Archive for September, 2009

Controversial bank account fees, which have fattened banks’ bottom lines at the expense of vulnerable consumers, are rapidly becoming a black eye for the industry. Under siege are the fees charged to consumers who spend more than they have in their...

A closely watched report today on consumer confidence is expected to show modest improvement, but some economists are heartened by a more obscure measure of buyer sentiment: recreational vehicle sales. RV wholesale shipments jumped 16% in August from...

Driver’s education in public schools, which virtually disappeared a generation ago, could be staging a comeback. “We’re on the cusp of a renaissance of driver’s education here in this country,” says Peter Kissinger, president...

When the NHL’s salary cap was instituted in 2005, Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland predicted that all 30 teams would miss the playoffs at least once over the next five seasons. As the cap system enters its fifth year with season openers...

Fans of The Wimpy Kid books have seen their misanthropic middle-schooler hero rendered only as a bendy stick-figure with three pieces of hair. That’s how author Jeff Kinney illustrated his sad-sack sixth-grade protagonist in the first novel, Diary...

Obese people with sleep apnea who lose 10% of their weight have a good chance of improving their condition, a study shows. “This is good news because it shows that a little bit of weight loss can go a long way when it comes to improving sleep apnea,”...

A guarantee of up to $1.5 million from the state of Florida and its capital city is not enough to keep one of Tallahassee’s biggest airlines flying from the city’s regional airport to Tampa and Orlando. The state and city agreed last year to guarantee...

The video featured two attractive women. It ran on YouTube. It was shot by an onlooker. It was viewed thousands of times. At this point, you’re no doubt thinking “sex,” so let me assure you the women kept their clothes on. Unfortunately,...

State transportation officials say the city of Miami can approve a deal as early as next week that would put the city a step closer to a final agreement on the Port of Miami Tunnel. State officials have told the city that a commission vote isn’t necessary...

Early voting has begun in the Special Election to fill the late Jim King’s State Senate Seat. Now you might be thinking, didn’t we already do this? Well, yes. But that was the Primary and this is the General election. So technically, it’s...