Wells Fargo faces backlash for fake accounts.
After creating thousands of fraudulent accounts, Wells Fargo agrees to pay large settlement. [...]
Latent injuries could lead to more benefits for NFL veterans.
Fred Taylor’s recent discovery of latent injuries as a result of playing football could be the catalyst that requires the NFL to require more benefits. [...]
Space… the final frontier
With the recent discovery of a new earth-like planet, many countries are beginning serious talks about inhabiting and colonizing a planet in outer space. [...]
Flint…North Carolina?
With toxins recently found in drinking water in Person County, NC, many residents are wondering whether government officials are telling the whole truth, or if this may be turning into a “Flint Michigan” catastrophe. [...]
Twenty years since welfare reform, what are the results?
Has President Clinton’s plan to reduce the dependency on welfare been realized, or are people still struggling for a helping hand? [...]
The future of the ACA: will Aetna’s significant reduction on the individual exchange have an impact on the law?
Pending cutbacks in health insurance companies participating in the Obamacare exchange will have a substantial effect on many Americans. [...]
Would you like some Hepatitis A with that?
Hundreds of restaurants are under scrutiny after Hepatitis A was recently found in sushi and smoothies in both Hawaii and Virginia. [...]
Volkswagen to pay out a hefty settlement
After a scandal revolving emission cheating, Volkswagen will pay $15 billion settlement. [...]
Is air conditioning a constitutional right?
A recent federal lawsuit is once again examining whether prisons without air conditioning violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. [...]
Pennsylvania Attorney General resigns following criminal conviction
Kathleen Kane, once a rising star in Pennsylvania politics, had to resign following her criminal convictions based on a grand jury media leak. [...]
Baltimore: another example of systemic racism and police officers abusing their power
The U.S. Department of Justice releases a scathing report on the Baltimore Police Department’s discriminating and aggressive policing tactics. [...]
The ongoing battle surrounding voter ID laws heats up, with elections just around the corner
With the upcoming election, issues surrounding potentially discriminatory voter ID laws will inevitably end up in front of the Supreme Court [...]
Holdouts amongst NFL rookies continue due to offset language and deferred compensation.
Thirty-one of 32 free agents from the first round of the NFL draft have signed contracts. However, the last remaining rookie to be signed, Joey Bosa, highlights the most recent impediments to resolving NFL rookie contracts. [...]
The textbook case of highway robbery.
How the ever-growing cost of textbooks is impacting education in the United States and the scheme employed by book publishers to keep their pockets lined with cash. [...]
Aggressive Debt Collectors? New Proposal to put a stop to abusive practices.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking steps to increase protection for debtors. [...]