New Jersey issues mandatory quarantine  for NBC news crew

New Jersey issues mandatory quarantine for NBC news crew

by Carol Thompson New Jersey officials have issued a mandatory quarantine order for  NBC crew members who were exposed to a cameraman with Ebola after a voluntary 21-day isolation agreement was violated. Last night, state health officials issued the...
Kmart added to the list of data breaches

Kmart added to the list of data breaches

by Carol Thompson The list goes on. Sears Holding Corp. has announced a data breach at its Kmart stores that began in early September, according to the company’s SEC filing. “On October 9, Kmart’s Information Technology team detected Kmart’s payment...
Yet another data breach: This time Dairy Queen

Yet another data breach: This time Dairy Queen

by Carol Thompson Dairy Queen has announced a data breach adding the ice cream and fast food chain to the growing list of retailers hit by hackers. Dairy Queen announced that its payment systems were breached by hackers who possibly gained access to customer names,...
Ebola: A nation divided

Ebola: A nation divided

by Editorial Staff Thomas Eric Duncan has died. The 42-year old Liberian who came to the United States carrying the Ebola virus lost his battle with the deadly disease and has spurred a flurry of public emotion- from anger to sympathy. Some have portrayed...
Death, Taxes and Student Loan Debt: No Easy Fix

Death, Taxes and Student Loan Debt: No Easy Fix

by C.J. McKinney Since 1978, the cost of going to college has jumped by 1,120 percent – a blow to the pocketbook that beats out even increases in healthcare. With the average cost of a single year at a typical state university topping out at around $17,000, nearly...
DEA created fake Facebook account in drug sting, woman sues

DEA created fake Facebook account in drug sting, woman sues

by Carol Thompson A Facebook page created surreptitiously by a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who had seized a woman’s phone July 2010 after arresting her, mined it for photographs, then used the pictures to establish a fraudulent profile that allowed...
Runaway Afghanistan soldiers seek asylum

Runaway Afghanistan soldiers seek asylum

by Carol Thompson The three Afghanistan National Army officers who fled a US joint military exercise on Cape Cod two weeks ago appeared in immigration court last Wednesday to argue for asylum claiming they will be killed if they are returned to their...
New York Attorney General sues over fradulent mortgage scheme

New York Attorney General sues over fradulent mortgage scheme

by Carol Thompson New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sued a Brooklyn law firm and its partner for allegedly participating in a fraudulent mortgage rescue scheme. The suit was filed Wednesday against Gennady Litvin and two firms where he is a principal...
Ebola: Can we trust the government?

Ebola: Can we trust the government?

by Editorial Staff Ebola has been making the headlines ever since the first case on American soil was confirmed. The news has sparked fear and anger and rightly so. Ever since the government announced the presence of the dreaded disease there has been nothing short of...
Novelist Nicholas Sparks sued over allegations of racism

Novelist Nicholas Sparks sued over allegations of racism

by Carol Thompson The plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against Nicholas Sparks made serious allegations about the bestselling author.  Saul Hillel Benjamin claims that Sparks is a homophobic, anti-Semitic racist, according to the lawsuit filed yesterday in the U.S....