Fare Sale” from earlier this year when the airline…
A Kansas woman has won a $13 million judgement against a for-profit college after she alleged that she was fraudulently enticed to enroll into one of its nursing programs. Jennifer Kerr, a single mother, went…
After initially refusing government requests that it recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps, Chrysler backed down today and announced a massive recall. The recall include Cherokee and Liberty models that can catch on fire if…
The General Assembly enacted a critical law for condo owners that requires banks to reimburse condo associations for maintenance in case of foreclosures. The reason the bill was critical because two judges had ruled that…
United Airlines threw off a Niantic woman from a midnight flight to Hartford on April 9 because she was acting sleepy. Mary Montesi, 46, said she could not believe that the pilot of the United…
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, General Motors and Mazda are recalling a total of 3.4 million vehicles around the world due to faulty airbags. The airbags were all made by Japanese-based firm Takata for cars built between…
by Lois Beckett A sign at the Babies “R” Us parking lot in Fairless Hills, Pa. The companies that sell information about how much money you make — and whether you’re pregnant, divorced, or trying…
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy To test the honesty of plumbers NBC’s Jeff Rossen set up a test in a New Jersey home of a hot water heater….
HELP FOR BULLIES? Victims are receiving a lot of attention lately. There is pending legislation to protect them from bullying in schools and online. It’s about time. I found the following statistics at the http://behavioral-management.com/bullying-statistics…
While most think a glass of grapefruit juice for breakfast maybe a healthy way to start the day, but evidence shows that combining the juice with scores of common prescription drugs can cause serious illness…
The Federal Trade Commission has warned 22 hotel operators that their online reservation sites may violate the law by providing a deceptively low estimate of what consumers can expect to pay for their hotel rooms….
BAD BOYS AND NICE GIRLS Why do nice girls like bad boys? And why do nice boys like bad girls? Let’s define BAD BOY. Rule breaker. (cheating, lying, stealing, breaking laws) Aggressive behavior (fighting, swearing,…
Evidence is mounting that annual medical checkups for healthy adults does not produce better health results. Instead, new research shows that focusing on special tests for colon and breast cancers would do less damage and…
PSYCHOLOGICAL POWER OF A UNIFORM My doorbell rang around 10am. I looked through the curtain and saw a UPS man with a package at my back door. I opened the door. He entered. First sign….
Written by Colleen Shaddox Patient-centered medical homes are designed to improve health care quality while lowering costs, but advocates also want to make sure that the new primary care model tackles another issue – health…
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court imposed a judgment of more than $163 million on the final defendant in the FTC’s case against an operation that used computer “scareware” to trick consumers…
HOW TO FIND PEACE Sadly, most of us are stressed, overworked, anxious, depressed, depleted of energy after long days of work and family obligations. This world it too fast for most of us. Addictions are…
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, When I was a child, I was abused and neglected and lived in many foster homes. I am very good at taking care of others because I never want anyone to feel…