by the VNN Team Eighteen students at Arizona State University are enrolled in a new English class, “U.S. Race Theory & the Problem of Whiteness” and it’s a course that’s stirred controversy beyond the boundaries of the ASU campus. The course is being...
by Carol Thompson A California Target is facing a lawsuit from the mother of a former employee who she says took his own life after being forced to participate in a humiliating “walk of shame.” The lawsuit claims 22-year-old Graham A. Gentles, a former...
by James O’Connor Chocolate giant Hershey’s is seeking to ban the importing of some British candy to the United States, including the authentic British Cadbury Crème. Hershey’s filed a trademark infringement suit in a Pennsylvania court against LBB...
by Carol Thompson Getting rid of Rachel from Cardholder Services is seemingly impossible as she has new tricks up her sleeve- spoofing local cell phone numbers. Michael Burns was shocked when he was on vacation in Germany and his cell phone kept ringing with...
by Carol Thompson The Federal Trade Commission has issued a follow-up study of credit report accuracy that found most consumers who previously reported an unresolved error on one of their three major credit reports believe that at least one piece of disputed...
by Carol Thompson The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Maryland Attorney General took action against Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase for an illegal marketing-services-kickback scheme they participated in with Genuine Title, a now-defunct title...
James O’Connor Homeowners Association claims truck violates rules A Central New York man is being sued by his homeowner’s association claiming his Ford pickup truck can’t be parked in his own driveway. The Kimry Moor Homeowners Association filed a...
Subscribe in iTunes by Carol Thompson Steven Denson was on the lam. After his conviction for armed robbery and a spell in prison he quit reporting to his probation officer as his sentence required. For a time, Mr. Denson appeared gone for good. But authorities...
Obama plan to raise capital gains expected to be announced tonight by James O’Connor When President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address tonight he is expected to announce a plan to raise the capital gains tax for Americans earning $500,000 or...
by James O’Connor Two payday lending companies have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the law by charging consumers undisclosed and inflated fees. Under the proposed settlement, AMG Services, Inc. and MNE Services, Inc. will pay $21...
