According to the latest research, families are not saving enough money for college, students are deeper in debt and about 13 percent of college graduates owe $50,000 or more for their education….
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Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs Being Recalled Over Possible Salmonella Contamination
Several lots of Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs are being recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. Zachary Confections Inc. issued the voluntary recall and suspended any more production of the treats after testing…
Sinkhole Opens Up Under Man’s Brandon Home Bedroom, Still Missing
A 36-year-old Brandon man is missing Friday morning after a large sinkhole suddenly opened up under his bedroom. Around 11 p.m. the man’s brother said he heard a large crash and his…
Plastic Pieces Inside Recalled Sausage May Be From Gloves
38,000 pounds of pork sausage is being recalled because they may have tiny pieces of plastic in them. The Smithfield Packing Company of Smithfield, Va. is issuing the recall, saying the pieces…
NASCAR To Continue Despite Horrific Saturday Accident At Daytona, Approximately 30 People Injured After Vehicle Breaks Apart
So long as the weather allows, NASCAR will go ahead as schedule despite the horrific crash involving multiple cars – Saturday afternoon at the Daytona International Speedway that injured about 30 people….
Concerns Of Possible Blackout Raised Before Super Bowl
Both the Superdome’s engineering staff and local utility agency Entergy New Orleans were worried about the possibility of a Super Bowl blackout and had voiced their concerns to Superdome officials. Their concerns…
S&P Faces Federal Lawsuit In Regards To The Economic Crisis
The federal government has accused Standard & Poor, the debt rating agency, of fraud. It states that the agency placed high ratings on risky mortgage bonds that led to the economic crisis…
UPDATE 1-Kidnapper/Murderer Dead, Boy Alive and Doing OK
Jimmy Lee Dykes, the 65-year-old man who killed a school bus driver and abducted a five-year-old autistic boy in Midland City, Al. and held him in a bunker for seven days, is…
USDA Policy Targets Vending Machine Snacks In Schools
School vending machines are getting a facelift – say goodbye to the candy bars and hello to dried fruit and granola. Under the United States’ plan to impose nutritional guidelines for sodas,…
CDC Study Reveals Biggest Culprits Of Food-Borne Illnesses
The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released the list of foods that are commonly linked to outbreaks, and leafy, green vegetables cause nearly half of them. According to…