Texas Woman Taken off Life Support

Texas Woman Taken off Life Support

A Texas Judge ruled last Friday to allow Marlise Munoz to be removed from life support after a two-month battle with the John Peter Smith Hospital. Marlise Munoz was declared brain dead November 28, 2013, after collapsing in her kitchen due to a blood clot. Even after...
Minimum Wage – Coming to a State Near You

Minimum Wage – Coming to a State Near You

The push to raise minimum wages is not going away anytime soon. In fact, like it or not, Democrats in at least 30 states are pushing hard in state legislatures to introduce bills that would increase the least a low-earner can make. Even in Republican-controlled...
New Nutrition Science Means New Food Labels

New Nutrition Science Means New Food Labels

It’s been 20 years since the nutrition labels on the back of food products have changed, and the Food and Drug Administration thinks it’s time for an update. A lot has changed related to nutritional knowledge over the past two decades and the agency wants labels...
Convictions Continue in High Stakes Poker Ring

Convictions Continue in High Stakes Poker Ring

The chips continue to fall in an illegal gambling ring that stretched from coast-to-coast and, allegedly, contained ties to the Russian mob operating in the United States. The latest participant to cop a plea was Edwin Ting, of New York City, who was recently...