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New Colorado Wildfire Prompts Evacuations of Homes

Associated Press — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:55:19 +0000

DENVER (AP) — A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver is forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes.

Colorado Fire Now 85 Percent Contained

Associated Press — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:39:41 +0000

DENVER (AP) — The fire that destroyed more than 500 homes near Colorado Springs is now 85 percent contained, and crews are hoping to have it fully contained tomorrow.

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Banks Fall Short in Helping Struggling Homeowners

Associated Press — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:43 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation's top mortgage servicers. Such delays can plunge borrowers deeper in debt.

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Baby Boomers: A Force for the Future?

Tom Egelhoff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:20 +0000

Over the next ten years over 10,000 baby boomers will retire each and every day of the year.

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Obama Hints Bernanke Likely to Leave Fed in January

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:48 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has given the clearest signal yet that Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely leave the Federal Reserve when his term ends in January.

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Fourteen 7-Eleven Stores Shut Down After Worker-Exploitation Scheme Exposed

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:23:49 +0000

Authorities uncovered a wide-ranging scheme in which the owners of more than a dozen 7-Eleven convenience stores in New York and Virginia hired illegal immigrant workers, gave them fake identities, stole their wages and forced them to live in boarding houses, effectively creating a "modern-day plantation system."

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Immigration Reform: What Exactly Are We Reforming?

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:49 +0000

The United States of America was created and built by immigrants. No one can dispute that.

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5 Careers That Are Quickly Dying Out

Carl Pettit — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:42:55 +0000

Getting a solid apprenticeship or a college education is almost always a good idea for anyone traveling down the career path. The problem arises when you have to decide between several different options. While anyone with a strong skill set (blue- or white-collar) should be fairly employable, it’s just a basic fact that some vocations are more in demand these days than others. It often depends on where, and especially when, you live.

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Dunkin' Donuts to Honor Employee at Center of Rage-Filled, Viral Tirade

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:29:36 +0000

The customer is not always right.

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Do You Trust Your Government?

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:38 +0000

When we look at the scandals of today, Benghazi, Associated Press, IRS, and now Verizon, it’s almost like politics as usual.

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Building Collapses in Philadelphia, Trapping and Injuring Multiple People

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:43:22 +0000

On Wednesday morning, a four-story building in Philadelphia collapsed unexpectedly, trapping some people under the rubble and injuring others.

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More Than 100 Students Kicked Off Plane For Misbehavior

Donald Deane — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:58:07 +0000

What should've been a fun vacation trip from New York to Atlanta turned nightmarish on Monday morning when an airline kicked a group of 101 Yeshiva students and their eight chaperones off a plane for being rambunctious. The school, however, says the incident was blown way out of proportion and now they're fighting back.

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Wisconsin Town Allows Authorities to Fine Parents of Bullies

Donald Deane — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:13:39 +0000

Bullying has reached epidemic proportions and officials all across the country are putting measures in place to protect students. But a Wisconsin city has gone a step further by passing an ordinance which allows the parents of bullies to be fined. Does that seem fair?

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The IRS Star Trek Parody that American Taxpayers Spent Over $50,167 to Make

Jon King — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:41:17 +0000

An audit of the IRS reveals expenditures on a Star Trek Parody of over $50,000.

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Brutal Weather Tears Through Midwest Again, Killing 'Storm Chasers' Trio, 10 More

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:28:19 +0000

A series of tornadoes hit Oklahoma Friday night, killing at least 13 people and leaving many more missing, without homes or stranded. Other storms and flooding also hit Arkansas and Missouri, and remnants of that severe weather moved east all the way to New England, where 19,000 are still without power on Monday morning.

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Student, 13, In Big Trouble for Subduing Classmate Armed With Knife

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:09:31 +0000

We all know school violence is a big issue, but who knew stopping it would be cause for controversy?

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Incoming RU Athletic Director Involved in Lawsuit

Associated Press — Tue, 28 May 2013 22:36:45 +0000

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Incoming Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann was involved in a discrimination lawsuit at Louisville, where an assistant track coach said she was fired for complaining about discriminatory treatment.

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Natural Disasters and Profiteering

Tom Egelhoff — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:15 +0000

Mother Nature’s awesome power was put on display again recently in Moore, Okla., when a mile wide tornado paid a visit resulting in a death toll of 24 people, more than 370 injured, and the loss of over 13,000 homes.

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Boy Scouts Approve Plan to Accept Openly Gay Boys

Associated Press — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:23:09 +0000

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

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Before and After Interactive Map of Oklahoma Tornadoes

Cole — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:54:13 +0000

The tornadoes in Oklahoma earlier this week destroyed thousands of structures and claimed the lives of 24 people. Sometimes it's hard to imagine a single force that devastating. Here are before and after satellite images of the towns hit. Seeing the path of destruction helps us a little to understand what happened during the storm.

Many families are still in great need of assistance after having lost everything. Donate to the Red Cross to help get families the items necessary to fight through this tragedy.

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